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Deniers:Organisations:International Policy Network-North America
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[edit] Details
http://www.policynetwork.net/region.php?RegionFilter=North%20America
1001 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 1032 (formerly 1250) Washington DC 20036 USA
Phone: 202-331-1010
Fax: 202-331-0640
Established in 2001, the North American branch of the UK-based International Policy Network works closely with groups such as the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, and Competitive Enterprise Institute.
IPN maintains a network of free-market think tanks around the world and supports the development of new organizations. Roger Bate and Julian Morris, IPN's directors, both work for the Institute for Economic Affairs in London. Bate is also a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), where another IPN staff member, Kendra Okonski used to work.
Disinfopedia reports that in 2003 the address and phone number for CEI and the US office of the IPN were identical. IPN has apparently moved down the hall to Suite 1032 and acquired its own phone number. (http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=International_Policy_Network)
[edit] Key Quotes
[edit] March 9th, 2004
"True leadership entails admitting mistakes. If the European Union were to abandon its desperate pursuit of Kyoto, it could lead the global community into new discussions to develop cost-effective policies to deal with climate change. A plethora of schemes could work: investments in flood controls, incentives to invest in new agricultural technologies and technology transfer to countries such as India and China, where populaces rely on dirty wood and dung and industry relies on dirty coal, meaning that their future emissions will far outweigh Europe's reductions."
Source:"Kyoto: Costly and regressive," Financial Times, 3/9/04
[edit] April 23rd, 2004
"According to the IPN report, the IPCC, which meets next week in Geneva (28-30 May 2004), appears to have intentionally exaggerated its estimates of temperature increases by using highly implausible scenarios of future growth in emissions of greenhouse gases. The IPCC uses sloppy assumptions for its estimates of economic growth and the technologies that are likely to be available in years to come. Worse, the IPCC's reports are used as justification for taking actions, such as the Kyoto Protocol, that will have little or no effect on our climate, but will deeply affect our economic, social and environmental development."
Source:IPN Press Release 4/23/04
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[edit] Key Deeds
[edit] April 23rd, 2004
Published a paper entitled "Climate change predictions: bad economics, bad science," by Martin Agerup. The paper criticized the scientific methodology used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Source:International Policy Network website 4/04
[edit] December 1st, 2003
Published the book "Adapt or Die: The science, politics and economics of climate change". Edited by IPN's Kendra Okonski, the book argues that humans should adapt to climate change, rather than trying to prevent or stop it.
Source:International Policy Network website 4/04
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[edit] Funding
Total funding to International Policy Network - North America from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 390,000
2003
$50,000 ExxonMobil Foundation Climate Change Outreach
Source:ExxonMobil 2003 Corporate Giving Report
2004
$115,000 ExxonMobil Corporate Giving Climate Change
Source:Exxon Giving Report 2004
2005
$130,000 ExxonMobil Corporate Giving
Source:ExxonMobil 2005 DIMENSIONS Report (Corporate Giving)
2006
$95,000 ExxonMobil Corporate Giving
Source:ExxonMobil Corporate Giving Report 2006