Louis Bacon on climate change
From Louis Bacon, Founder, The Moore Charitable Foundation, accepting the 2015 FPA Medal · · TheMooreCharitableFoundation
“A coherent comprehensive US foreign policy on climate change, such as the one recommended by the FBAS report, would be extremely influential and impactful.”
On , Louis Bacon, Founder at Moore Capital, spoke about climate change during Louis Bacon, Founder, The Moore Charitable Foundation, accepting the 2015 FPA Medal on TheMooreCharitableFoundation.
About Louis Bacon
Louis Bacon, founder of Moore Capital and The Moore Charitable Foundation, has been recognized for his environmental philanthropy. In 2016, he was honored by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership for his conservation work, including what was described as the largest conservation easement in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In his remarks, Bacon stated that conservation success also involves addressing environmental justice, arguing that all citizens must have access to clean air and clean water and that underserved communities have often been failed by protections against industrial pollution. In a 2015 speech accepting the Foreign Policy Association Medal, Bacon said it is incumbent upon the private sector to make national policies on climate change "a necessity, not a luxury." He discussed his foundation's support for international marine conservation efforts, including in the Bahamas, where he said a comprehensive U.S. foreign policy on climate change could be influential. In a 2013 Audubon Medal acceptance speech, Bacon described himself as an "accidental activist" and outlined traits for successful environmental campaigns, including being a "pest" and collaborating with local communities. In 2012, he announced his intention to donate a conservation easement on approximately 90,000 acres of his Blanca Ranch in Colorado to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which he described as advancing a family legacy of preservation.