AGAIN, this is speculative, I need to verify ALL the dates and claims, NONE of this is verified, treat it all as conjecture or brainstorming.
1959: American Petroleum Institute Acknowledges Climate Risks – 🌍 The American Petroleum Institute (API) receives a report warning that fossil fuels could lead to global warming
1988: Formation of the Global Climate Coalition – 🏭 Major fossil fuel companies form the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) to cast doubt on climate science
1995: IPCC Second Assessment Report – 📊 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that human activities are influencing the climate, which the GCC disputes
1998: American Petroleum Institute's "Victory" Memo – 📝 API's leaked memo outlines a strategy to make climate science uncertain among the public and decision-makers
2000: GCC Disbands – 🛑 Under public pressure, the Global Climate Coalition disbands, but individual companies continue misinformation efforts
2007: Union of Concerned Scientists Report – 🔍 The Union of Concerned Scientists exposes how ExxonMobil funded organizations to misrepresent climate science
2010: Citizens United v. FEC – 💼 The Supreme Court decision increases corporate influence in politics, affecting climate change legislation
2015: "Exxon Knew" Investigations – 🕵️♂️ Investigations reveal that ExxonMobil knew about climate change for decades but funded denial campaigns
2019: Big Oil's Climate Denial Machine – 📢 Reports show that oil companies continue to fund climate denial despite public commitments to address climate change