It is a great pleasure that the USC Center for Sustainability Solutions announces a special seminar with Professor Nebojsa Nakicenovic. Professor Nakicenovic is an internationally renowned scientist who has been a key participant in the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for many years. He is the lead author of the “Global...
Get a plate of free hot dining hall food in the SAC basement. Please bring your own containers and utensils. We are operating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays this quarter.
The use of water costs us energy, and if it costs us energy that means carbon as well. At this event, the host and presenters will: Release the results of a study on the energy costs of moving water in and around the LA region. Discuss the connections between energy, water, and carbon to better...
Get a plate of free hot dining hall food in the SAC basement. Please bring your own containers and utensils. We are operating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays this quarter.
Join a mesmerizing art exhibition at AltaSea, open to the public! Admission is FREE, so gather your friends and family to experience the beauty of art in a breathtaking setting. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply looking for some inspiration, this exhibition is not to be missed! Explore a diverse range of artworks, from...
The loss of nature is a profound threat to human, national, and global security around the world—and interconnected with the worsening effects of climate change. However, unlike climate change, its impacts are not considered in security strategies and international frameworks. Ecological degradation and biodiversity loss cause the decline of essential ecosystem services that humans depend...
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs for a series of discussions on how the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the energy sector can advance the discovery of new technologies, aid in the prediction of successful energy-related systems, and optimize operations. The first...
This is a 3-day Climate Action Palooza to empower, inspire, and get everyone excited about the many ways in which we all can support climate action, the decarbonization of economies, and environmental justice. Day 1: October 24 | International Climate Day of Action | 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Opening ceremony features land acknowledgment...
As the urgency to address climate change and halt greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) continues to grow, designers have a responsibility to make smart design decisions to minimize their buildings’ GHG emissions. The steps to designing a carbon-smart building are two-fold: minimize embodied carbon and bring operational carbon to zero. This 3-part course will look at...
Kelema Lee Moses, Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Planning, University of California, San Diego Discussant: Ginger Nolan, Assistant Professor of Architecture, USC Second only to California, Hawai‘i has the most expensive housing market in the United States. Real-estate developers in both states point to aging infrastructure, the scarcity of available land, and complicated zoning and...