UCLA Sustainability

WEBINAR: COMPOST LIKE A PRO!
2020-04-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
April 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
$25

**This workshop has been moved online as we practice social distancing in an effort to keep you and our staff safe from COVID-19. The $25 fee helps our organization offset some of the lost revenue from our spring programming. Thank you for your support.**
Taught by Rodale Institute’s Farm Director Rick Carr, this class is designed for all individuals who wish to begin composting at home. We will teach you how to begin composting effectively in your backyard, quickly identify and troubleshoot compost problems, and harvest and use finished compost in your garden for improving plant growth.
If you are a veteran, you may be eligible to attend educational events for free. Please email veterans@rodaleinstitute.org for details.
Organic Farmers Association members receive a 25% discount on all workshops. Email maria.pop@rodaleinstitute.org to claim your discount. Not a member? Join today.

Climate Change and the Economy in the Context of COVID-19
2020-04-16 13:00 - 15:15 (America/Denver) | CA
Apr 16, 2020 1:00 PM to 3:15 PM

Join the Capital Region Climate Readiness Collaborative (CRC) for our first ever virtual workshop (“virtualshop”) on April 16th from 1:00-3:15PM. We will discuss how COVID-19 is impacting our world, particularly the potential interplay between the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the need for public and private sector climate action, resilience building, and adaptation funding. We will also discuss the state’s priorities for climate moving forward and hear from community leaders about how they continued to fight for climate and reach underserved communities during a pandemic.
Now, more than ever, it is essential for partners across our communities to plan, coordinate, and work together on a regional scale. For this reason, and to inspire cross-topic discussions, we encourage participants to invite colleagues from other departments or organizations to register and join CRC in this important virtual discussion.
COVID-19 is showing what really matters is the same for all of us: the health and safety of our family, our friends, our loved ones, and our communities. These same priorities are at the heart of our shared goal to build a regional foundation to ensure our region is healthy, sustainable, and resilient in the face of a changing climate.
Register today to continue our work to meet our shared challenges!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This virtualshop is open to the public. We strongly encourage public agency staff (cities, counties, regional agencies, special districts, etc.), elected officials, non-profit and labor organizations, community-based organizations, private consulting firms, advocacy groups, students, and individuals interested in learning about climate action in the Capital Region to attend this engaging and informative event.
QUESTIONS?
Should you have any questions, please contact Grace Kaufman at Grace.Kaufman@valleyvision.org

DIY Workshop: Soap and Toothpaste
2020-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | CA
Thursday, April 16, 2020 – 12:00PM
Location: Instagram @csunas_Sustainability

Learn how to make crafts that can help save the planet and money, with AS Sustainability’s DIY Workshops. All DIY workshops will be posted on the AS Sustainability Instagram page at 12 PM on the following dates. Instagram: csunas_sustainability
April 16 Soap and Toothpaste: Learn how to make bar soap and toothpaste from home with just a few ingredients.

Water Day 2020 - Virtual Event
2020-04-16 11:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | CA
Thursday, April 16, 2020 – 11:00am to 1:30pm
Location: Zoom: bit.ly/WaterDay2020Zoom
Cost: Free

11am-12:15pm: RiverBlue Screening, followed by a Q&A with Dr. Tracie Tung, CSUN Family and Consumer Sciences.
“RiverBlue – Can Fashion Save the Planet?” spans the globe to infiltrate one of the world’s most pollutive industries, fashion. Blue Jeans, one of our favorite iconic products has destroyed rivers and impacted the lives of people who count on these waterways for their survival. The film examines the destruction of our rivers, its effect on humanity, and the solutions that inspire hope for a sustainable future.
Winner of Best Documentary Feature at the Raindance Film Festival.
The film can be streamed for free via Kanopy <https://lapl.kanopy.com/video/riverblue-0> with an LA Public Library Card or CSUN login.
12:30pm-1:30pm: Water and Electricity at CSUN

