GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis has been chosen as head of a conservative campaign to draw more attention to clean energy and climate change.

George Mason University said Tuesday that the Republican would lead its Energy and Enterprise Initiative at the school’s Center for Climate Change Communication near Washington. The program plans to hold forums around the country that bring together economists, national security experts and climate scientists to explore ways to use free enterprise to solve the nation’s energy and climate challenges.