Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation
Sarah Donald Jenna Leslie Robynn Todd Grace Smith
Contents
History
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.[1]
People
Director
Dr Benny Peiser
Since 1997 Benny Peiser has been the founder and editor of the Global Warming Policay Foundation. He is a social scientist and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Buckingham. He specialises in the effects of environmental change and catastrophic events on contemporary thought and societal evolution.
Trustees
Lord Lawson (Chairman): Secretary of State for Energy 1981-83, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-89, author of An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming, 2008.
Lord Barnett: Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1974-79, Vice-Chairman of the BBC 1986-93, gave his name to the Barnett Formula.
Lord Donoughue: Senior Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (first Harold Wilson, then James Callaghan) 1974-79.
Lord Fellowes: Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen 1977-86, Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen 1986-90, Private Secretary to the Queen 1990-99.
Rt Rev Peter Forster: Bishop of Chester since 1996
Sir Martin Jacomb: Deputy Chairman of Barclays Bank 1985-93, Director of the Bank of England 1986-95, Chancellor of the University of Buckingham since 1996.
Lord Lawson (Chairman): Secretary of State for Energy 1981-83, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-89, author of An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming, 2008.
Lord Barnett: Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1974-79, Vice-Chairman of the BBC 1986-93, gave his name to the Barnett Formula.
Lord Donoughue: Senior Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (first Harold Wilson, then James Callaghan) 1974-79.
Lord Fellowes: Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen 1977-86, Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen 1986-90, Private Secretary to the Queen 1990-99.
Rt Rev Peter Forster:Bishop of Chester since 1996.
Sir Martin Jacomb: Deputy Chairman of Barclays Bank 1985-93, Director of the Bank of England 1986-95, Chancellor of the University of Buckingham since 1996.
Henri Lepage: French economist and author, joint founder, Institut Euro 1992 (Paris), Chairman of the Institut Turgot (Paris) since 2008.
Baroness Nicholson: MP for Devon West and Torridge 1987-97 (first Con, then Lib Dem), Lib Dem MEP for S E England since 1999.
Lord Turnbull: Permanent Secretary, Environment Department,1994-98; Permanent Secretary to the Treasury 1998-2002, Cabinet Secretaryand Head of the Home Civil Service 2002-05
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".[3]
The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is an all-party and non-party think tank and a registered educational charity. [4] 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.
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' [5]. 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. [6]
Suggestions for sub-pages
Just suggestions - feel free to change/add to this - although it is recommended that you create several main pages linked to from this main project page so group members can edit simultaneously.
Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Ideology and views on climate change
Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Activities
Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Views on renewable energy investment
Globalisation:Global Warming Policy Foundation: Criticisms
Contacts
The Global Warming Policy Foundation
1 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5DB United Kingdom
E-mail: info@thegwpf.org Telephone: 020 79306856 Mobile: 07553 361717 Website: http://thegwpf.org