Did you know that less than 20% of Los Angeles’ water comes from local sources? Or that 48% of CSUN’s electricity still comes from fossil fuels? This session will explore the social, environmental and economic factors that impact electricity and water conservation efforts at CSUN, and dive into conservation and efficiency projects that have been successful on campus.
Presenter: Nikhil Schneider (CSUN Energy and Sustainability Coordinator, Facilities Planning)
Zoom link: bit.ly/WaterDay2020Zoom

2020 College & University (C&U) Webinar
2020-04-16 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | CA
Date/Time
Date(s) – 04/16/2020
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST

RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 16, 2020 in place of the postponed in-person 2020 College & University Forum.
This webinar will provide an opportunity for college & university professionals to discuss waste-related challenges during disrupted operations, and opportunities to make program improvements in anticipation of students returning to campus.
Click here to register for the webinar.
As we monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Massachusetts Colleges & Universities, we welcome your input on the agenda. To share your ideas or requests, please call our hotline at 888-254-5525 or email info@recyclingworksma.com.
All attendees are encouraged to register separately and attend the 2020 Spring WasteWise Forum Webinar, which will be held at 10 am on April 16.

A New 'Garden Army': History of Gardening During National Crises
2020-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | CA
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Zoom – bit.ly/CSUNSustainZoom
Cost: Free

Presented by: Rose Marie Hayden-Smith, PhD, UCCE Advisory in Digital Communications in Food Systems and Extension Education
Rose Marie Hayden-Smith has developed programs for youth and adult extenders in food systems/agricultural literacy and garden-based learning. As a practicing U.S. Historian and an expert in the history of gardens, Dr. Hayden-Smith is widely known for her advocacy work in promoting garden and urban agriculture efforts through public policy. To learn more about Dr. Hayden-Smith, please click here.
Zoom link: bit.ly/CSUNSustainZoom

Earth Month Learning Series - Sustainable Food Systems by Krista O'Brien
2020-04-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | CA
Monday, April 13 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Zoom: https://asuevents.asu.edu/content/earth-month-learning-series-sustainable-food-systems-krista-obrien?eventDate=2020-04-13T12%3A00

Join the ASU Staff Council Sustainability Committee for an engaging and thought-provoking series of talks centered around sustainability topics voted on by fellow ASU faculty and staff. Learn how you can seamlessly incorporate sustainability initiatives into your everyday life.
Sun Devil Dining will present on how to eat a sustainable diet by reviewing Eating with the Seasons, Plant Forward meal options and the carbon footprint of food.
This presentation will be available via Zoom. If you can’t make the live presentation, don’t worry! The webinar will be recorded and posted on the Staff Council Sustainability Committee Website for later viewing.

Climate Change, Mental Health and Eco-Anxiety: How the Global Pandemic Can Help Us Prepare
2020-04-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | CA
Fri, Apr 10, 2020 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT

Join us during this unprecedented time to talk about global changes and what it means for our collective mental health.
During National Public Health week, the Oregon Public Health Division’s Sustainability Team is pleased to present David Pollack, MD, co-founder of the US Climate Psychiatry Alliance and Professor Emeritus at Oregon Health and Sciences University.
Let’s virtually come together to learn about our rapidly changing world and how we can navigate these changes together.
REGISTER NOW

Climate Solutions for California
2020-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | CA
6- 8 pm, 4.7.20 Power Dialog / Webinar Information for Solve Climate by 2030
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1udV4J_E-5T-g-UcF4vT3gzbTomRR7oP-WgEdFLzDwI4/edithttp://www.solveclimateby2030.org

