Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
Can Abundance Be Sustainable? Merging Affordability and Climate Policy
UCLA Emmett Institute’s 2026 Spring Symposium
Registration is open for “Can Abundance Be Sustainable?” Affordability concerns are ubiquitous in conversations on environmental and climate policy issues. Policymakers and advocates are wrestling with the question of whether…
Smog and Sunshine: A Book Talk with Ann Carlson
Join us for a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.
Join us for a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail. In “Smog and Sunshine,” UCLA Law professor and LA native Ann Carlson…
On Campus
UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar
For those interested in more campus events on the environment and sustainability, follow our friends at UCLA Sustainability.
PAST EVENTS
GreenShorts Award Ceremony
With GreenShorts, high school students get a chance to sit in the director’s chair and win cash prizes. The contest invites two-minute-or-less films to showcase ideas, commentary and vision for…
Climate Justice Forum
By hosting a Climate Justice Forum, the Environmentalists of Color Collective at UCLA hopes to accomplish three things: Raise awareness about the contributions that people of color have made to…
Water in the Middle East & Africa: A Nexus of Cooperation & Conflict
The severe water crises facing areas of the Middle East and Africa have significant implications for the health, welfare and security of the regions’ people. Today, issues related to water…
Built Environment Sustainability Roundtables
Industry leaders will make brief presentations on their contributions to sustainability in the built environment. Participants will explore these topics further in small roundtable discussions with the presenters and UCLA…
Fossils as a Tool for Marine Restoration: Old Shells Provide New Insights For Santa Monica Bay
One of the great challenges in conservation biology is discovering ‘what was natural’ before human impacts. This problem is especially pressing in marine systems where biological monitoring and other records…



