American Petroleum Institute,
Burning fossil fuels would modify
the climate by 2000
Exhibit “BBBBBBBBB” to “BBBBBBBBB-1,” Franta, B. (2018),
Early Oil Industry Knowledge of CO2 and Global Warming,
p.1 citing Ikard, F. N. (1965), Meeting the Challenges of 1966,
In Annual Meeting of the American Petroleum Institute
(pp. 12-15), available at https://www.dropbox.com/s/
k6687hn28svm3vz/Exh%20BBBBBBBBB%20Ben%20Franta.
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Report for American Petroleum Institute
on the impact of increase
in the earth’s temperature
Exhibit “HHH” to “HHH-13,” Robinson, E., and Robbins,
R.C. (1968), Final Report (Sources, Abundance, and Fate
of Gaseous Atmospheric Pollutants) prepared for the American
Petroleum Institute (1968),” available at
https://www.dropbox.com/s/axoqdpfkx7au9am/Exhibit%20
HHH%20to%20HHH-13.pdf?dl=0
(last accessed on 12 September 2019).
Report for American Petroleum Institute
Lack of certainty about the effect
of CO2 emissions
Exhibit “III” to “III-40,” Supplemental Report
(Sources, Abundance, and Fate of Gaseous Atmospheric
Pollutants) prepared for the American Petroleum Institute
dated June 1969, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA,
available at https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fgogklhebg6iux/
Exhibit%20III%20to%20III-40.pdf?dl=0
(last accessed on 12 September 2019).
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In the 1970s, the fossil fuel industry began to publicly question
the legitimacy of climate science, as a business tactic, while internally
their own scientists repeatedly warned of climate risks.
National Petroleum Council,
No conclusions until the turn
of the century
Exhibit “JJJ” to “JJJ-215,” Environmental Conservation
(The Oil and Gas Industries / Volume Two) by National
Petroleum Council dated February 1972, available at
https://www.npc.org/reports/1972-Environmental_
Conservation-Oil_and_Gas_Industries-Vol_II.pdf
(last accessed on 12 September 2019).
Exxon Research and Engineering Co.,
presentation on the greenhouse effect
Exhibit “KKKKK” to “KKKKK-33,” The Greenhouse Effect;
J.F. Black, Products Research Division, Exxon Research
and Engineering Co., dated 06 June 1978, available at
https://insideclimatenews.org/sites/default/files/documents/
James%20Black%201977%20Presentation.pdf
(last accessed on 12 September 2019).
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By the 1980s, the fossil fuel industry knew there was broad scientific
consensus that climate change was real, was caused by fossil fuel
consumption, and would have significant impacts on the environment
and human rights.
American Petroleum Institute,
CO2 and Climate Task Force (AQ-9)
American Petroleum Institute, AQ-9 Task Force Meeting
Nelson, J. J. ( 18 March 1980), Minutes of Meeting, Letter to
AO-9 Task Force (Washington, D. C., USA (citing Attachment
A: Presentation by Dr. John Lauden to API’s AQ-9 Task Force,
available at https://insideclimatenews.org/sites/default/
files/documents/AQ-9%20Task%20Force%20Meeting%20
%281980%29.pdf (last accessed on 12 September 2019).
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