UCLA Sustainability

Virtual adaptive birding equipment research presentation
2023-04-06 10:00 - 10:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Many disabled birders are not able to hold binoculars, or cannot get into position to see through a spotting scope on a tripod.
Adaptive birding equipment makes this possible!
Mounts that attach to mobility devices, like wheelchairs, can hold up optics and allow access to close-up views of birds. But what features of these mounts — and of optics, for that matter — are important? What makes this equipment user-friendly for people with limited hand or body function? What equipment currently exists that is easy to use and works well for this purpose?
Using qualitative research practices, Doctorate of Occupational Therapy student Alex Field, studying at Western Michigan University, under the supervision of occupational therapist and Access Birding owner Freya McGregor, have conducted the first (ever!) formal research on adaptive birding equipment.
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Webinar: Solutions In Our Soil
2023-04-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
As we build a more climate-resilient California, it’s important we look at the solutions living beneath our feet. Healthy soils form the foundation of thriving farmlands, communities, and ecosystems. By focusing on practices and incentives that promote soil health, we can improve our farming system and food security, protect water quality and quantity, and sustain and boost biodiversity.
Please join Sustainable Conservation for its Spring 2023 webinar series, Solutions in Our Soil. It will kick off on Wednesday, April 5 with a conversation between Author, Agroecologist, and Assistant Professor Liz Carlisle and Sustainable Conservation’s Director of Business Partnerships Ryan Flaherty. They’ll set the scene for the series and give a high-level overview of soil health and climate-smart agriculture and discuss why they’re so important in California.
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Speakers:
Liz Carlisle is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara, where she teaches courses on food and farming. Born and raised in Montana, she got hooked on agriculture while working as an aide to organic farmer and U.S. Senator Jon Tester, which led to a decade of research and writing collaborations with farmers in her home state. She has written three books about regenerative farming and agroecology: Lentil Underground (2015), Grain by Grain (2019, with co-author Bob Quinn), and most recently, Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming (2022). She is also a frequent contributor to both academic journals and popular media outlets, focusing on food and farm policy, incentivizing soil health practices, and supporting new entry farmers. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, from UC Berkeley, and a B.A. in Folklore and Mythology, from Harvard University. Prior to her career as a writer and academic, she spent several years touring rural America as a country singer.
Ryan Flaherty is Sustainable Conservation’s Director of Business Partnerships and is based out of our Modesto office. Ryan leads the organization’s efforts to promote strategies for San Joaquin Valley dairies for managing animal waste in ways that benefit clean air and water. Prior to Sustainable Conservation, Ryan worked with Business for Social Responsibility, a non-profit that works with business to ensure a just and sustainable world, where he was a manager of advisory services working with the food, beverage, and agricultural industries. Ryan has more than 15 years of experience in business strategy, supply chain management, sustainable agriculture, water stewardship and stakeholder engagement. He has an MBA from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University.

More Engineering Jobs Across Climate
2023-04-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
Meet innovative companies hiring hardware and software engineers across industries.
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About Terra.do job fairs
Terra.do hosts action-packed job fairs each month, giving candidates upfront access to hear from companies about their climate solutions and why you should join them.

Hear about dozens of open roles, in a single event
Engage directly with CXOs and hiring managers
Free for candidates to attend

After the final hiring manager presents, stay for networking where you can spend time visiting breakout rooms to chat further with the companies and organizations you have heard from today.

Climate Forward Conference
2023-04-04 12:00 - 16:30 | University of Southern California, Town & Gown, 665 W Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States
The conference brings political VIPs together with students and the local community to discuss politically realistic solutions to climate change.
The conference is FREE. You can participate in person, via Zoom, or via livestream.
Lunch is provided. Space is limited. Registration is required.
Lunch begins at 12:00 p.m., followed by two back-to-back panels, each featuring a moderator and two experts – a liberal and a conservative – to find common ground on climate solutions.
Register to attend in person HERE
Register for the Zoom HERE

