
Tom Nelson Demetris Koutsoyiannis: “The political origin of the climate change agenda” | Tom Nelson Pod #385
Professor Demetris Koutsoyiannis presents a 2020 talk arguing the “climate change agenda” is political, tracing it to Henry Kissinger’s 1974 UN speech and subsequent WMO, CIA, U.S. agency actions, leading to the CO2 program, world climate conferences, and the IPCC’s 1988 creation. He reviews Time magazine’s shifting narratives from global cooling to warming and CO2, then describes elite networks and philanthropy—especially Rockefeller-linked funding—aimed at moving climate from science to policy, promoting carbon pricing, and expanding global governance. He draws a historical analogy to Rockefeller-supported eugenics and warns of emergency politics limiting rights. In discussion, he contrasts Greek and U.S. belief levels and says COVID fears waned in Greece while climate remains influential.
00:00 Intro and Talk Setup
01:43 Roadmap and Sources
03:15 1973-74 Power Players
05:45 Kissinger Career Background
06:44 Five Labors Overview
10:16 Climate Alert at UN
12:38 Cooling Scare and Agencies
14:38 CO2 Program to IPCC Birth
16:42 Climategate and IPCC Politics
19:00 Time Magazine Narrative Shift
19:30 From Ice Age to CO2 Villain
22:57 Rio to Kyoto Green Industry
24:47 Panic Marketing and Activism
26:38 Greta and Climate Migration
28:15 COVID vs Climate Messaging
31:09 Part Three World Saviors
31:30 Rockefeller Web of Influence
33:34 Money Geography and Oil Roots
35:32 Big Oil Meets Big Green
37:11 Grantmaking and Consensus
37:56 Rockefeller Climate Strategy
39:29 Divestment and Multi Agenda Grants
41:14 Foundation Funding Machine
42:53 Podesta Emails Elite Coordination
44:26 Big Green Mega Projects
45:27 Climate Emergency State
48:35 Climate as Global Governance Vehicle
51:58 Supranational Solutions Go Mainstream
55:12 Paris COP Influence Network
56:53 Eugenics Historical Parallel
59:25 From Consensus to State Policy
01:02:31 Epilogue Doom Predictions
01:04:09 COVID Pivot and World Order
01:08:56 Closing Truth and Freedom
01:11:22 Q and A Wrap Up
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The political origin of the climate change agenda: https://www.itia.ntua.gr/en/docinfo/2035/
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