“Cooperating for the Climate” Book Talk with Joanna Lewis

UCLA Law School, Room 1457 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

China is the world’s largest producer of both CO2 emissions and green technology, so that nation is playing an outsized role in deploying green energy technologies to address the climate crisis. What is the current state of international climate cooperation with China and what does history teach us? Joanna Lewis will present the results from […]

Women Founders Shaping LA

Covel Commons, Room 203 330 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join this panel discussion featuring 3 innovative founders changing the game in Los Angeles, moderated by Founder & UCLA alum Alice Kao. Come for an engaging conversation between LA entrepreneurship leaders and connect with the UCLA entrepreneurship community. REGISTER HERE

Botanical Garden Tour

UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA

Explore this living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join Garden Educators for a free guided tour of the garden, and hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. We will meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at […]

Do Green Laws Make Red Tape? Rethinking how we build for climate success and equity

UCLA Law School, Room 1457 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The climate crisis requires a monumental effort to build green infrastructure, high-density housing, and transit. But America is not moving fast enough. That much, the environmental movement can agree on. But the debate over what exactly is standing in our way and how to clear the path to a healthier future remains a subject of […]

Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship Info Session #1

Online

In honor of the mother of the environmental justice movement, Hazel M. Johnson, Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE) will be debuting its fellowship program in the Summer of 2024. Join BGE to get the scoop on the fellowship and get the opportunity to ask any clarifying questions regarding the application and experience. REGISTER HERE

Native Bees with Krystle Hickman

UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA

Learn about ecosystems through the eyes of bees! Join speaker, conservation photographer, community scientist, and artist Krystle Hickman for a talk on California native bees and their fascinating relationships to plants, people, and environments. This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required.

Turning Targets into Action: How Food Companies Are Tackling Their Emissions

Online

With the food sector responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, companies must act quickly to transition their businesses toward a zero emissions economy. More food companies are disclosing their emissions, setting emissions targets, and considering how they will reach those targets by developing climate transition plans. Join Ceres experts and representatives of Food […]

Clean Energy Transition and Critical Minerals: Opportunities and Challenges for Chile amidst Shifting Geopolitics

UCLA Law School, Room 1447

Chile is one of the world’s largest producers of lithium, a critical mineral essential to batteries and the global clean energy transition. Eduardo Bitran will join us to talk about the opportunities and challenges for the country, including how Chile is navigating increasingly complex geopolitical and economic competition among the US, China, the EU, and […]

Emmett Institute 2024 symposium: “Powering the Future”

UCLA School of Law 385 Charles E. Young Drive East , Los Angeles , CA, United States

This is an in-person event: an all-day symposium of 3 different panel discussions plus a reception. Free but RSVP required. Mining is mission-critical to addressing the climate crisis. And so is confronting the legal and environmental issues surrounding mineral extraction. Jurisdictions across the globe are racing to transform their energy sources to meet decarbonization goals […]

ClimateCAP MBA Academy: “Activating Systems Change: Decarbonizing the Fashion Supply Chain”

Online

Join this virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate. Through this series, experts will talk on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers. This event's speaker is Lewis Perkins, President of […]

Community Conversations: catherine SCOTI scott

Fowler Museum

catherine SCOTI scott presents Akara, Acaraje', Blackeye Fritters: Food, Memory and Resistance, a performed narration that explores the DNA of foodways as a pathway to identity. Her food-sharing, socially engaged art practice will reference works on view in the exhibition The House Was Too Small: Yoruba Sacred Arts from Africa and Beyond, inspiring a participatory […]

Webinar: Assessing the Impact of Hydrogen with Environmental Justice Advocates

Online

Join a webinar to review the Hydrogen Environmental Justice (EJ) Framework as a tool to ensure that hydrogen energy production engages in equitable practices and advances environmental justice in the communities where hydrogen energy facilities will be located. Speakers will discuss key areas of concern for communities when it comes to hydrogen as well as […]

Climate Equity LA Community Assembly

LA Trade-Tech College 400 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join community leaders and the City of Los Angeles to prioritize and encourage frontline experiences and create climate solutions with communities most impacted by extreme heat and climate change throughout the City of Los Angeles. The Climate Equity LA (CELA) Community Assembly will feature participatory tabletop dialogues, healing circles, music, food, and visual storytelling, and […]

2024 Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fall Fellowship Virtual Info Session

Online

Join Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) for a sneak peek into the 2024 Fall Fellowship, and hear firsthand from CELI's amazing (former) fellows and staff. Get ready to dive into the details and ask all your burning questions! REGISTER HERE Applications are live for the all-virtual 2024 Fellowship (running Aug.3-Dec.6), open to all eligible applicants […]

Environmental Education Program Leader Webinar: Partnerships

Online

Join the California Environmental Literacy Initiative’s Community-Based Partner (CBP) Innovation Hub and Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education (AEOE) in an online webinar series for Program Leaders of organizations that work to advance environmental literacy. Learn valuable tips and strategies that will help your organization grow and thrive. Partnerships Developing innovative and meaningful school and […]

From CELI to CEO: Talking Reliability & Uptime and the 2024 Fall Fellowship

South Los Angeles

Calling all curious and ambitious emerging leaders in Los Angeles, CA!! Join in-person (South LA Neighborhood) with featured speaker Kameale Terry, CEO of ChargerHelp, to talk the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) 2024 Fall Fellowship AND reliability and uptime in EV charging infrastructure. REGISTER HERE As Co-Founder and CEO of ChargerHelp, Kameale and her team […]

Window On: The Future of Net-Zero Buildings

Online

Buildings are responsible globally for 37% of carbon emissions and 34% of energy demand. How are reductions in carbon emission progressing as companies work toward sustainability goals? What are the emerging pressures from city governments to decarbonize quickly and the costs to businesses who fall behind? What are some solutions for firms to accelerate the […]

C3E Webinar: Leveraging Data and Digitalization to Make the Grid More Visible, Resilient, and Clean

Online

Climate change presents a call to action to transform the energy ecosystem, requiring us to change how we’ve planned, fueled, and operated the grid over the past 100 years. The United States has set bold decarbonization targets, necessitating a sixfold growth in connected renewables annually and triple the current transmission capacity by 2035. This pace […]

Deep-Tech Showcase: Energy & Clean Tech

Online

The session will run accordingly: 6 awarded deep-tech start-ups with innovative and dual-use tech, will give a 5-minute pitch to a panel of Federal Agency, Venture Capital & Corporate decision makers. REGISTER HERE