2023 La Kretz Center Public Lecture - 30×30 California: Conservation Science and Policy in Action
2023-04-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Hershey Hall Salon, 801 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join Sunday, April 2nd, for the annual UCLA La Kretz Center Public Lecture, which will have Drs. Jennifer Norris and Brad Shaffer to discuss California’s pathbreaking initiative to conserve 30% of California natural areas by 2030.
Please join for an informal presentation and lively discussion led by Dr. Jennifer Norris, the California Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat at the California Natural Resources Agency, as she gives us an insider’s look at the California “30×30 Initiative”, a science-based plan to protect our state’s biodiversity by conserving 30% of our land by 2030.
The event will continue with an overview by Dr. Brad Shaffer describing the California Conservation Genomic Project (CCGP) and the La Kretz Center’s efforts to use 21st century genomic methods to develop conservation strategies that will benefit the 30×30 Initiative.
Following a Q & A session, please stay for light refreshments and a chance to chat with our current La Kretz postdoctoral researchers and learn about the work we are funding to enhance California conservation science.
This free event is open to the public, but requires an RSVP.
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For more information about California’s 30 x 30 Initiative & the CCGP, visit:
https://www.californianature.ca.gov/pages/30×30-partnership
www.ccgproject.org
Parking Information:
The closest UCLA parking structure to Hershey Hall is Parking Structure 2 at 602 Charles E Young Drive. For more details on where to park on UCLA campus and how to pay for parking please visit the Visitor Parking page of the UCLA Transportation website:
transportation.ucla.edu/campus-parking/visitors
This event is funded by the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and is co-sponsored by UCLA’s Institute of Environmental Science and the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator's I-710 Blueprint Webinar - Delivering the Goods: How LA County can Invest in Drayage Electrification Infrastructure
2023-03-29 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the Transportation Electrification Partnership put forth a call for action in 2019 for 40% of all drayage trucks serving the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to be zero emission by 2028, and have steadily advocated for significant deployment of charging infrastructure to facilitate the rapid adoption of battery-electric trucks. To catalyze the needed investment, LACI has developed an investment framework for the heavily trafficked I-710 corridor that addresses the following questions:
– How much charging infrastructure investment in Los Angeles County is needed to support the Transportation Electrification Partnership’s 40% ZE Drayage Trucks by 2028 and the San Pedro Bay Ports target of 100% ZE Drayage by 2035?
– Where in Los Angeles County should stakeholders prioritize for early deployments of charging infrastructure? What criteria should we consider?
– How can the region cooperate to fund these investments and attract federal support?
– How can different entities in the goods movement industry deploy charging infrastructure to support the drayage?
To learn more about these and other insights, join LACI and its project partners, Coalition for Environmental Health and Justice & bp pulse fleet, as they share preliminary findings and recommendations from a California Energy Commission-funded Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Blueprint grant, An Investment Blueprint for Heavy-Duty Charging to Support Battery-Electric Drayage along the I-710 Corridor.
In this webinar, LACI and its partners will outline the framework and process they created to identify specific site locations with characteristics ideal for the installation of drayage truck charging infrastructure, an overview of the opportunities presented by different sites, and the investment required to meet regional targets for zero emission drayage truck deployment.
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Climate Jobs Around the Green Ecosystem
2023-03-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
Join and meet companies working byte by byte and acre by acre to solve the climate crisis.
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About Terra.do job fairs
Action-packed job fairs each month, giving candidates upfront access to hear from companies about their climate solutions and why you should join them.

Hear about dozens of open roles, in a single event
Engage directly with CXOs and hiring managers
Get vetted by Terra.do and move into recruiters’ “priority lists”
Free for candidates to attend

Under the Redwoods: A Sempervirens Fund Webinar Series - "A Climate Action Plan for Redwoods | Laura McLendon"
2023-03-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join Sempervirens Fund’s Laura McLendon for a look at new evidence about the climate crisis, the impact on redwoods, and how the organization is responding.
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Webinars are the last Tuesday of each month (January – October).

