Dr. Liam Fox, MP, UK Keynote AddressCOP 26 in Glasgow:
Climate & Freedom Symposium 2021

November 8, 2021
University of Strathclyde,
Technology & Innovation Centre
99 George St.
Glasgow G1 1RD
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climate and freedom symposium nov 8th 2021 at university of strathclyde 09:00hrsThis event features leaders from the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the United States, as well as the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions), the Heritage Foundation, Smarter Grid Solutions, Mainstream Renewable Power, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum, the Grace Richardson Fund and global representatives assembled by the British Conservation Alliance. The discussion focuses on clean free market policy, how free economies impact the energy sector, and how all of this influences global trade and climate change.

This event is being presented along with the
Youth Environment Summit.

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AGENDA: Climate & Freedom Symposium 2021

Presented by C3 Solutions and the British Conservation Alliance
as part of the Youth Environment Summit at COP26
University of Strathclyde
Technology & Innovation Centre
November 8, 2021  9:00am-5:00pm

09:30 Welcome & Opening Remarks
by Elizabeth Halliday, Host
Clean Capitalist Leadership Council, COO (Watch 00:10)

09:35 Welcome & Introduction of Keynote Speaker
by Drew Bond
Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions), Co-Founder,
President & CEO (Watch 02:17)

09:40 Keynote: Free Economies are Clean Economies
by The Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP
Member of Parliament, UK (Intro 04:26 | Keynote 06:36)

10:00 Panel: Free Economies are Clean Economies
 Exploring the Strong Correlation Between Economic Freedom & Environmental Performance (Watch 27:32) 

  • Moderator: Drew Bond, C3 Solutions, Co-Founder, President & CEO
  • Anthony Kim, Heritage Foundation, Editor: The Index of Economic Freedom
  • Nick Loris, C3 Solutions, Vice President of Public Policy

10:45 Coffee Break!

11:00 Keynote: Clean Free Markets - A New Paradigm for Climate Policy
by Rod Richardson
Grace Richardson Fund, President (Watch 01:03:42)

11:00 Briefing: A Plan for Climate Policy in Canada
by Dan Albas, MP
Shadow Minister for Environment and and Climate Change (Intro 01:21:50 | Briefing 01:22:58)

11:15 Panel: Free Market Climate Policies
 The Big Picture on Taxes, Trade, Innovation & Competition (Watch 01:30:00)

  • Moderator: Rod Richardson, Grace Richardson Fund, President
  • Adam Bruce, Mainstream Renewable Power (UK), Global Head of Corporate Affairs
  • Nick Loris, C3 Solutions, Vice President of Public Policy

After this panel, Chris Barnard, American Conservation Coalition, will introduce and launch The International Declaration on Market Environmentalism. (Intro 02:08:56 | Declaration 02:10:22)

12:15 Lunch! Introducing Casey Given, Young Voices
with John Hart
C3 Solutions, Co-Founder & Executive Editor, C3newsmag.com (Watch 02:13:34)

We are grateful to Young Voices for sponsoring today’s luncheon, and to
Navellier & Associates for sponsoring the day's symposium.

13:00 Panel: International Trade & Treaties: Challenges and Opportunities
 Assessing market-based versus free-market policies for climate (Watch 02:16:55)

    • Moderator: Nick Loris, C3 Solutions, VP of Public Policy
    • George David Banks, CRES Forum, Senior Fellow
    • Steven Groves, Heritage Foundation, Margaret Thatcher Fellow
    • Shanker Singham, Competere (UK), CEO

14:00 Panel: Sustainable Finance Frameworks for Freer Markets
 Accelerating business-driven green markets & climate solutions (Watch 03:12:55)

    • Moderator: Rod Richardson, Grace Richardson Fund, President
    • Matthew Lesh, Adam Smith Institute, Head of Research
    • Barbara Kolm, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vice President of the General Council, and Austrian Economics Center, Director
    • Michael Mehling, MIT-CEEPR, Deputy Director; and University of Strathclyde School of Law, Professor of Practice

14:45 Coffee Break!

15:00 Panel: Driving and Scaling Innovation
How can new policy solutions eliminate the barriers that impede Innovation?
What policies can accelerate the transformation? (Watch 03:59:45 - sorry for the glitch)

    • Moderator: Charles Hernick, Citizens for Responsible Energy Forum, Vice President of Policy
    • Graham Ault, Smarter Grid Solutions, Executive Director - Markets & Alliances
    • Jimmy Jia, PiLabs (UK), Venture Partners for ESG

15:50 Panel: Business Strategies for Clean Capitalism
 Business and investor-driven climate solutions (Watch 04:50:56)

    • Moderator: Michael Bruce, Emerson Collective, Senior Director of Venture Investing
    • Andy Karsner, X, Senior Strategist and Space Cowboy; Stanford University, Precourt Energy Scholar, ExxonMobil, Board Member
    • Andre Shortell, Pantokrator Ltd (UK), Managing Partner

16:30 Audience Q&A and Key Takeaways on the Day
 John Hart, C3 Solutions, Co-Founder & Executive Editor, C3newsmag.com (Watch 05:27:41)

16:50 Closing Remarks
by Martin Branowski
 British Conservation Alliance, President (Watch 05:49:29)

Thanks to partners, attendees, speakers and volunteers!

