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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