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

2018 IoES Gala | Sea CO2 Change

honoring Keely Shaye Brosnan Director and Producer of Poisoning Paradise Pierce Brosnan Executive Producer of Poisoning Paradise Van Jones Founder of Green For All & Dream Corps and host committee Courteney…

A Conversation on Politics, Ethics and Well-Being in the Anthropocene

Please join our expert panel as we explore the ways democratic politics, law and ethics can serve our collective well-being and public health in a world where climate change and…

Energy Policy Panel

The panel will be moderated by UCLA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, who is modernizing the university’s energy infrastructure to be more environmentally sustainable, and will feature experts in California state policy…

Holding Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for Climate Change Harms in California

Union of Concerned Scientists and the UCLA School of Law Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment invite you to a stimulating conversation exploring whether and how the fossil fuel industry can…