Leon Marais Louw
Credentials
- Bachelor of Law. [1]
Background
Leon Louw is the executive director and co-founder of the Free Market Foundation [1]. He is also a member of the advisory board to the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow [2] and listed as a "global warming expert" by the Heartland Institute [3].
Louw is also the executive director of the Free Market Foundation's "Law Review Project" (PDF) [4] which describes itself as a "an independent legal research organisation founded to promote the removal of unnecessary, burdensome and unduly-restrictive laws with the aim of promoting economic development." [2], [3]
Stance on Climate Change
"Climate change is probable. It may even be inevitable. . . . the best thing to do about it is to grow, to be prosperous, to be rich. Then you have all the wealth by which to deal with it." [4]
Key Quotes
"Climate change hype has grave real world consequences. It gets rich countries to adopt silly policies and to impose devastating eco-imperialism on poor countries. The world's rich millions can afford environmental extremism; its poor billions can't. Climate change pseudo-science about human causality has been exposed repeatedly. What's less appreciated is that there aren't more natural disasters in need of an explanation." [5]
Referring to new anti-smoking bylaws: "'It's a kind of hysteria, a peculiar semi-religious fundamentalist puritanism' said Leon Louw, director of the Free Market Foundation, which is pushing for an open society free of arbitrary regulations.
Louw believes the regulations are a 'vicious assault'' on peoples' choices and lifestyles, saying passing the regulations could constitute a breach of freedom and result in job losses.
'The anti-tobacco fanatics ... the nicotine nazis will not stop until there is full prohibition,' he said." [6]
Key Deeds
December 7, 2011
Leon Louw was a speaker at a press conference arranged by CFACT [5] that featured talks by Senator James Inhofe [6] and Lord Christopher Monckton [7] discussing "Climategate 2.0." [7]
The conference was designed to coeinside with the UN Climate Summit in Durban, South Africa.
March, 2008
Louw was a speaker at the Heartland Institute's International Conference on Climate Change. He spoke on the topic of "the economics of climate change [8]." [4]
Affiliations
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The Heartland Institute [3]— "Expert [9]." [8]
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Free Market Foundation [1] — Executive Director [10]since 1978. Director of "Law Review Project." [9]
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Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) [2]— Member, Board of Advisors [11]. [10]
Publications
Co-author of the books South Africa: The Solution and Let the People Govern. According to a search of Google Scholar, Leon Louw has not published any articles in peer-reviewed journals on any subject.
Resources
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"Leon Louw [12]," Who'sWho Southern Africa.
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"Free Market Foundation, South Africa [13]," eldis.org. Accessed August 2, 2012.
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"COMMENT to the DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM about the GREEN PAPER ON LAND REFORM, 2011" (PDF) [4], The Law Review Project, November 29, 2011. Retrieved from the Free Market Foundation website.
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"The Economics of Climate change - Leon Louw [8]," YouTube Video. Uploaded by user "Bushvision" on May 1, 2008.
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Leon Louw. "Good News: Natural Disasters are Natural [14]," Stratek Business Strategy Consultants. Accessed August 2, 2012.
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Susan Njanji. "Smokers in a puff over law [15]," TimesLive, June 24, 2012.
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"Media Advisory: CFACT press conference to feature U.S. Senator Inhofe [5]," Climate Depot, December 6, 2011.
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"Experts [9]," The Heartland Institute. Accessed August 2, 2012.
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"Office Bearers [10]," Free Market Foundation. Accessed August 2, 2012.
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"CFACT Board of Advisors [11]," Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, July 8, 2009.
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"Leon Louw [16]," Wikipedia.
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"Leon Louw [17]," SourceWatch.
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"BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: LEON MARAIS LOUW" (PDF) [19], Africanheritage.com. Accessed August 2, 2012.
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"The Economic Impact of Tobacco in Africa [20]," ABN Digital. Accessed August 2, 2012.