The Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change is a 501(c)(3)

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based in

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. It is seen as a front group for the fossil fuel industry, and as promoting climate change denial. The Center produces a weekly online science newsletter called ''CO₂Science''. The Center was founded and is run by Craig D. Idso, along with

Sherwood B. Idso Sherwood B. Idso (born June 12, 1942) is the president of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change, which rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. Previously he was a Research Physicist with the U.S. Department of A ...

, his father, and Keith E. Idso, his brother. They came from backgrounds in

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and climate. According to the Idsos, they became involved in the global warming controversy through their study of earth's temperature sensitivity to radiative perturbations and plant responses to elevated CO₂ levels and

carbon sequestration Carbon sequestration is the process of storing carbon in a carbon pool. Carbon dioxide () is naturally captured from the atmosphere through biological, chemical, and physical processes. These changes can be accelerated through changes in lan ...

. The Center sharply disputes the scientific consensus on climate change shown in

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assessment reports, and believes that global warming will be beneficial to mankind.

Funding

According to IRS records, the ExxonMobil Foundation provided a grant of $15,000 to the center in 2000. Another report states that ExxonMobil has funded an additional $55,000 to the center. ExxonMobil stated it funded, "organizations which research significant policy issues and promote informed discussion on issues of direct relevance to the company. ..These organizations do not speak on our behalf, nor do we control their views and messages." The center was also funded by

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, America’s biggest coalmining company.

Reception

A December 2009 article in ''

Mother Jones Mary G. Harris Jones (1837 (baptized) – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She h ...

'' magazine said the Center was a promoter of climate disinformation, from a family prominent in promoting climate change denial.

References

External links

Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global ChangeNongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change
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