c c,L.IMATE 3. • THE GLOBAL CLIMATE COALITION MEMBERSHIP BACKGROUNDER Global Climate Coalition 1275 K St. N.W. Suite 890 Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel: 202.682.9161 Fax: 202.638.1043 The Global Climate Coalition (GCC) is an organization of private companies and business trade associations representing more than 230,000 firms. Membership includes a broad range of business from virtually every sector of the US economy. Large manufacturers in the iron and steel, and paper industry join small businesses with common interests in maintaining the abundant and inexpensive energy that keep American standards of living the envy of the world. Transportation industries such as the airlines, railroads and automobile manufacturers share a common interest in US energy policies along with independent and investor-owned power generating companies, the petroleum industry, chemical firms and owner-managed small businesses across the country. All are represented in the Coalition, the lead business voice on climate change issues. Established in 1989 to coordinate business participation in the scientific and policy debate on the global climate change issue, the GCC places a high priority on scientific and economic research to advance the understanding of earth systems. The coalition also supports the improvement of climate models and the refinement of the tools necessary for decisionmaking with respect to long-term scientific and economic strategies to successfully address potential climate change. Board Membership ABB Vetco Gray, Inc. Air Transport Association Allegheny Power Ameren Services American Automobile Manufacturers Association American Commercial Barge Line Co. American Farm Bureau Federation American Forest & Paper Association American Iron & Steel Institute American Petroleum Institute American Portland Cement Alliance Amoco Corporation Association of American Railroads Atlantic Richfield Coal Company Baker Refractories Chemical Manufacturers Association Chevron Chrysler Corporation Cinergy Council of Industrial Boiler Owners CSX Transportation, Inc. Cyprus-Amax Dresser Industries Drummond Company Duke Power Company Edison Electric Institute Exxon Ford Motor Company General Motors Illinois Power Company IPSCO Steel Inc. Mobil Corporation National Association of Manufacturers National Lime Association National Mining Association National Rural Electric Cooperative Association HIM° WITH SOVINK Norfolk Southern Parker Drilling Company Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. Process Gas Consumers Rail Progress Institute Sante Fe International Corporation Southern Company TECO Energy, Inc. Texaco, Inc. TRICO Marine Operators, Inc. U.S. Chamber of Commerce USX Corporation Virginia Power Western Fuels Association General Membership BHP Minerals Bethleham Steel Consumers Energy ELCON Eastman Chemical Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Greencool Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. McDonnell Douglas Northern Indiana Public Service Co. Ohio Edison Society of the Plastics Industry Union Carbide Union Pacific