Special Event
Carbon Hunters: Reflections and Forecasts of Climate Markets in the 21st Century
A Conversation with Dr. Richard Sandor
A Conversation with Dr. Richard Sandor and William Boyd
Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
Can Abundance Be Sustainable? Merging Affordability and Climate Policy
UCLA Emmett Institute’s 2026 Spring Symposium
UCLA Emmett Institute’s 2026 Spring symposium
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.
A conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.
On Campus
UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar
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PAST EVENTS
Drowning World
Award-winning photojournalist Gideon Mendel visited UCLA to present his “Drowning World” series, which documents the impact of flooding events on people across the globe. Following the presentation, scholars and practitioners in climate change education and communication held a roundtable discussion on “The Art of Teaching Climate Change.” The Center for Climate Science co-sponsored the event, and Associate Director Katharine Reich participated in the roundtable.
GMOS: Global Solution or Global Risk?
For some, GMO crops offer a solution to worldwide crises in health and food security. For others, they involve risks that are too great to take. This is no longer…
Annual Gala
We face unprecedented stresses on food, water and energy systems. Fresh ideas, breakthrough technologies and heightened public engagement are urgently needed. The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability represents…
POWERING EARTH 2050:
The UCLA Institute for the Environment and Sustainability invites you to the launch of a brand new format for our flagship public program, the Oppenheim Lecture Series. Join leading authorities…
LA’s Water Resource Future Workshop Series, Part 1
The first workshop in the LA's Water Resource Future Series was held on February 19, 2016. UCLA faculty and Los Angeles region water managers, planners, and scientists explored the state of stormwater management and planning, the potential to connect surface hydrology and groundwater modeling tools to quantify infiltration, potential ecosystem benefits of stormwater capture, and strategies to incentivize increased capture and infiltration of stormwater. The program consisted of talks and panel sessions by invited speakers, each followed by Q&A periods and discussion by all attendees.