The Virtual Teach-in on Climate Solutions and Justice
University and high school students across the nation, along with faith and community groups, will tune into 52 simultaneous, university-hosted state-wide webinars on an issue critical to their future: how ambitious state and local action can put us on the way to solving climate change by 2030. Faculty across the country, and across disciplines, will assign these webinars as homework, using them as a springboard for discussing climate solutions and energy justice.
Hosted by UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) and the Energy and Resources Group (ERG)
Run of show:
6 PM-7 PM (Pacific Time): Power Dialog Webinar,
Introductory video [6 min] – Dr. Eban Goodstein / Director, Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Bard College
Avenues and Opportunities to Solve Climate by 2030: The climate-energy imperative; California’s status and actions to date; Lessons from COVID19 for Climate; and Current events update (dialog over a Green Stimulus): [20 minutes]
Professor Daniel M Kammen, University of California, Berkeley.
Former Science Envoy, United States Department of State.
Panel discussion panelists [30 – 40 minutes]
Panelists are TBA, but will be exciting.
Moderator: Professor Daniel M Kammen, University of California, Berkeley. Former Science Envoy, United States Department of State.
7:15 PM-8 PM: Community Discussion
An open-form (chat box or video Q&A for participants on the zoom) about solutions, environmental justice, and other opportunities.
PLEASE REGISTER HERE
to watch the webinar live.
Or if you would like to be e-mailed a link to the recording, or for more info, contact: ergcomm@berkeley.edu
Twitter follow for updates on the event: @dan_kammen
Web: http://rael.berkeley.edu

Healthy Cooking at Home: Weeknight Dinner with Chef Julia
2020-04-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | CA
Healthy Cooking at Home: Weeknight Dinner with Chef Julia
Julia Rhoton (Culinary Arts Coordinator/Chef) and Amy Fisher (UCLA Recreation Registered Dietitian) will demonstrate how to cook a healthy dinner at home via Zoom. Spaces are limited, so be sure to register!
https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms/p/UY1Hf

The National Wildlife Federation EcoCareers Conference
2020-04-02 | CA
WHAT: The NWF EcoCareers Conference prepares students and young professionals for wildlife and sustainability careers by providing information on the latest EcoCareer trends from leading analysts and employers, clarifying career enhancing credentials and academic offerings, and formulating a better understanding of the competencies employers seek in the green sector.
WHEN: April 1-2, 2020 11 am to 5 pm EDT, each day
WHO: Students, faculty, and staff from high schools, colleges and universities across the country and globe!
Click here to REGISTER now!
Download the following in preparation for the conference:

Conference Agenda
Conference Program
Pre-Work for Career Planning Workshop
Project Planning Template (for Workshop)
EcoCareers Conference Host Guide

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF! Did you know that your campus can become an EcoCareers Campus Sponsor and unlock free admission to the conference for your entire student body and staff? Read more about this valuable opportunity!
Through this conference, YOU can:

Discover the types of jobs available in the clean economy, compensation levels, and advancement opportunities across clean economy sectors.
Enhance understanding of how to develop effective career plans that include degree programs and project-based learning credentials, while becoming familiar with supportive programming offered through the NWF EcoLeaders Program.
Explore online sustainability career skill resources that can help college instructors enhance academic offerings for sustainability across various disciplines.
Meet others across fields interested in leading for a clean economy including, students, faculty and employers and learn about ways to support one another.

Feedback from past conference attendees:

“Thank you once again for your time and providing me with an opportunity to become a part of this discussion. Very inspirational.”
“Great to have as a virtual conference. Saves so much time/money/carbon in the travel.”
“Great talk. Lots of specific information and places to follow up to learn more.”
“Really great insight about the soft skills and was inspirational as someone who is currently struggling to find an entry into the sustainability job field.”
“What an excellent way to attend a conference and get such needed information!”

Earth Day Ecochallenge
2020-04-01 - 2020-04-30 | CA
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with a global community of changemakers. Dedicate your actions to Earth throughout all of April!
Earth Day Ecochallenge connects you to a global community of advocates and changemakers, each doing what we can, in ways that are most relevant to us, to make this great spinning dot we call home a healthier, more equitable, more sustainable place. Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!
https://earthday.ecochallenge.org/

EARTH DAY (MONTH) 24,901 MILE CHALLENGE
2020-04-01 - 2020-04-30 | CA
It’s back… the Earth Day Virtual Challenge and we are determined more than ever to crush last year’s total of 26,528.7892 miles.
The goal of the Earth Day Virtual Challenge (24,901 Miles) is simple. The goal is that during the month of April (Earth Day Month) we will collectively see how many times we can run the distance of the equator 24,901 miles! We need at least 415 participants to commit to run at least 2 miles a day for the month of April to make it at least once around the Equator but we think we can do more!