Life after Concrete: Imagining the Future of the LA River
2023-03-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Doheny Memorial Library (DML) 240, 3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States
This is the fifth event of the 2022-23 Mellon Sawyer Seminar Precarious Ecologies: Science and Social Justice in the Production of Environmental Knowledge.
Nearly a century after it was encased in concrete for flood control, the LA River has in recent years become a source of hope for a renewed urban ecology, as well as a site of controversy over how to achieve this vision. Artists, activists, landscape designers and others have worked to imagine what the river might become, whether for green space starved Angelenos or for our city’s nonhuman inhabitants. This panel, part of the Mellon Sawyer series on “Precarious Ecologies,” brings together a range of thinkers to examine the possibilities and constraints of a revitalized LA River.
Panelists include artist Lauren Bon, landscape architect Jessica Hanson, activist mark! Lopez, anthropologist Sayd Randle, and Kizh-Gabrieliño tribal biologist Matthew Teutimez. USC historian William Deverell will serve as moderator.
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Urban biodiversity: the importance of scale
2023-03-24 11:30 - 12:30 | Online
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While much is known about the scaling of biodiversity, less is known about specifically how biodiversity scales in urban areas. This is an important question because over two-thirds of humans live in urban areas. Understanding how, precisely, biodiversity scales in urban areas will inform management. Linear relationships would imply that similar interventions should work across the range of city sizes (from small towns to the largest mega-cities) whereas non-linear relationships would imply that biodiversity strategies must be tailored to the size of the city. We focused on avian biodiversity because more than half of the species are found in urban areas (6,120 out of 11,162 species), including at least 350 threatened ones. We calculated species richness in 2,568 cities and used eBird, a community science platform, to estimate species richness. After controlling for a variety of variables that might explain variation in avian biodiversity, we found a non-linear relationship in cities and contrasted this to a well-established power law found in natural areas. After controlling for other key variables that might explain variation in urban biodiversity, the log-log relationship between city area and avian biodiversity had a slope of 0.42 until cities got bigger than 331 km2, beyond which it decreased to 0.15. This suggests that unique processes affect urban biodiversity in smaller and larger cities. When we focused on the subset of threatened species, we found a linear relationship with a slope of 0.20. Urbanization not only contributes to a global extinction, but urban areas may provide important habitat for threatened species.
About speaker: Dr. Nannan Gao is a Postdoctoral associate with Daniel T. Blumstein in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Her research mainly focuses on studying the relationship between urban biodiversity and city size by creating global urban biodiversity datasets that include small towns to megacities involving spatiotemporal advanced computing, statistical computing, and data science. Dr. Gao received her Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Science and also studied human geography and urban planning at Peking University. She seeks to balance humans and animals in urban areas.

Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America
2023-03-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
This is a keynote event of the Penn Regenerative Ag Alliance Workshop.
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Bet the Farm: A conversation with Beth Hoffman on the dollars and sense of growing food in America.
Speaker:
Beth Hoffman began her writing career focused on culture and food, producing a radio food series documenting the stories of immigrant women as they cooked in their homes (which was nationally syndicated). Now twenty-five years into writing and producing work on food and agriculture, her areas of expertise have grown to include the potential of agriculture in development, the financial viability of farms, and sustainability in agriculture. She has aired and published on NPR’s Morning Edition and on their food blog The Salt, written for The Guardian, Civil Eats, Forbes and produced work for the News Hour, Latino USA, and The World. Most recently she published Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America. Hoffman currently works as a consultant on food + communications projects, speaks about sustainable farming, and writes a blog as part of the Iowa Writers Collaborative.
Hoffman also spent much of her adult life teaching, most recently as an Associate Professor in the Media Studies Department at the University of San Francisco. She was a Fellow and Co-Lecturer at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism (where she also went to graduate school) in the Africa Food and Agriculture Reporting Project and traveled to India, Uganda, and Ethiopia to cover agriculture topics.
Perhaps most importantly, she is now a beginning farmer on a 570-acre farm in Iowa with her husband John. The couple raises pasture-raised beef, goats, and vegetables and forage for mushrooms.
This event is a part of Energy Week at Penn, a week of energy-focused events across Penn’s campus.
Browse and register for other Energy Week events: energyweek.upenn.edu

