Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation - Revision history

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 Sarah Donald Jenna Leslie Robynn Todd Grace Smith
 ==Ideologies and Aims==
 The Global Warming Policy Foundation is a registered educational charity which was established in November 2009 by former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson. It deals with enquiries on climate change which was set up by the Universoty of East Anglia and others.<ref>GWPF "[http://thegwpf.org/who-we-are.html Who We Are]", accessed 05.10.10</ref>

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-[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Views on climate change]]
+*[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Views on climate change]]
+*[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Press Releases]]
-[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Press Releases]]
+*[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Views on renewable energy investment]]
+*[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Promotional Means]]
-[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Views on renewable energy investment]]
+*[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Criticisms]]
+*[[Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Funding and links with skeptic think tanks]]
 ==Contacts==

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 The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is an all-party and non-party think tank and a registered educational charity.
-<ref>GWPF" [http://www.thegwpf.org/become-a-member.html Become a Member]", accessed 17.10.10</ref> They state on their website that they are funded entirely by voluntary donations their members and supporters. In order to become a member of the GWPF a mininmum annual fee of £100 p.a is required, however members are encoruged to pay more. Also noted is the Global warming Policy Foundation charging of a fee, (In this case £10.00) for hard copies of their report. <ref>GWPF"[http://thegwpf.org/press-releases/1532-damning-new-investigation-into-climategate-inquiries.htmlDamning New Investigation Into Climategate Inquiries]" accessed 16.11.10</ref>
+<ref>GWPF" [http://www.thegwpf.org/become-a-member.html Become a Member]", accessed 17.10.10</ref> They state on their website that they are funded entirely by voluntary donations their members and supporters. In order to become a member of the GWPF a mininmum annual fee of £100 p.a is required, however members are encoruged to pay more. All donors will receive a Gift Aid Declaration. If you're a UK taxpayer, you can use Gift Aid to make your donations go further. If you do, The Global Warming Foundation will receive an additional 25p for every pound you give through tax relief and at no extra cost to you. <ref>GWPF"[http://thegwpf.org/become-a-member.html]", accessed 16.10.10</ref> Also noted is the Global warming Policy Foundation charging of a fee, (In this case £10.00) for hard copies of their report. <ref>GWPF"[http://thegwpf.org/press-releases/1532-damning-new-investigation-into-climategate-inquiries.htmlDamning New Investigation Into Climategate Inquiries]" accessed 16.11.10</ref>
 There are however believed to be many unanswered and dodged questions with regards to the funding of the GWPF. For example why 'Dr Benny Peiser,(one of the most ominous figures at GWPF) notorious for his ties to institutions in the US such as the Heartland Institute which have, over the years, received significant sums of money from companies such as Exxon Mobil'<ref> Left Foot Forward" [http://www.leftfootforward.org/category/sustainable-economy/page/19/ Sustainable Economy]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>. Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world's leading publicly-owned energy company and operates facilities or markets products in most of the world's countries. <ref>Exxon Mobil " [http://www.exxonmobil.co.uk/UK-English/about.aspx Exxon Mobil]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>