17:00 Event Conclusion: Thank You!
by Elizabeth Halliday
Clean Capitalist Leadership Council, COO (Watch 05:54:27)

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Dr. Liam Fox, MP, UK Parliament, with Drew Bond, C3 Solutions, and Rod Richardson, Grace Richardson Fund. Free Markets create the environment in which creativity and innovation thrive, said Dr. Fox in his keynote address.
Launch of the International Declaration on Market Environmentalism, from the American Conservation Coalition (ACC). Drew Bond, Co-Founder, President and CEO of C3 Solutions; Barbara Kolm, Director of the Austrian Economics Council and VP of the General Council at the Austrian National Bank, join Chris Barnard, Policy Director at the ACC and founding president of the British Conservation Alliance (BCA), and Martin Branowski, current president of the BCA. With support from the CCLC, Drew Bond and Martin Branowski produced the Cimate & Freedom Symposium 2021.
Rod Richardson, President, Grace Richardson Fund, gives keynote on Free Market Policies and strategies to remove barriers to taxes, trade, innovation and competition.
Dan Albas, MP, Canada, addresses the audience with an overview of Canada's policies, and an explanation of how carbon pricing has played out in the country.
Casey Given, President of Young Voices, addresses the crowd immediately after the launch of the Declaration of Market Environmentalism from the American Conservation Coalition. Also present (l. to r. Chris Barnard, ACC; Rod Richardson, GRF; Adam Bruce, Mainstream Renewable Power; Nick Loris, C3 Solutions; and, Dan Albas, MP, Canada.
Panel Moderator Nick Loris, C3 Solutions, author of the recent report "Free Economies are Clean Economies," interviews two men with strong international trade negotiation experience: Steven Groves, of the Heritage Foundation and former chief of staff to President Trump's UN Ambassador Nikki Haley; and Shanker Singham, CEO of Competere, and advisor to the United Kingdom.
Several youth organizations, with members from all over the world, arrived in Scotland to attend the inaugural Youth Environment Summit. Several members helped organize the two-day event in Edinburgh and Glasgow, hearing from a wide range of leaders in business, policy and academia. Many young professionals also attended the Global Conservative Climate Summit later in Week 2 at COP26.
Michael Mehling, Deputy Director of MIT's Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research, points out potential downsides to a carbon tax or carbon border adjustments. Barbara Kolm, of the Austrian Economics Center, concurs. Prof. Mehling is also on the faculty of our host, the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
As technology evolves, policy must evolve with it. Charles Hernick, VP of Policy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum, speaks with Jimmy Jia (c), Venture Partner for ESG at PiLabs (UK), and Graham Ault, Executive Director - Markets & Alliances at Smarter Grid Solutions (UK & USA). Their discussion focused on open markets, and allowing newer technologies to participate in the marketplace.
Debate for and against the Carbon Tax in its various forms continued after the panel concluded. Andy Karsner (c.) sees merit in the mechanism, but many hold strong beliefs in favor of other free market solutions. Karsner is flanked by John Hart, Co-Founder of C3 Solutions; Charles Hernick, VP of Policy for CRES Forum; Rod Richardson, President of Grace Richardson Fund; and, Shanker Singham, CEO of Competere (l. to r.).

Global Conservative Climate Summit

The first Global Conservative Climate Summit was held on November 10-11 in Glasgow, Scotland, and featured conservative government officials and representatives from around the world.

We applaud the fine effort of the event organizers, the American Conservation Coalition (ACC-USA), the Conservative Environmental Network (CEN-UK), and the Coalition for Conservation (C4C-Australia).
Click here to learn more about the event.

International themes dominated the discussion during the Global Conservative Climate Summit, here featuring a panel with representatives from Bangladesh, Norway, the UK, Canada and the United States.
Technology, Not Taxes. That is the mantra put forward by the Australian contingent at COP26, here represented by James Larsen, Climate Coordinator for Australia (r.). Officials from Down Under came to COP26 to promote their climate initiatives, such as significant investment in green hydrogen development and deployment, as well as speaking out against a tax-and-tariff carbon pricing regime. John Hart and Drew Bond, Co-Founders of C3 Solutions, join Elizabeth Halliday of the CCLC, with Mr. Larsen at a reception following Day 1 of the GCCS.
Elizabeth Halliday, CCLC, with Dan Albas, MP, Canada; Michael Bruce, Emerson Collective; Rich Powell, ClearPath.
Leaders from Australia, United Kingdom, European Union, United States, Canada and other countries attended the inaugural Global Conservative Climate Summit during Week 2 of COP26. The event was organized by the Coalition for Conservation (C4C-Australia), the American Conservation Coalition (ACC-USA), and the Conservative Environmental Network (CEN-UK). From left to right, bottom row: Dan Albas, MP, Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change; Prof. Anatol Lieven; Chris Barnard, ACC; Elizabeth Lee, Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory; Fin McCarron, CEN; John Hart, C3 Solutions; Cristina Talacko, Chair, Coalition for Conservation; Lois Toole, CEN; Benji Backer, ACC; John Flesher, CEN; Ingvild Rygg, political advisor, Høyre, Norway; Third row up: Cindy McLeish MP - Victoria Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Australia; Senator Dean Smith, Chief Whip in the Australian Senate; Philippa Broom OBE, CEN; Fourth row up: Sam Hall, CEN; Amir Khosru M. Chowdhury, former Minister of Commerce, Bangladesh; Larry Anthony, former President of the National Party of Australia; Fifth row up: Dr Matt Edwards, Vice Chair, Coalition for Conservation; Quill Robinson, ACC; Michael Bruce, Senior Director of Venture Investing, Emerson Collective; Sixth row up: Andrew Glass, Viridios Capital; Ross Cadell, Australian Senator-elected, The Nationals; Kevin Hogan MP, Assistant Minister to the Australian Deputy Prime Minister; Top row: Rod Richardson, CCLC; Damian Drum MP, Chief Nationals Whip, Australia.