2023 BizFed Institute Water Forum
2023-03-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Metropolitan Water District, 700 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Join us the L.A. County Business Federation (BizFed) Institute for its in-person Water Resiliency Forum on Friday, March 24th, at the Metropolitan Water District’s Los Angeles headquarters to talk short-term and long-term solutions. They’ll convene change agents from business and government for a frank conversation about challenges, projects, policies, and urgently needed investments.
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Climate Change, Disruption, and Health Equity
2023-03-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
As climate-related disasters, such as floods, droughts, and extreme temperatures become more common, humans are being exposed to unique combinations of health hazards and stressors, which are often inequitably distributed across the population. A panel of experts will discuss how climate change and climate disasters impact health outcomes for different populations and exacerbates health inequities, their impact on health systems, and how we can better prepare for and mitigate the health impacts of a changing climate.
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This event is part of Energy Week at Penn. Check out the rest of the 2023 programming at energyweek.upenn.edu.

Climate Solutions, Justice, and the Rise of a Trillion-Dollar Industry
2023-03-24 07:20 - 08:20 | Online
This is a keynote event of The Penn Regenerative Ag Alliance Workshop.
The workshop’s morning keynote speaker, Dr. Jane Zelikova, will discuss the possibility of regenerative agriculture as a just climate solution. As attention on soil carbon is increasing in rapidly expanding carbon markets, questions of application and scalability must be approached from a framework that prioritizes equity.
Dr. Tamara Jane Zelikova works at the intersection of climate science and policy. Her work focuses on advancing the science of carbon removal and she has published in scientific journals like Nature and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, written and contributed to climate policy reports and published articles in popular media outlets like Scientific American. She is currently the executive director of the Soil Carbon Solutions Center at Colorado State University, where she works with leading scientists to build the tools and approaches needed to accelerate the deployment of credible soil-based climate solutions, measure their impacts and bring them to scale.
In addition to her scientific and policy expertise, Zelikova is the cofounder of 500 Women Scientists, a global grassroots nonprofit organization with the mission to serve society by making science open, inclusive and accessible and fighting racism, patriarchy and oppressive societal norms. She is also the founder of Hey Girl Productions, coproducing and starring in the film End of Snow, which has been featured in National Geographic and Outside magazine.
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This event is a part of Energy Week at Penn, a week of energy-focused events across Penn’s campus.
Browse and register for other Energy Week events: energyweek.upenn.edu

2nd Annual Climate Equity LA Series Launch
2023-03-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
The 2nd Annual Climate Equity LA (CELA) Series Launch will provide an overview of Year 2 of the CELA series, including its emphasis on extreme heat and equitable, community-centered solutions for climate resilience, and the collaborative role of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) in the co-creation of the City of LA’s first Heat Action Plan (HAP), Heat Relief Campaign, and Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA).
The launch event will provide an opportunity to review the successes and accomplishments from CELA Year 1, and will highlight the wisdom from community partners in conversation, with the support of public leaders, to improve how the City of LA can meet the needs and priorities of frontline communities most impacted by extreme heat and climate hazards, while advocating for more resources to get there.

Black Holes, White Gold: A Floristic Inventory of the Silver Peak Range, Esmeralda County, NV.
2023-03-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
With Peri Lee Pipkin, Masters student, Claremont University & 2022 WMRC Mini Grant Recipient
Peri Lee is conducting a floristic inventory of the Silver Peak mountains in Esmeralda County, Nevada. These desert mountains are arid yet full of incredible biodiversity, and range from valleys of alkali wetlands, cactus flats to red rock canyons, and peaks bearing lupines and bristlecone pines. There are several species of interest in the area, including the endemic and endangered Tiehm’s buckwheat, and the rare plant Tecopa Bird’s Beak. In addition to this floristic inventory, Peri Lee is also writing a conservation plan in order to preserve the threatened population of Tecopa’s Bird’s Beak that occurs in the alkali wetlands.
Registration required via Zoom. REGISTER HERE.
This talk will be recorded. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