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 The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is an all-party and non-party think tank and a registered educational charity.
-<ref>GWPF" [http://www.thegwpf.org/become-a-member.html Become a Member]", accessed 17.10.10</ref> They state on their website that they are funded entirely by voluntary donations their members and supporters. In order to become a member of the GWPF a mininmum annual fee of £100 p.a is required, however members are encoruged to pay more. Also noted is the Global warming Policy Foundation charging of a fee, (In this case £10.00) for hard copies of their report. <ref>GWPF"[http://thegwpf.org/press-releases/1532-damning-new-investigation-into-climategate-inquiries.htmlDamning New Investigation Into Climategate Inquiries]" accessed 16.11.10<ref>
+<ref>GWPF" [http://www.thegwpf.org/become-a-member.html Become a Member]", accessed 17.10.10</ref> They state on their website that they are funded entirely by voluntary donations their members and supporters. In order to become a member of the GWPF a mininmum annual fee of £100 p.a is required, however members are encoruged to pay more. Also noted is the Global warming Policy Foundation charging of a fee, (In this case £10.00) for hard copies of their report. <ref>GWPF"[http://thegwpf.org/press-releases/1532-damning-new-investigation-into-climategate-inquiries.htmlDamning New Investigation Into Climategate Inquiries]" accessed 16.11.10</ref>
-There are however believed to be many unanswered and dodged questions with regards to the funding of the GWPF. For example why 'Dr Benny Peiser,(one of the most ominous figures at GWPF) notorious for his ties to institutions in the US such as the Heartland Institute which have, over the years, received significant sums of money from companies such as Exxon Mobil' <ref> Left Foot Forward" [http://www.leftfootforward.org/category/sustainable-economy/page/19/ Sustainable Economy]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>. Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world's leading publicly-owned energy company and operates facilities or markets products in most of the world's countries. <ref>Exxon Mobil " [http://www.exxonmobil.co.uk/UK-English/about.aspx Exxon Mobil]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>
+There are however believed to be many unanswered and dodged questions with regards to the funding of the GWPF. For example why 'Dr Benny Peiser,(one of the most ominous figures at GWPF) notorious for his ties to institutions in the US such as the Heartland Institute which have, over the years, received significant sums of money from companies such as Exxon Mobil'<ref> Left Foot Forward" [http://www.leftfootforward.org/category/sustainable-economy/page/19/ Sustainable Economy]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>. Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world's leading publicly-owned energy company and operates facilities or markets products in most of the world's countries. <ref>Exxon Mobil " [http://www.exxonmobil.co.uk/UK-English/about.aspx Exxon Mobil]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>
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 ==Funding==
-The GWPF is set up as a charity that recieves donations from individuals and charitable foundations. Director Benny Peiser claims that the foundation does not recieve funding "from people with links to energy companies or the companies themselves. He would not reveal how many donors there are, what the maximum donation is or the identity of the doners".<ref>The Guardian "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/04/climate-sceptics-public-opinion Climate Sceptics Public Opinion]", accessed 12.10.10</ref>
+The GWPF is set up as a charity that recieves donations from individuals and charitable foundations. Director Benny Peiser claims that the foundation does not recieve funding "from people with links to energy companies or the companies themselves. He would not reveal how many donors there are, what the maximum donation is or the identity of the donors".<ref>The Guardian "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/04/climate-sceptics-public-opinion Climate Sceptics Public Opinion]", accessed 12.10.10</ref>
 The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is an all-party and non-party think tank and a registered educational charity.
-<ref>GWPF" [http://www.thegwpf.org/become-a-member.html Become a Member]", accessed 17.10.10</ref> They state on their website that they are funded entirely by voluntary donations their members and supporters. In order to become a member of the GWPF a mininmum annual fee of £100 p.a is required, however members are encoruged to pay more.
+<ref>GWPF" [http://www.thegwpf.org/become-a-member.html Become a Member]", accessed 17.10.10</ref> They state on their website that they are funded entirely by voluntary donations their members and supporters. In order to become a member of the GWPF a mininmum annual fee of £100 p.a is required, however members are encoruged to pay more. Also noted is the Global warming Policy Foundation charging of a fee, in this case £10.00 for a hard copy of their report. <ref>GWPF"[http://thegwpf.org/press-releases/1532-damning-new-investigation-into-climategate-inquiries.htmlDamning New Investigation Into Climategate Inquiries]" accessed 16.11.10<ref>
 There are however believed to be many unanswered and dodged questions with regards to the funding of the GWPF. For example why 'Dr Benny Peiser,(one of the most ominous figures at GWPF) notorious for his ties to institutions in the US such as the Heartland Institute which have, over the years, received significant sums of money from companies such as Exxon Mobil' <ref> Left Foot Forward" [http://www.leftfootforward.org/category/sustainable-economy/page/19/ Sustainable Economy]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>. Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world's leading publicly-owned energy company and operates facilities or markets products in most of the world's countries. <ref>Exxon Mobil " [http://www.exxonmobil.co.uk/UK-English/about.aspx Exxon Mobil]", accessed 18.10.10</ref>

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		+	The GWPF Academic Advisory Council is composed of researchers, scientists, economists and science authors who provide the GWPF with timely scientific, economic and policy advice

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 In a recent interview Benny Peiser states that the Global Warming Policy Foundation "is an educational think tank, entirely independent of any political party. Our Board of Trustees includes members of all three major parties here in Britain: Labour, Liberals and Conservatives".<ref>GWPF "[http://www.thegwpf.org/opinion-pros-a-cons/1496-climate-science-has-become-irrelevant.html Climate Science Has Become Irrelevant]", accessed 9.11.10</ref>
-The main goal of the GWPF is not to run or participate in political campaigns but to educate the interested public. They do not practise protests; they merely inform the public of climate change issues and renewable energy debates.They want to bring balance to the whole climate and energy debate and want to enable people who have been unsettled by the controversies in recent years to better inform themselves and in a more comprehensive way.
+The main goal of the GWPF is not to run or participate in political campaigns but to educate the interested public. They do not practise protests; they merely inform the public of climate change issues and renewable energy debates.They want to bring balance to the whole climate and energy debate and want to enable people who have been unsettled by the controversies in recent years to better inform themselves and in a more comprehensive way. " We are explicitly and deliberately called 'The Global Warming Policy Foundation' to indicate that, unlike a number of other think-tanks (chiefly based in the US), our purpose is not to contest the science but rather to evaluate alternative policy responses"<ref> The Clamour of the Times"[http://web.mac.com/sinfonia1/Clamour_Of_The_Times/Clamour_Of_The_Times/Entries/2009/12/3_Yet_Another_Scandal%3A_the_Letter_The_Times_Wouldn%E2%80%99t_Publish.html Clamour of The Times]", accessed 10.11.10</ref>.
 Lord Lawson (founder of the GWPF)states that the organisations main aim is to challenge "extremely damaging and harmful policies" put forward to deal with global warming.<ref>BBC " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8398103.stm Ed Miliband clashes with Lord Lawson on global warming ]", accessed 20.10.10</ref>.