EVENTS
How to Accelerate Global Freedom via a Liberty-Expanding Collaboration on Multinational Agreements
CCLC co-founder Grace Richardson Fund convened a 2-part side event alongside the Atlas Network Liberty Forum, held on Thursday, November 17, 2022, co-hosted by Reason Foundation, Grace Richardson Fund, and the Center for Social and Economic Research (RSE), Iceland.
November 17, 2022: Think Tank Panel & Roundtable
Speaker Bios | Event Details | Video Playlist | Straw Proposal
Many international agreements on taxes, climate, justice, etc. — say, the Paris Accord, or the global minimum tax treaty — actually increase poverty and slow climate innovation by constricting freedom and markets. To flip the script, Reason Magazine's Editor at Large Nick Gillespie moderated an expert morning panel exploring a new possibility — a liberty-expanding think tank collaboration on international agreements that address a wide range of issues — with solutions rooted in the insight that the best fix for both poverty and climate (and many other issues) is one and the same: expand freedom for innovators, entrepreneurs and problem solvers, globally.
At the afternoon Think Tank Roundtable Meeting, participants were invited to discuss how such a think tank collaboration would work best, and which issues and strategies offer the biggest bang for the buck, resulting in a popular agreement that spreads global freedom and open markets in many nations, all at once.
Panelists & Roundtable Co-Chairs:
- Nick Gillespie, Reason Magazine (Panel Moderator)
- Magatte Wade, Atlas Network Center for African Prosperity
- Lorenzo Montanari, Americans for Tax Reform & Tholos Foundation
- Magnús Örn Gunnarsson, RSE, Iceland
- Rod Richardson, Grace Richardson Fund (Roundtable Facilitator)
- David Nott, Reason Foundation (Roundtable only)
Speaker Bios | Event Details | Video Playlist | Straw Proposal
Note: Consider the following questions, and let us know your thoughts.
- What is the best way to accelerate freedom and the rapid multinational opening of markets, globally?
- What opportunities do you see to expand freedom via international agreements, regionally or globally? Which agreement? On what subjects?
- What evidence do you see (or not) that the solution to climate change, poverty and many other problems is the same thing: expand freedom for problem solvers, globally?
- How can the liberty movement use left-wing passions like climate panic to advance low-tax, free-trade, open market solutions to climate and poverty?
- What are the most successful historical strategies for spreading open markets and low tax/trade barriers, rapidly? Can these be replicated by the liberty movement today?
- In order to open markets rapidly and globally, how would you design a free-market version of the Marshall Plan (which offered a carrot for nations to drop trade barriers and form the European Common Market)?
- Can we use internationally reciprocal supply-side tax cuts as a carrot in international agreements, to open markets?
- What would be the best design for those internationally reciprocal supply-side tax cuts to maximize leverage as a carrot to open markets?
- How could we reinvent the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade & Sustainability (ACCTS) to make it a highly attractive free market agreement to open up markets and unlock capital flows everywhere?
- Should we form a Coalition on Freedom-Expanding International Agreements (COFIA)? How should it be done? What can your think tank do to advance the effort? Who wants to co-chair a meeting?
- Groups in attendance, as well as others in the future, are invited to help shape the progress of this new initiative by exploring promising opportunities for policy collaboration on global issues.
Please view the Event page for the agenda, speakers and time codes for each session within the YouTube replay. Also see selected photos from the event, as well as from the Global Conservative Climate Summit, held on November 10-11, 2021.
Email Us for more information or call 1-347-450-5042 for media, interviews, and event info. This event was presented along with the Youth Environment Summit, produced by the British Conservation Alliance.
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Clean Capitalist Leadership Council
Open Markets for Innovation
September 24, 2020 from 1:00-4:00pm
Zoominar
The conversation engaged experts from a wide range of US and international private foundations, universities and free market friendly think tanks. We explored promising opportunities for cross-border policy innovation and collaboration.
Zoominar: Agenda // Bios // Deck // Straw Proposals
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Energy Leaders Webinar Series:
Free Market Clean Energy Proposals
for the Stimulus and Beyond
August 5, 2020 at 4:30pm
OurEnergyPolicy.org
The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to rethink approaches to business, policy and daily life. As the federal government prepares for another round of stimulus, Rod Richardson and Jigar Shah, Co-Founder & President of Generate Capital, join in an online discussion on potential free market policy options to address the economic situation brought on by COVID-19. Abby Smith, of the Washington Examiner, moderates the presentation.
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We are pleased to participate in this event, and encourage those who could not attend on August 5th to visit OurEnergyPolicy.org and join the ensuing discussion online.
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Climate & Freedom Colloquium
December 12, 2019 at 4:30pm
NH Hotel, Colón
Madrid, Spain
Continuing with the momentum created in New York City for the launch of the Declaration on Energy Choice & Competition, a Colloquium on Climate and Freedom is taking place on December 12, 2019 at the NH Hotel, Colón, Madrid, Spain to coincide with the United Nations Climate Talks at COP25. We are grateful to our local Spanish partner FundaLib for superb assistance with the event.
See the Video Presentation of the Climate & Freedom Colloquium.
We were preparing an agenda for another gathering for COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2020, yet that has been sidelined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We intend to gather more interested parties and groups, to show world leaders the growing support of energy choice and free market policies that can create a more prosperous and stable society, and facilitate the transition to the clean economy. Please stay tuned for our event lineup.
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Declaration on Energy Choice & Competition
Launch Event
November 5, 2019
New York City
As the chorus of voices calling for transition away from the fossil fuel economy increases every day, how can policymakers around the globe answer this call? A small group of free-market thinkers has drafted The Declaration on Energy Choice & Competition, to show lawmakers that transformation in the energy sector can be good for the environment, the economy, and good for global citizens.
