Conference on Climate Change

Media representatives, including reporters and public information officers, will interview participants and report on events.  Some media representatives attempt to remain neutral, but others have biases based on their country or the organization which employs them.  Still others function more as publicity agents for a particular organization or viewpoint.
TIP Compare news reports on the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference on global warming in "Coconuts in Wyoming?" with "Scientists focus on global warming at Seattle conclave" and with the press release "Climate experts urge immediate action to offset impact of global warming."

Doubters deny the importance of human-induced climate change, either because they believe the scientific evidence is inconclusive or because they expect the costs to be prohibitive.
TIP Search on organizations (e.g., OPEC, American Petroleum) or people (Richard S. Lindzen, Patrick J. Michaels) below.  Then examine the pages they link to and use Google Advanced Search to find pages that link to them.

• The representative to the Kyoto Conference from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
• Chairman and CEO of an automobile manufacturer, either financially struggling or profitably selling larger vehicles.
• Director of the American Petroleum Institute.
• Professor of Meteorology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with Richard S. Lindzen.
• Director of Western Fuels Association and a colleague of Dr. Patrick J. Michaels, Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia .

Corporate groups are concerned with staying profitable.
TIP Search on organizations, industries, nonprofits and related keywords  (e.g., British Petroleum, automobile, Fraser Institute) below.  Then examine the pages they link to and use Google Advanced Search to find pages that link to them.

• Chairman and CEO of British Petroleum.
• Chairman and CEO of a large U.S. airlines (e.g., United, American).
• Chairman and CEO of Swiss Re, the world's second biggest reinsurance company.
• Chairman and CEO of International Pulp and Timber, a (fictitious) multinational corporation.
• Chairman and CEO of the Pacific Fisheries, Inc., a (fictitious) West Coast corporation.
• Chairman and CEO of a large agribusiness (farming and livestock) in the United States.
• Executive Director of The Fraser Institute, a nonprofit Canadian economic, social research and educational organization
• Chairman and CEO of Genencor, developing enzyme systems to convert biomass to ethanol.

Industrializing nations fear that rich nations will propose policies that would limit their economic growth and future prosperity.
TIP Search on official government sites or by country or association name (e.g., South Africa, ASEAN, Group of 77) with the phrase "global warming" and related keywords. 

• The representative to the Kyoto Conference from African nations.
• The Director of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
• The representative to the Kyoto Conference from the Group of 77
• The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

Low-elevation areas (island nations, coastal regions) fear severe environmental impacts of global warming.
TIP Search on official government sites, names of coastal areas or by alliance name (e.g., OIA, Florida, AOSIS) with the phrase "global warming" and related keywords. Then examine the pages they link to and use Google Advanced Search to find pages that link to them.

• The representative to the Kyoto Conference from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
• The Governor of Florida who has been elected by a coalition of environmental and tourism groups.
• The Acting Director of the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, representing territories, associated states and other islands.

The Big Three know that their negotiations are critical for a successful climate policy and that they must take into account the interests of multinational corporations as well as national and local interests, but they do not agree on implementation.
TIP Search on official government sites or by initiative name (e.g., Japan, EU, ICLEI ) with the phrase "global warming" and related keywords. Then examine the pages they link to and use Google Advanced Search to find pages that link to them.

• The representative to the Kyoto Conference from Japan.
• The representative to the Kyoto Conference from the United States.
• The representative to the Kyoto Conference from the European Union.
• Coordinator of The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), an international environmental agency representing local government interests.

Health and environmental organizations have a range of concerns about the varying impacts of climatic change.
TIP Search on organization name, name of industry and related keywords (e.g., Sierra Club, WHO, forestry) with the phrase "global warming."  Then examine the pages they link to and use Google Advanced Search to find pages that link to them.

• An American economic advisor to the Sierra Club.
• Director of the World Health Organization (WHO).
• Executive Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
• A environmentalist concerned with the impact of global warming on forests.

Energy research initiatives hope to develop economically viable alternative energy sources often through multinational cooperation.
TIP Search on organization name (e.g., International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy, ITER) with the phrase "global warming."  Then examine the pages they link to and use Google Advanced Search to find pages that link to them.

• Scientist from the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy.
• Scientist from the Carbon Sequestrian Leadership Forum.
• Scientist from the Generation IV International Nuclear Forum.
• Scientist from ITER, investigating the development of an electricity-producing fusion power plant.
• Scientist from Brazil's Tucuruí Hydropower Complex in Brazil
• Scientist from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)

Scientists are involved in current research on global warming.
TIP Search on organization or place name (e.g., Department of Energy, Antarctica, polar regions ) with the phrase "global warming" and related keywords.. Then examine the pages they link to and use Google Advanced Search to find pages that link to them.

• Senior Scientist at the Department of Energy.
• Senior Scientist at the Hadley Center for Climate Prediction and Research.
• Research Scientist in Antarctica.
• Senior Scientist from National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA).
• Research Scientist from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
• Scientist at Stanford University researching climate change through modeling.