Do We Have The Science, Tools and Policies Needed to Predict Wildfire and Its Impacts in California?
Our experience over the last five years documents the extreme and multifaceted risk posed by wildfires to California's public safety, environmental health, and economic well-being. The underlying drivers of the current crisis are many but the impacts of a warming climate are not only intensifying the likely risks but also injecting additional uncertainty about the […]
Protecting Cultural Landscapes in the Face of Climate Change Panel
Join our one hour talk led by the Native American Land Conservancy on Wednesday April 21, 2021 from 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Learn how tribal perspectives are incorporated in climate change adaptation planning and how the Native American Land Conservancy is protecting native land in the California desert. Attendees are encouraged to watch this video on Preserving the Desert with NALC in preparation for […]
Cooking Classes with Impastiamo
Pick your country and join us for a virtual online cooking class to learn sustainability tips and tricks to fight food waste at home. First ten people to make a donation* will be gifted an ingredients kit, made possible by Caffè Vergnano. Complimentary access with donation. Ingredients kits available for purchase, delivered to your home, […]
UC Center for Climate Justice Launch Event
The Center for Climate Justice is a University of California system wide initiative to address climate change as a social justice and equity issue. Climate justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income communities and BIPOC communities around the world, the people and places least responsible for the problem. The UC Center for […]
California Climate Action Summit
The climate catastrophes we saw in 2020 have made one thing clear: We must speed up our action on climate solutions. California has always been a national clean energy leader and a champion of environmental progress and now our nation needs that leadership more than ever. Join us for a day of action on climate. […]
Socially Responsible Investing in the UC Retirement Savings Program: How to Invest for Retirement & the Planet
Investing for retirement can be such a puzzle. Investing in a way that aligns with your values — maybe to keep out of fossil fuels, guns, or prisons, or to put more money into renewable energy and gender equity — that can seem even trickier. But in this hands-on, Earth Day workshop, you'll learn how to […]
Plastic Pollution and Possible Solutions
Panel conversation with leaders in sustainability to discuss plastic pollution and how they are working towards achieving a plastic-free future. REGISTER HERE
CSU Earth Day 2021: Taking Action for People & the Planet
Sustainability Officers across the California State University system are once again collaborating to organize a virtual event in honor of Earth Day 2021! These events are meant to expose students and campus community members across California to young leaders of the inclusive sustainability and climate justice movement and inspire them to take action. You are […]
Saving Rare Plants of CA with Holly Forbes
In honor of Earth Day, Garden Curator Holly Forbes will shine a light on the various ways the Garden is involved in native California flora conservation efforts. The Garden holds one of the largest collections in the world of California native plant species, including over 200 taxa on rare or endangered species lists. Holly's conservation […]
National Health Administration Climate Collaboration Speaker Panel
Learn from industry experts about climate change as it relates to the healthcare industry. Includes a talk with UCLA Health's Sustainability Manager, James Evans. ZOOM LINK
Investing for 1.5°C: Aligning Finance with Global Climate Goals
Panel conversation with finance leaders to discuss how you can make financial decisions that help fight climate change. REGISTER HERE
Free Movie Screening: Chasing Coral
Join us for an Earth Week movie screening of the documentary "CHASING CORAL". Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. REGISTER HERE
Unpacking The Plastic Crisis
Join us before the screening of Plastic Bag Store: The Film for a dynamic discussion exploring how local environmental policies disproportionately impact BIPOC communities, and how a new generation of activists are on the frontline of reimagining environmental justice solutions. Moderated by Carlo Morante, Leadership and Sustainability Coordinator for UCLA Residential Life, and joined by Kikei Wong, UCLA Zero Waste […]
Plastic Bag Store: The Film
All CAP UCLA online performance programs in our 2020-21 Season will be free, click here to create a login for CAP UCLA Online. Created by award-winning Brooklyn-based artist, puppet designer and director Robin Frohardt, The Plastic Bag Store was conceived as an immersive installation and puppet-theater piece designed to take place in a storefront retail space. Yucky Shards cereal, […]
Emma Stewart on Corporate Sustainability
Keynote Address from Emma Stewart during the Anderson Impact Week. Emma Stewart, Ph.D., is the Netflix Sustainability Officer where she is responsible for the company’s climate and environmental strategy and execution. She joined Netflix officially in late 2020, having helped design the program while a consultant at ENGIE. She oversees all company-wide work to decarbonize Netflix […]
Davis Attenborough’s A Life On Our Planet – Virtual Movie Screening
Hosted by UC Davis Health Sustainability, with a short introduction from Colleen McCormick, Sustainability Director. One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement. In his 93 years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet […]
Nobel Prize Summit: Our Planet, Our Future
Our future depends on our collective ability to become effective stewards of the global commons – the climate, ice, land, ocean, freshwater, forests, soils and rich diversity of life. The first Nobel Prize Summit brings together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, policymakers, business leaders, and youth leaders to explore the question: What can be achieved in this decade to […]
Seedlings Green Career Panel
On Monday April 26, join three top speakers from the NGO, startup and media worlds to learn more about their career paths, current roles, and how to also forge a career that makes a real difference in the world. From working at Tesla and founding a highly-rated startup, to leading campaigns at Greenpeace International, to […]
Sustainability at Home: Preserving your Spring Harvest
The UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group, in partnership with the UCOP Department of Energy and Sustainability, invites the UC community to participate in “Sustainability at Home”, a three-part virtual speaker series event in celebration of Earth Month (April). Our third and final speaker series presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 27, from 12-1 pm. UCOP […]
Indigenous Lands and People: Taking Sovereignty Seriously
This panel will probe the right to and history of nation-to-nation consultation practices in management of indigenous lands in the U.S., including failures to consult and the promise of a new trajectory for indigenous lands under the Biden Administration. Monte Mills, Associate Professor and Director of the Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic, Alexander Blewett […]