GRID Talks | Raise the Roof: Women in Construction
2023-03-23 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Meet the women who are building a more inclusive solar industry!
with Marie Kills Warror, Anna Bautista, Freida Galindo
Join GRID Alternatives for a one hour discussion and Q&A on women in the solar industry, women in construction, and a just transition to a clean energy future through solar energy.
FREE ONLINE WEBINAR – REGISTER HERE
GRID Talks is a new webinar series that brings together leaders from the environmental justice movement to discuss issues related to clean energy access and community-centered solutions. The webinars seek to amplify the voices of GRID’s communities and share the stories, experiences, and work that are creating mission impact and systemic changes.
Marie Kills Warrior, Energy Research & Project Developer | I am an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. I was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the small town of Kyle South Dakota. I began my journey in Solar PV at an Earth Day event in 2016. In 2019 I obtained my NABCEP Associates through Red Cloud Renewables during the first Tribal Train The Trainer Program and I aspire to become a NABCEP certified Solar PV designer and Instructor for Indigenous Communities throughout Turtle Island.
Anna Bautista, Vice President of Construction, GRID Alternatives | Anna has broad experience in the solar industry as a site supervisor, hands-on trainer, and design and installation technician. In the private sector, she managed over $4M in residential and small commercial PV projects. She has worked on renewable energy projects and environmental justice campaigns in the Philippines, Haiti, and Costa Rica but is honored to share her skills locally to help democratize access to renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions and training. Anna has a degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT and is proud to represent among other women who are NABCEP Certified Installers in California.
Freida Galindo, SolarCorps Construction Project Management Fellow | Freida is a project management fellow for single-family homes in the greater Los Angeles area. She is an active environmental advocate in her community through lobbying and volunteering, working to advance community and ecosystem resilience. A first generation college graduate, she double majored in environmental studies and global studies at UC Santa Barbara. Her passion for the environment translates to her hobbies, like roller skating and paddleboarding, that allow her to be outdoors to enjoy nature.