HOW TO COMPLETE:

Join the challenge for FREE! You can also upgrade your registration and you’ll get the Earth Day official t-shirt, the super cool commemorative medal to brag to your friends and show off your challenge accomplishment. We’ll even include an Earth Day pack of wildflower seeds so you can help make a difference!
Throughout the month of April, you will be asked to log your miles and report them via our results page daily or weekly which will be tallied toward our overall goal.
Recruit your friends, family, even co-workers to join our quest! Remember to share your mission by tagging @virtualrunchallenge and #VRCEarthDayChallenge
Join the Official Earth Day Challenge Facebook Group or Strava Group

Making Climate History at the Supreme Court: A Book Talk with Richard Lazarus, Harvard Law
2020-03-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | CA
At a UCLA Emmett Institute book talk, Richard Lazarus, Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law at Harvard Law School will share insights from his new book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court.

Date: 03/16/2020
Time: 12:15 PM – 01:30 PM
Location: UCLA School of Law, Room 1447

When the Supreme Court announced its ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA the decision was hailed as a landmark, leading EPA to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions as pollutants and making possible important environmental safeguards which the Trump administration now seeks to unravel. The case has been recognized as the most important environmental law decision made by the Supreme Court.
At a UCLA Emmett Institute book talk, Richard Lazarus, Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law at Harvard Law School will share insights from his new book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court, which reveals the personal dynamics of the justices and dramatizes the workings of the Court during the Massachusetts v. EPA arguments. Ann Carlson, Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Emmett Institute at UCLA Law will moderate the conversation.
The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here by March 12, 2020.
Richard Lazarus is the Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches courses on environmental law and Supreme Court decision-making. He has represented the government and environmental groups in forty Supreme Court cases and has presented oral argument in fourteen. For ten years he has been co-teaching, with Chief Justice John Roberts, a course on the history of the Supreme Court. Lazarus was the founding Director of the Supreme Court Institute, which prepares attorneys for oral argument in over 90 percent of the cases brought before the Supreme Court.

Meat Consumption at a Crossroads – Looking at the Future of Food
2020-03-12 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | UCLA Law School, Room 1447
Please join us for the Resnick Center’s Meat Consumption at a Crossroads – Looking at the Future of Food event, discussing the societal implications of a meat tax.
RSVP link
DATE: Thursday, March 12, 2020
TIME: 12:00-1:15 pm
LOCATION: UCLA, Law Room 1447
Boxed lunches will be available ahead of the event at 11:30 am to those who RSVP at a first come, first serve basis.
Featuring:
Dr. Mike Rayner
Professor of Population Health, University of Oxford
Professor Rayner’s research interests are in public health promotion, including food labeling, food marketing, food taxes, and the relationship between a healthy diet and sustainable diet. He is involved with Oxford’s Future of Food Program and has been a leading voice in the EU and globally on a meat tax, the purpose of which is to reduce meat consumption and production world-wide to improve health and address climate change.

Moderated by:
Michael T. Roberts
Executive Director of Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy
Michael T. Roberts is the founding Executive Director of the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law. He is well versed in a broad range of legal and policy issues from farm to fork in local, national, and global food supply systems. He has authored the first major treatise on food law, titled, Food Law in the United States, published by Cambridge University Press.
Margaret E. Sova McCabe
Dean, University of Arkansas School of Law
Dean McCabe joined the University of Arkansas School of Law as dean and professor of law July 1, 2018. Dean McCabe is well versed and published in food and agricultural law and recently was a panelist on the future of meat held at the annual food law academy conference in Atlanta.

