The American Friends of the GWPF's mission is to educate the public, the media, and global policymakers on the science of global warming. the policies being advocated to address global warming, and most importantly, the costs and consequences of those policies. The American Friends of the GWPF seeks to foster an open-minded discussion of these issues and plans to achieve its mission chiefly by supporting charitable and non-profit organizations that add value to the global warming conversation through their activities, such as (i) analyzing global warming policies and their economic and other implications, (ii) advocating for more accurate, informative, and balanced media coverage on the topic of global warming, and (iii) encouraging politicians and policymakers to take up and debate global warming as an important issue.