Conversations on Informality: Providing Sustainable Electricity to Urban Informal Settlements of the Global South
2023-03-23 08:00 - 09:00 | Online
Providing basic services to informal urban settlements has been a historical challenge for cities of the global south. One of the defining features of ‘informality’ in settlements has been their lack of access to basic services. This seminar complicates that discussion by asking how to marry the concerns of sustainability and steady electricity provision in informal urban settlements. Dr. Mensah will present his research on electricity provision in Accra’s slums, while Dr. Kitio will focus on the overall macro picture of fitting sustainability into service provision in informal settlements of the global south. In particular, the seminar features research conducted by Eugenie L. Birch, co-Director of Penn’s Institute for Urban Research, and James Mensah entitled “Powering the Slum” and funded by the Kleinman Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.
The “Conversations on Informality” Seminar Series of the Penn IUR Forum on Urban Informality bring together leading scholars and practitioners for an exchange across academic disciplines and in policy.
This event is a part of Energy Week at Penn, a week of energy-focused events across Penn’s campus. Browse and register for other Energy Week events: www.energyweek.upenn.edu
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Renewable Energy Trends in Higher Ed: Different Solutions for Different Institutions
2023-03-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Colleges and universities are buying more renewable energy than ever. Their strategies are evolving and increasing, including: onsite, offsite, PPAs, Utility Green Tariffs, Retail Renewables, unbundled RECs, and emerging approaches. This webinar, which is based on a recent analysis of the state of renewable energy in higher education, will highlight several innovative examples of how institutions are navigating this complex landscape. Participants will hear case studies about Brown University’s community solar projects, Loyola Chicago’s journey from RECs to 100% renewables via retail, and more. Join this webinar to learn what’s happening across the sector and what might work for your institution.
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Presenters
Jessica Berry, Director of the Office of Sustainability, Brown University
Jess is the director of the Office of Sustainability and provides leadership and management across the University to enhance sustainability at Brown. She works closely with the associate provost of sustainability and key stakeholders to identify opportunities for integrating sustainability principles into University operations, including the development of a long-term Sustainability Strategic Plan and net-zero strategy. Jess has worked in the environmental field for over 20 years and holds a B.S. and M.S. in environmental studies and natural resources. She can be found mountain biking, skiing or in the Vermont mountains with her family.
Aaron Durnbaugh, Director of Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Aaron supports faculty and staff across Loyola’s campuses and academic centers in creating the most sustainable and transformative education experience possible. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Wilderness Alliance, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Environment and Natural Resources Working Committee, the Illinois Green Alliance’s Drawdown Steering Committee, and is the interim Chair for the Advisory Committee for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). Previously, he served as the Deputy Commissioner leading Chicago Department of Environment’s Natural Resources and Water Quality Division (NRWQ). The Department of Environment was the lead agency developing and implementing the Chicago Climate Action Plan. NRWQ educated the public on climate change issues through the Chicago Center for Green Technology, Chicago Conservation Corps, and Greencorps Chicago. NRWQ created mitigation opportunities through open space protection in the Calumet region, green infrastructure financing and various urban forestry projects. During his time in City government, Durnbaugh oversaw the City of Chicago’s climate adaptation strategy engaging stakeholders in built environment, public health and the natural environment. He holds a Master’s Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies and is a LEED™ accredited professional.
Dr. Wolfgang Bauer, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
From 2001 to 2013, Dr. Bauer served as chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and from 2009 to 2013 as founding director of the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research. For the last decade he has worked primarily on MSU’s Energy Transition Plan, with a stint as Senior Consultant (2013-2018) and subsequently Associate Vice President for Administration (2018-2020). He oversaw the development of MSU’s 10 MW portfolio of solar carports, which became operational in 2018 and was the largest solar carport project in the United States at that time.
Chris O’Brien, Vice President, Business Development, Coho Climate Advisors
Chris leads business outreach and solution delivery efforts with a focus on the higher education market. He brings more than 20 years of energy, sustainability, and strategic advisory services including as Director of Sustainability at American University, where he led participation in the Coho-facilitated 53 MW Capital Partners Solar Project. Chris also previously served as Director of Higher Education Programs at Edison Energy. In his side career/hobby in the beer industry, he authored the award-winning book Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World. He serves on the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Emerging Research: Air Pollution Health Outcomes and Valuation
2023-03-22 09:00 - 13:00 | Online
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) Research Division invites you to attend a public meeting to hear information about emerging science in the areas of assessing air pollution related health outcomes and approaches for valuation of health outcomes.
The purpose of this meeting is to hear information about emerging science in the area of air pollution and health in order to better understand the current available research and methodologies to assess and quantify health outcomes and benefits. This meeting will involve several presentations by academic and governmental experts on topics including health outcomes and valuation.
The scientific health experts are listed below:
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, M.P.H., Ph.D., Environmental and Occupational Health, UC Davis
Michael Jerrett, Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA
Rob Scot McConnell, MD., Population and Public Health Sciences, USC
Penelope JE Quintana, M.P.H., Ph.D., Environmental Health, SDSU
Bhavna Shamasunder, M.ES., Ph.D., Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College
Tracey Woodruff, M.P.H., Ph.D., Reproductive Health and the Environment, UCSF
The presentations will be followed by questions and a panel discussion with health experts under contract to CARB (see list of scientific health experts below). Afterwards there will be a period of public comment.
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Please register for the Public Meeting of Emerging Research: Air Pollution Health Outcomes and Valuation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar by computer or by telephone.
This webinar will be recorded. A link to the recording will be sent to registrants two weeks after the meeting date. The meeting agenda will be made available a week in advance of the meeting, and meeting slides will be made available the day of the meeting online.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Electrifying Everything
2023-03-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
Electric vehicle adoption has significantly progressed in the past few years, and the technologies and regulations to electrify other kinds of transportation has also accelerated. For years, we have talked about light duty electric vehicles, but total transportation electrification means electrifying every single way in which we move people and goods. This Summit will highlight the wider world of electric transportation including electric vertical take-off and landing, airplanes, ports, school buses, and micro-mobility to explore the current state of the market and what is needed for mass adoption.
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Anjali Bansal: The Opportunity to Drive Value Creation Through Climate Investing
2023-03-22 08:00 - 09:00 | Online
About the event
When applied to large-scale problems, technology and innovation can help create solutions with an outsized impact on climate outcomes.
There is an extraordinary opportunity to build and scale technology-led solutions that can accelerate low-emissions and climate-resilient development pathways and drive impact for people and planet.
Investment in these climate technologies is required across the capital continuum – from early-stage venture capital funding to large public funds. For developing nations such as India, which are critical participants in achieving global sustainability, climate technologies must encompass adaptation, resilience, and mitigation to drive maximum value creation.
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About the speaker
Anjali Bansal is the Founding Partner of Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund – investing in technology and innovation-led start-ups catalysing climate solutions and sustainability. Previously, Anjali was the Non-Executive Chairperson of Dena Bank, appointed by the Government of India to steer the stressed bank’s resolution and merger with Bank of Baroda.
Prior to that, Anjali was a Global Partner and Managing Director with TPG Growth PE, responsible for India, SE Asia, Africa and Middle East. She was also a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York.
Anjali has invested in various successful start-ups including Nykaa, Delhivery, Urban Company, Darwinbox, Farmart, and climate tech startups like Turno and Eeki. She serves as an independent director on leading boards including Tata Power, Nestle, and Piramal Enterprises. She has been appointed on the Board of ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) and GIFT City, and chairs the Climate Council within IVCA. She is a Member of the Evolution Review Committee for Niti Aayog, India’s premier policy think tank chaired by the Indian Prime Minister. Anjali has also previously chaired the India board of Women’s World Banking, and served on the boards of GSK Pharma, Siemens, and Bata.