Winter Campus Birding Walks: Bruin Audubon Society
2020-03-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-20 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-06 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Denver) | Meyerhoff Park

Farmers Market at UCLA
2020-03-04 14:00 - 18:30, 2020-02-19 14:00 - 18:30 (America/Denver) | Bruin Plaza
The Farmers’ Market at UCLA brings fresh, sustainable food to the UCLA community 4x a quarter in Bruin Plaza. E3, SRC, SWC, TGIF, and ASUCLA proudly present the UCLA Farmer’s Market!! Choose fresh produce and support local & responsible farmers. We’ll keep you updated with information about upcoming markets, fun recipes to try out, and local food news!
Follow us on Instagram @uclafarmersmarket and use #uclafarmersmarket to share your photatos!! We also have a blog with all things food and agriculture related–check us out at http://farmersmarketucla.blogspot.com

The Human Right to Water in LA County
2020-03-02 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Luskin School of Public Affairs, room 2355, UCLA
A Luskin Innovators Series Event on progress, persistnet inequities, and proposed solutions to ensure the human right to water for everyone in Los Angeles County
Join us to learn about the latest progress, persistent inequities, and proposed solutions to ensure the human right to water for everyone in Los Angeles County. Gregory Pierce, lead of the Luskin Center for Innovation’s water research, will present on key findings from our latest assessment of water systems in the L.A. region. He will be joined by a panel of government and advocacy leaders and other partners.
Confirmed speakers:

Madelyn Glickfeld, Director, UCLA Water Resources Group, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (moderator)
Martha Argüello, Executive Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles
Veronica Herrera, UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Paul Novak, Executive Officer, Local Agency Formation Commission for the County of Los Angeles
Adan Ortega, Executive Director, Cal Mutuals
Gregory Pierce, Associate Director, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

Making Profit While Doing Good
2020-02-29 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | Kerckhoff Grand Salon, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join us on Saturday, Feb. 29th from 10am-2pm in Kerckhoff Grand Salon to learn first hard from leaders initiating change on how to make profit and make an impact!
Enjoy FREE FOOD and hear from companies doing good such as TOMS, Everytable, Rewilder, Back Beat Co., Banks Journal, For Days, Align Impact and many more…
Panel discussions:

10:00 am: Impact Investing panel
11:30 am: Networking
12:00 pm: Sustainable apparel panel
1:00 pm: Ethical products panel

RSVP HERE: bit.ly/MakingProfitDoingGood

Energy Innovation Conference: UCLA Anderson
2020-02-28 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | CA
REGISTER HERE

The Energy Innovation Conference brings together students, academics and professionals to showcase companies and technologies with the potential to reinvent the energy industry. This year’s presenters will focus on a number of topics, including energy finance, innovation and entrepreneurship, and resiliency and storage.
Past keynote speakers and panelists include CEOs of established firms, founders of high-technology startups, policymakers and finance experts. Companies represented include Intel, Sempra Energy, Southern California Edison, Vivint Solar and Cypress Creek Renewables. The conference is attended by over 200 industry professionals and students from UCLA Anderson and the UCLA School of Engineering.

Human Rights and the Climate Crisis (Promise Institute Annual Symposium)
2020-02-28 08:30 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | CA
New lawsuits and recent rulings are connecting human rights law to the climate crisis in increasingly urgent ways. Last week’s Urgenda ruling in the Netherlands, the complaint filed by Greta Thunberg and 15 other children under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Juliana lawsuit against the U.S. government are a few of the many cases that have captured the attention of the public, advocates, and legal scholars this year.
On February 28, 2020, UCLA’s Promise Institute for Human Rights, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs will host a day-long symposium at UCLA School of Law on Human Rights and the Climate Crisis.
Join us to examine the potential of these and other novel legal arguments, such as framing environmental destruction as an international crime, to both halt and seek remedy for environmental harms. Our symposium will have a particular focus on climate change.

