Climate Deception Dossiers

The Union of Concerned Scientists has just published a series of dossiers which, it asserts, documents a campaign of deception by major energy companies to deceive us about the realities of climate change. The Union has been able to get hold of internal company and trade association documents via leaks to the public, lawsuits or Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests.

The documents reveal a number of efforts by the companies, such as forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science.

The Union's conclusions:

Fossil fuel companies have intentionally spread climate disinformation for decades.
Fossil fuel company leaders knew that their products were harmful to people and the planet but still chose to actively deceive the public and deny this harm.
The campaign of deception continues