FACTSHEET: Margo Thorning
DETAILS
Executive Vice President and Director of Research, American Council for Capital Formation
Managing Director, International Council for Capital Formation
Dr. Thorning has been a leading critic of the Kyoto Protocol, and of efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
"Dr. Thorning received a B.A. from Texas Christian University, an M.A. in economics from the University of Texas, and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Georgia."
KEY QUOTES
28 October, 2003
"Shackling ourselves to meaningless targets (in the sense that U.S. emission reductions will have virtually no impact on the growth in global emissions) will only slow productive investment in the United States, reduce job growth and hinder U.S. competitiveness."
Source: "Flawed Environmental Policy," Washington Times, 10/28/03
16 July, 2001
"[I]t's almost pointless for the US to put on a hair shirt and suffer in terms of high energy taxes to cut emissions because it's not going to reduce global concentrations."
Source: "Differing views on combating global warming," NPR, 7/16/01
28 October, 2003
"Shackling ourselves to meaningless targets (in the sense that U.S. emission reductions will have virtually no impact on the growth in global emissions) will only slow productive investment in the United States, reduce job growth and hinder U.S. competitiveness."
Source: "Flawed Environmental Policy," Washington Times, 10/28/03
16 July, 2001
"[I]t's almost pointless for the US to put on a hair shirt and suffer in terms of high energy taxes to cut emissions because it's not going to reduce global concentrations."
Source: "Differing views on combating global warming," NPR, 7/16/01
QUOTES
13 December, 2005
"Kyoto could cause severe job losses and energy price soikes in European nations..."
Source: ONPOINT: ICCF's Thorning examines the cost of cutting CO2 emissions
KEY DEEDS
3 May, 1999
Testifed before Congress that the Kyoto Protocol would hurt the US economy.
Source: "Global warming bill introduced in U.S. Senate," O&G Journal, 5/3/99
30 January, 2004
Organised a press briefing in Washington with guest speaker Andrei Illarionov, Putin's economic advisor, to speak out against the Kyoto Protocol.
Source: ICCF
3 May, 1999
Testifed before Congress that the Kyoto Protocol would hurt the US economy.
Source: "Global warming bill introduced in U.S. Senate," O&G Journal, 5/3/99
30 January, 2004
Organised a press briefing in Washington with guest speaker Andrei Illarionov, Putin's economic advisor, to speak out against the Kyoto Protocol.
Source: ICCF
DEEDS
1 October, 2003
Presented her paper, "Kyoto and Beyond: Economic Impact on Developed Economies," as a member of the Corporate Carbon Strategies Panel at the World Climate Change Conference in Moscow. Thorning discouraged Russia from ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.
Source: "Kyoto: Should Russia ratify?" PR Newswire European, 10/1/03
1 October, 2003
Presented her paper, "Kyoto and Beyond: Economic Impact on Developed Economies," as a member of the Corporate Carbon Strategies Panel at the World Climate Change Conference in Moscow. Thorning discouraged Russia from ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.
Source: "Kyoto: Should Russia ratify?" PR Newswire European, 10/1/03
KEY EVENTS
Return to Rio: Reexamining Climate Change Science, Economics, and Policy
http://www.aei.org/events/filter.all,eventID.669/event_detail.asp
The relationship of Margo Thorning to the event: Presenter
Return to Rio: Reexamining Climate Change Science, Economics, and Policy
http://www.aei.org/events/filter.all,eventID.669/event_detail.asp
The relationship of Margo Thorning to the event: Presenter
ORGANIZATIONS
American Council for Capital Formation Center for Policy Research
Source: ACCF website 06/06
George C. Marshall Institute
Source: George Marshall Institute website 5/06
International Council for Capital Formation
Source: ICCF
SOURCES
"Flawed Environmental Policy," Washington Times, 10/28/03
Op-Ed by Dr. Margo Thorning
http://www.accf.org/MToped102803.html
"Flawed Environmental Policy," Washington Times, 10/28/03
Op-Ed by Dr. Margo Thorning
http://www.accf.org/MToped102803.html
"Differing views on combating global warming," NPR, 7/16/01
Transcript of a discussion on "All Things Considered" featuring Dr. Margo Thorning
"Differing views on combating global warming," NPR, 7/16/01
Transcript of a discussion on "All Things Considered" featuring Dr. Margo Thorning
"Global warming bill introduced in U.S. Senate," O&G Journal, 5/3/99
Article features quotes from Margo Thorning's testimony
"Global warming bill introduced in U.S. Senate," O&G Journal, 5/3/99
Article features quotes from Margo Thorning's testimony
"Kyoto: Should Russia ratify?" PR Newswire European, 10/1/03
Details Margo Thorning's presentation in Moscow.
"Kyoto: Should Russia ratify?" PR Newswire European, 10/1/03
Details Margo Thorning's presentation in Moscow.
ICCF
website
http://www.iccfglobal.org
ICCF
website
http://www.iccfglobal.org
George Marshall Institute website 5/06
http://www.marshall.org
George Marshall Institute website 5/06
http://www.marshall.org
ACCF website 06/06
http://www.accf.org
ACCF website 06/06
http://www.accf.org
ONPOINT: ICCF's Thorning examines the cost of cutting CO2 emissions
Environment and Energy Daily