Events

burned down homes and scorched trees

Special Event

Wildfire disaster, recovery, and resilience: what have we learned?

Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series

Wildfire recovery in the U.S., particularly in California, is a slow and complex process hindered by unique post-fire challenges like housing shortages, regulatory hurdles, and underinsurance, but innovative solutions are emerging to improve resilience and equity.

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Optimism, Optopia and Climate Change Stories

Focus on Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series

How can science fiction balance hopeful stories about environmental futures with current realities? What theory of social change should inform these stories? With dire climate change impacts already happening, what kinds of stories can inspire audiences to care about and become active on large-scale environmental issues?

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Managing the Mid-Transition from Fossil to Clean Energy

Focus on Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series

Featuring Emily Grubert Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy PolicyKeough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame Emily Grubert, a civil engineer and environmental sociologist, will share insights on how…

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Commencement Class Photo 2023

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Commencement

Congratulations to the UCLA IoES Class of 2025. We look forward to the impact you’ll make in building a more sustainable, resilient world.

Congratulations to the UCLA IoES Class of 2025. We look forward to the impact you’ll make in building a more sustainable, resilient world.

PAST EVENTS

Energy Storage Solutions: Enabling the Expansion of Renewable Energy

In recent years, governments and corporations alike have joined in a global movement towards near-term net zero energy commitments. While the vision of a world running on renewable energy has…

A Botanist Comes Full Circle

Home to over 6,500 native plants, California is the most botanically diverse U.S. state. More than 30% of the state’s plants are considered endemic and are found nowhere else in…

Climate Change and Sustainability

In the conversation about how to address climate change, the focus is often on the technologies that can help us lower heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. But in reality, addressing climate…

The Future of Fire in Santa Barbara County

A conversation with leaders who study climate change and wildfire, manage fires and evacuations, and work to understand the economic and policy dimensions of increased fire risk in a changing…

Turning Climate Science Into Action

Join us as we kick off our California Climate Expedition with a party and discussion about climate science and action in California! As climate change continues unabated and California communities…