The Flower World
2020-02-27 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Explore the Flower World with Dr. David Shorter in the third lecture of our Plant Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series
The Flower World was referenced in the pottery, codices, murals, songs, myths, and ceremonies across Mesoamerica. Contemporary Indigenous communities continue to speak of, about, and from this powerful realm of healing and sacrifice. Are we simply seeing a Utopianism that spread across the Americas and across thousands of years? Or, as Dr. Shorter suggests, might the Flower World be a living, present indication of a multiverse, best understood ontologically and inter-dimensionally?
Dr. David Shorter is a Professor of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA . He is also the Director of the Archive of Healing, an online database of healing approaches from around the globe. His talk will feature a forthcoming essay that he co-wrote with Yoeme elder, Felipe Molina, a long-time collaborator. To learn more about The Archive of Healing, and to be one of the first people accessing the archive, consider signing-up for the listening session on March 5th here at the Garden. Check out this link for more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introducing-the-archive-of-healing-tickets-86735437027?ref=estw
This talk is a part of the Plant Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series Co-presented by UCLA Humanities , UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden , and The Huntington . The kingdom of plants exhibit their influence at all levels of human survival, society, and culture. This collection of seminars weaves together our scientific understanding of plants with their inextricable roles in our lives–from food and medicine to literature, religion, and the arts. Join us to explore botanical humanities throughout time and the world.
Special thanks to UCLA Life Sciences , Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA , Traditional Medicinals , and the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions for their support of this seminar series.
This event is free, but seating is limited–Please RSVP. Please note that RSVP does not guarantee entry, which will be granted on a first come, first served basis. You do not need to print your confirmation, but you should plan to arrive early as capacity is limited. We look forward to seeing you.

How to Green the Toy Industry
2020-02-27 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | CA
Please join us for a discussion with Erin Leonard on how to green the toy industry
When: Thursday February 27 from 2:30-3:30 pm Anderson School Cornell Hall, Room D-313
Erin Leonard is Global Sustainability Manager in Supply Chain Governance, Reporting, and Compliance at Mattel. She leads the company’s sustainability programs and is responsible for developing and implementing business and environmental goals and objectives. Erin oversees all aspects of sustainability for Mattel with a particular focus on operations and supply chain, to mitigate impacts from Mattel’s operations, products, and packaging. In December 2019, Mattel announced a goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastics materials in both its products and packaging by 2030, one of the most aggressive corporate goals focused on both products and packaging in the industry.

With over 12 years of experience in the environmental field Erin is an expert in corporate sustainability policy and strategic development. Prior to working for Mattel, Erin spent 10 years at the Walt Disney Company in the Corporate Citizenship Environment and Conservation, Integrated Supply Chain Management, and Disney Consumer Products Corporate Citizenship departments.
Erin holds a B.A. in Environmental and Legal Studies from Brandeis University, and a Master’s of Environmental Science and Management from the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Winter Campus Birding Walks: Bruin Audubon Society
2020-02-27 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-13 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Denver) | La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Obstacles to STEM for Underrepresented POC and Strategies for Diversifying STEM
2020-02-21 10:30 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Charles E. Young Research Library, Conference Room

After Geoengineering: A Book Talk with Holly Jean Buck, UCLA Law
2020-02-18 12:15 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | CA
At a UCLA Emmett Institute book talk, Holly Jean Buck, Emmett Climate Engineering Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA Law, will share insights from her new book, After Geoengineering.

Date: 02/18/2020
Time: 12:15 PM – 01:30 PM
Location: UCLA School of Law, Room 1420

At a UCLA Emmett Institute book talk, Holly Jean Buck, Emmett Climate Engineering Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA Law will share insights from her new book, After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration. Ted Parson, Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Emmett Institute at UCLA Law will moderate the conversation.
In this book, Buck charts a possible course to a liveable future. Climate restoration will require not just innovative technologies to remove carbon from the atmosphere, but social and economic transformation. The steps we must take are enormous, and they must be taken soon. Looking at industrial-scale seaweed farms, the grinding of rocks to sequester carbon at the bottom of the sea, the restoration of wetlands, and reforestation, Buck examines possible methods for such transformations and meets the people developing them.
The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here by February 14, 2020.
Holly Jean Buck is an Emmett Climate Engineering Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law for 2019-2020. Her research focuses on environmental sociology, science and technology studies, and international agriculture and rural development. She is cross-appointed with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Buck received her Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell University.
