期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
卷 30, 期 4, 页码 663-668出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2020.1863703
关键词
Climate change; global warming; American Petroleum Institute; fossil fuel industry; disinformation; denial
资金
- Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship program
- Stanford University Department of History
- Center for Climate Integrity
The discovery of a newly revealed archival document shows that the American Petroleum Institute was spreading false information about climate change as early as 1980, indicating the early use of public-facing misinformation by the petroleum industry. This suggests that commercial fossil fuel interests played a more obstructive role in climate change discourse and policy during the 1980s than previously understood.
Determining the onset of organized disinformation about global warming is critical for understanding its political history and evaluating the responsibilities of fossil fuel producers and other relevant parties today. A newly discovered archival document shows the American Petroleum Institute was promulgating false and misleading information about climate change in 1980, nearly a decade earlier than previously known, in order to promote public policies favorable to the fossil fuel industry. This finding demonstrates early use of public-facing disinformation about global warming by the petroleum industry and suggests commercial fossil fuel interests played a more obstructive role in climate change discourse and policy throughout the 1980s than previously understood.
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