WAW is a collaborative event amongst UCLA student-orgs and faculty that works to inform students about waste consciousness, sustainable practices, and environmental health.

Join to celebrate EARTH MONTH at the Ishihara Park Learning Garden. Start some of your own seeds, dissect an Owl Pellet, talk hot composting, make your own smudge stick, investigate the worm bin and help decorate the sidewalk all around our garden to celebrate Mother Earth. Bring your own reusable cups/plates/utensils and be entered to […]

Compostable Farm Day exists to strengthen our relationship with local ecosystems. By encouraging people to engage with all five senses—to see an orchard, touch a compost pile, hear ducks chattering, taste freshly picked produce, and speak with growers of all levels—we aim to create an experience for the community that is not only fun, family-friendly, […]

Pando Days brings colleges and universities together from across the California Southland to help implement the most ambitious sustainability plan in the country. The Pando Awards celebrate and reward the courage and success of the Pando Days ’22 projects. Join LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger (District 5), LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath (District 3), Paul […]

The panelists work at a variety of companies in the sustainable filmmaking space—major studios, sustainability coordinators on specific shows, documentarians, and climate activists. They include: - Juli Shultz, Senior Manager, Sustainability & Climate Action at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Heidi Kindberg, VP Sustainability at HBO & HBO Max - Lena […]

Climate Justice Conversations invites you to Cooking Up Resilience, a private cooking class for 10 special guests led by UCLA Teaching Kitchen’s Chef Julia Rhoton. Learn how to cook a plant-based, affordable meal and end the night eating together with a dinner full of conversation about the joys of cooking and the importance of food […]

Presented By: Television Academy Foundation Special Thanks: Los Angeles Times and The Walt Disney Company A recent USC-Good Energy study on Climate Silence reported that only 0.6% of all scripted film and television released between 2016 and 2020 mention the term “climate change” and only 2.8% of all scripts included any climate-related terms. The massive […]

EVENT OVERVIEW The Blue + Green 2023 series is a 4 part series taking place in person and virtually in celebrating of Earth Day beginning Thursday April 13, 2023 and concluding on Saturday April 29, 2023. You are registering to attend Session 2: Building a Sustainable Workforce in an Emerging Blue Economy (In-Person) To be […]

The fifth annual Luskin Summit will feature a keynote address, the unveiling of our annual poll about life in Los Angeles and a closing session, plus breakout discussions in three tracks: Housing; Equitable Policy; Water and Climate Policy REGISTER HERE SCHEDULE (subject to change as speakers are confirmed) Check-In and Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 a.m. Keynote Address: […]

This is a hybrid event. For those attending virtually, a Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event. As the planet nears the critical warming threshold of 1.5C (3F), a class of controversial climate interventions, often described under the umbrella term of “Geoengineering”—the intentional manipulation of Earth’s planetary environment to offset the […]

Join this virtual career fair to learn more about job opportunities at the California Energy Commission (CEC). The CEC is recruiting for a wide range of positions — not all of them require an energy background! The Energy Commission, which is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency, is leading the state to a […]

Trust for Public Land Director of Community Strategies Cary Simmons will be joined in conversation with three inspiring individuals who have answered the call to make their communities happier, healthier, and more resilient by leveraging parks and green space to improve their neighborhoods and encourage deep local engagement and activism. REGISTER HERE

Celebrate Earth Week in conversation with young environmental leaders who are combating climate change, confronting environmental justice, and building equitable access to nature. Each of us has a why: the reason we pursue our work and passions. We’ll learn how these leaders became engaged, what motivates them, and their vision for the future. REGISTER HERE […]

While ESG adoption has hit critical mass, organizations face the challenge of balancing environmental initiatives with business goals and digital transformation efforts. Join to hear how energy-efficient data center technology can drive energy savings. ESG targets and critical energy savings are now within reach. Former Associate Director of the White House and star of the […]

Every few weeks, the Farmers' Market at UCLA descends on Bruin Plaza with a smorgasbord of fresh produce to provide healthy, sustainable nourishment.

Mihaela Mihai, Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Edinburgh, will give a lecture on "Representing Environmental Grief."

Climate Justice Conversations invites you to a Zine-Making Workshop held in collaboration with the Common Experience at UCLA. We will learn zine’s purposes, make zines with sustainable supplies, and contribute to a zine swap. All while enjoying Auntie Annie's pretzels and lemonade. Zines are self-published, non-commercial print work that is typically produced in small, limited […]

Online and In-Person Event Karthish Manthiram, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering There is a significant carbon footprint behind the physical world, including the fabrics we wear, the foods we eat, and the disinfectants we spray. This problem presents the need to find ways to […]

The impact of drought and water scarcity on cities can be highly detrimental. France experienced a historic drought in the summer of 2022, which prompted almost nationwide water restrictions and triggered a new movement on "sobriety", the realization of the need to save water. US cities are facing similar challenges, and some cities have proven […]

The Greater Los Angeles (LA) Region has made significant strides towards electrifying and decarbonizing its buildings. Now, with the passage and implementation of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), LA and California have the opportunity to work closely together to ensure its residents are aware of and can access the financial opportunities to electrify their […]