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Climate Change Day at South Fork Natural History Museum
Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike
November 2, 2019
Bridgehampton, New York
Rod Richardson joined several other noted experts from the East End of Long Island for SoFo's 5th Annual Climate Change Day forum. Click for event flyer. The East End of Long Island is particularly vulnerable to sea level rise, water contamination and storm surge. The local fisherman just experienced a near total die-off from this year's scallop harvest, where increasing ocean temperatures and excessive fertilizer used on lawns and crops are the initial suspects. Rod spoke of the need to bring about new, business-friendly policies that provide the energy resources residents need while also being good stewards of the environment.
AWEA Offshore Conference
Poster Presentation of Current Research
October 23, 2019
Boston, MA
Rod Richardson and Elizabeth Halliday presented a poster consisting of an abbreviated summary of free market policy research at the AWEA Offshore Wind Conference in Boston, MA on October 23rd. Several guests were intrigued by the idea of using Private, tax-exempt debt to finance early stage projects.
Charrette: Energy Policy Innovation
Held at Holland & Knight, LLP
October 1, 2019
Washington, DC
More than 30 experts in energy policy, academia, business and government came together for an all-day conference to brainstorm solutions to energy policy and innovation. While folks the world over are calling for bold action on climate and a transformation of the energy sector, often public policy is a mash-up of confusing and time-consuming policies, that often prevents the best solutions from reaching elected officials, municipalities and business executives. At this charrette, these policy experts worked to come up with a set of solutions that have the potential to create the pathway for new policy and greater innovation.
Many thanks to Taite McDonald for facilitating this thought-provoking event.
National Clean Energy Week
Washington, DC
September 23-27, 2019
The line-up of speakers and panel presentations at National Clean Energy Week, sponsored by CRES Forum, was again outstanding. Guests at the National Press Club heard from several Senators, Representatives, Cabinet officials and leaders in business on policy initiatives and technology innovation.
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Clean Capitalist Leadership Council
New York, NY
September 23, 2019, 5:00-7:30pm
Club 101, New York City
With great pleasure Andy Sabin, Trammell S. Crow, Rod Richardson, along with ClearPath and CRES Forum, hosted a Policy Briefing and Reception, that featured updates from a variety of policy experts and thought leaders. The Briefing coincided with Climate Week in New York City, and was the third annual meeting of the Clean Capitalist Leadership Council, on Monday, September 23, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue at 40th Street, New York, NY 10178, conveniently located near Grand Central Station in New York City.
EarthX
Dallas, TX
April 24-28, 2019
Rod Richardson was joined by co-Founders Andy Sabin, Trammell S. Crow, and other members of the Clean Capitalist Coalition at EarthX, the largest Earth Day Expo in the world. EarthX was founded by Trammell S. Crow more than 15 years ago.
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Participating in a variety of conferences, participants discussed the many ways that flexible and innovative pubic policy can help transform the landscape, clearing the path for new technology, new infrastructure and a cleaner future.
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 1:30pm
Future 500
Hilton Anatole Hotel
Lightning Round: Rod Richardson gave a brief update on the evolution and current status of the Clean Tax Cuts concept, and introduced members of the Clean Capitalist Coalition - a group of think tanks, economists and NGOs all working toward finding free-market solutions to the energy crisis.
Future 500 is a service-based non-profit that builds trust between companies, advocates, investors, and philanthropists to advance business as a force for good.
Friday, April 25, 2019, 8:30am-5:00pm
EarthX Energy Conference
Centennial Hall, Fair Park, Dallas, Texas
Clean Capitalist Leadership Council
New York, NY
September 27, 2018, 1:30-5:30pm
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With great pleasure Andy Sabin, Trammell Crow, Rod Richardson, and new co-hosts CRES Forum and Matthew Patsky, CEO of Trillium Asset Management, hosted a gathering of innovative philanthropists and thought leaders at the second annual meeting of the Clean Capitalist Leadership Council, on Thursday, September 27, 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm, at Urban Tech Hub, located near Grand Central Station in New York City.
The inaugural meeting in 2017 focused on cutting edge policy ideas pioneered by the Clean Tax Cut Working Group. In 2018, our partners at MIT, ACEEE, and other institutes opened the meeting with an update on that work funded by Council members.
The Council also hosted the NYC launch of the Clean Capitalist Coalition, a collaborative fellowship of policy institutes, scholars and experts exploring a wider range of solutions that reduce barriers to conservation and clean free enterprise. The Coalition was also introduced at events during National Clean Energy Week, sponsored by CRES Forum.
The Council gathering itself strives to accelerate policy innovation. We make it easy for clean capitalists, philanthropists, policy makers and institutes to exchange ideas, collaborate, and strategize about how to advance this work for maximum impact. For more details, please visit the About page.
Clean Capitalist Leadership Council 2018 Co-Chairs:
Andy Sabin, Trammell S. Crow, Rod Richardson, Matthew Patsky, CRES Forum
National Clean Energy Week
Washington, DC
September 24-28, 2018
Rod Richardson presented his concept for a barrier-free clean capital market as part of this day-long Symposium on September 26, 2018 during National Clean Energy Week, held at the National Press Club, sponsored by CRES Forum.
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American Renewable Energy Summit
Aspen, CO
June 18-24, 2018
Monday, June 18 at 7pm
Rod Richardson discusses the opportunities that may be enjoyed by a far greater number of citizens and investors with the formation of a barrier-free clean capital market.
Wednesday, June 20 at 12pm
Rod Richardson will lead a discussion on new policy innovation, including a modification of the MUNI bond - Clean Asset Bonds.
See cleantaxcuts.org for more detail on previous events.