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

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PAST EVENTS

Panel Discussion: Biodiversity in the Anthropocene

Biodiversity is undergoing tremendous change at the hands of humanity. As some habitats disappear and many wild organisms face extinction, other species flourish in novel ecosystems. Join us for an expert panel discussion which will examine the current state of biodiversity and the narratives which shape related public opinion and policy as we ask the question: how can we successfully coexist with nature on an increasingly technological planet?

Our National Parks at 100: Confronting Change & Committing to Science

Please join us for our 8th public lecture as Dr. Ray Sauvajot, science director for the US National Park Service discusses the NPS on its 100th birthday. Ray will be joined by Dr. David Szymanski in what promises to be an exciting exploration of how the Service uses science to confront and meet the challenges they face in protecting our most important natural resources— our parks.

Climate Change Town Hall

On April 21, 2017, Rep. Adam Schiff held a town hall on climate change at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. Center for Climate Science Director Alex Hall joined the panel, along with…

Parks, Pollution and Obesity

Greening environmental justice communities: Addressing incompatible land-use in Los Angeles

World Water Day Symposium

Confirmed panelists include: Dr. Stephanie Pincetl and Dr. Erik Porse  | UCLA California Center for Sustainable Communities Tim Becker | Theodore Payne Foundation Janet Hartin | University of California Division of…