Environmental Justice Series Symposium — with Angela Johnson Meszaros
UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CAAngela Johnson Meszaros is is a Managing Attorney at Earth Justice. Angela’s docket focuses on working with communities of color on issues related to air pollution, energy, and the urban environment. For over 30 years, Angela has used a range of tools to enhance the health, safety, and quality of life in communities impacted by […]
WISE-LA Spring Brunch
Greenleaf Kitchen & Cocktails 1239 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin the Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy (WISE)-L.A. chapter for a fun brunch to meet and connect with others involved in the sustainable investment space in LA. Feel free to bring your colleagues/friends in the industry who you think would benefit from this incredible WISE community! REGISTER HERE
Anjali Bansal: The Opportunity to Drive Value Creation Through Climate Investing
OnlineAbout the event When applied to large-scale problems, technology and innovation can help create solutions with an outsized impact on climate outcomes. There is an extraordinary opportunity to build and scale technology-led solutions that can accelerate low-emissions and climate-resilient development pathways and drive impact for people and planet. Investment in these climate technologies is required […]
Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Electrifying Everything
OnlineElectric vehicle adoption has significantly progressed in the past few years, and the technologies and regulations to electrify other kinds of transportation has also accelerated. For years, we have talked about light duty electric vehicles, but total transportation electrification means electrifying every single way in which we move people and goods. This Summit will highlight […]
Emerging Research: Air Pollution Health Outcomes and Valuation
OnlineThe California Air Resources Board (CARB) Research Division invites you to attend a public meeting to hear information about emerging science in the areas of assessing air pollution related health outcomes and approaches for valuation of health outcomes. The purpose of this meeting is to hear information about emerging science in the area of air […]
Renewable Energy Trends in Higher Ed: Different Solutions for Different Institutions
OnlineColleges and universities are buying more renewable energy than ever. Their strategies are evolving and increasing, including: onsite, offsite, PPAs, Utility Green Tariffs, Retail Renewables, unbundled RECs, and emerging approaches. This webinar, which is based on a recent analysis of the state of renewable energy in higher education, will highlight several innovative examples of how […]
Conversations on Informality: Providing Sustainable Electricity to Urban Informal Settlements of the Global South
OnlineProviding basic services to informal urban settlements has been a historical challenge for cities of the global south. One of the defining features of ‘informality’ in settlements has been their lack of access to basic services. This seminar complicates that discussion by asking how to marry the concerns of sustainability and steady electricity provision in […]
GRID Talks | Raise the Roof: Women in Construction
OnlineMeet the women who are building a more inclusive solar industry! with Marie Kills Warror, Anna Bautista, Freida Galindo Join GRID Alternatives for a one hour discussion and Q&A on women in the solar industry, women in construction, and a just transition to a clean energy future through solar energy. FREE ONLINE WEBINAR - REGISTER […]
Black Holes, White Gold: A Floristic Inventory of the Silver Peak Range, Esmeralda County, NV.
OnlineWith Peri Lee Pipkin, Masters student, Claremont University & 2022 WMRC Mini Grant Recipient Peri Lee is conducting a floristic inventory of the Silver Peak mountains in Esmeralda County, Nevada. These desert mountains are arid yet full of incredible biodiversity, and range from valleys of alkali wetlands, cactus flats to red rock canyons, and peaks […]
2nd Annual Climate Equity LA Series Launch
OnlineThe 2nd Annual Climate Equity LA (CELA) Series Launch will provide an overview of Year 2 of the CELA series, including its emphasis on extreme heat and equitable, community-centered solutions for climate resilience, and the collaborative role of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) in the co-creation of the City of LA's first Heat Action […]
Climate Solutions, Justice, and the Rise of a Trillion-Dollar Industry
OnlineThis is a keynote event of The Penn Regenerative Ag Alliance Workshop. The workshop’s morning keynote speaker, Dr. Jane Zelikova, will discuss the possibility of regenerative agriculture as a just climate solution. As attention on soil carbon is increasing in rapidly expanding carbon markets, questions of application and scalability must be approached from a framework […]
Climate Change, Disruption, and Health Equity
OnlineAs climate-related disasters, such as floods, droughts, and extreme temperatures become more common, humans are being exposed to unique combinations of health hazards and stressors, which are often inequitably distributed across the population. A panel of experts will discuss how climate change and climate disasters impact health outcomes for different populations and exacerbates health inequities, […]
2023 BizFed Institute Water Forum
Metropolitan Water District 700 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us the L.A. County Business Federation (BizFed) Institute for its in-person Water Resiliency Forum on Friday, March 24th, at the Metropolitan Water District's Los Angeles headquarters to talk short-term and long-term solutions. They'll convene change agents from business and government for a frank conversation about challenges, projects, policies, and urgently needed investments. REGISTER HERE
Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America
OnlineThis is a keynote event of the Penn Regenerative Ag Alliance Workshop. REGISTER HERE Bet the Farm: A conversation with Beth Hoffman on the dollars and sense of growing food in America. Speaker: Beth Hoffman began her writing career focused on culture and food, producing a radio food series documenting the stories of immigrant women […]
Urban biodiversity: the importance of scale
OnlineREGISTER HERE While much is known about the scaling of biodiversity, less is known about specifically how biodiversity scales in urban areas. This is an important question because over two-thirds of humans live in urban areas. Understanding how, precisely, biodiversity scales in urban areas will inform management. Linear relationships would imply that similar interventions should […]
Life after Concrete: Imagining the Future of the LA River
Doheny Memorial Library (DML) 240 3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThis is the fifth event of the 2022-23 Mellon Sawyer Seminar Precarious Ecologies: Science and Social Justice in the Production of Environmental Knowledge. Nearly a century after it was encased in concrete for flood control, the LA River has in recent years become a source of hope for a renewed urban ecology, as well as […]
Under the Redwoods: A Sempervirens Fund Webinar Series – “A Climate Action Plan for Redwoods | Laura McLendon”
OnlineJoin Sempervirens Fund’s Laura McLendon for a look at new evidence about the climate crisis, the impact on redwoods, and how the organization is responding. REGISTER HERE Webinars are the last Tuesday of each month (January - October).
Climate Jobs Around the Green Ecosystem
OnlineJoin and meet companies working byte by byte and acre by acre to solve the climate crisis. REGISTER HERE About Terra.do job fairs Action-packed job fairs each month, giving candidates upfront access to hear from companies about their climate solutions and why you should join them. Hear about dozens of open roles, in a single […]
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator’s I-710 Blueprint Webinar – Delivering the Goods: How LA County can Invest in Drayage Electrification Infrastructure
OnlineThe Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the Transportation Electrification Partnership put forth a call for action in 2019 for 40% of all drayage trucks serving the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to be zero emission by 2028, and have steadily advocated for significant deployment of charging infrastructure to facilitate the rapid adoption […]
2023 La Kretz Center Public Lecture – 30×30 California: Conservation Science and Policy in Action
Hershey Hall Salon 801 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin Sunday, April 2nd, for the annual UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture, which will have Drs. Jennifer Norris and Brad Shaffer to discuss California's pathbreaking initiative to conserve 30% of California natural areas by 2030. Please join for an informal presentation and lively discussion led by Dr. Jennifer Norris, the California Deputy Secretary for […]