WISE-LA Spring Brunch
2023-03-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Greenleaf Kitchen & Cocktails, 1239 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90291, United States
Join the Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy (WISE)-L.A. chapter for a fun brunch to meet and connect with others involved in the sustainable investment space in LA.
Feel free to bring your colleagues/friends in the industry who you think would benefit from this incredible WISE community!
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Environmental Justice Series Symposium — with Angela Johnson Meszaros
2023-03-17 14:00 - 16:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Angela Johnson Meszaros is is a Managing Attorney at Earth Justice.
Angela’s docket focuses on working with communities of color on issues related to air pollution, energy, and the urban environment. For over 30 years, Angela has used a range of tools to enhance the health, safety, and quality of life in communities impacted by environmental hazards including providing technical assistance to community members to support their effective advocacy on behalf of their communities, litigation, legislative drafting, policy advocacy, and media engagement.
Refreshments will be served.
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About the series
The struggle for environmental justice defines many of the communities that make up Los Angeles. This winter we welcome you to come and hear from some of the region’s leaders about the issues communities have faced, continue to face, and to learn from their activism and commitment.
All events to be held at UCLA Mildred Mathias Arboretum, La Kretz Garden Pavilion. Google Map

UCLA Anderson Energy Innovation Conference - Decarbonizing the Future
2023-03-17 09:30 - 18:00 | Marion Anderson Hall Grand Salon, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
RSVP required | UCLA Anderson’s Energy and Cleantech Association is thrilled to host the annual Energy Innovation Conference on Friday, March 17. This year’s theme is “Decarbonizing the Future.” The event will feature panels on electric mobility, carbon management, cleantech finance and women’s representation in the industry. Professionals and MBA students will learn from leaders and subject matter experts and engage in discussion about career development in cleantech.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
The expert panels will be followed by a networking happy hour.
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Free Food from the Dining Halls
2023-03-16 22:00 | Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement, 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Bruin Dine is a program serving leftover hot food from the UCLA dining halls FREE to all UCLA students, and is also looking for volunteers to help run these events (sign up at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11skt8Eys4hfeP4IKQFncG4Ct8ECivES6bjPjAfu20qE/edit#gid=1001346100 — UCLA email login required).
If the sign-up list is full, please place your name on the waitlist; if the waitlist is full, hang tight. Bruin Dine will release more volunteer dates in the weeks to come, and also asks that volunteers arrive at their meeting location at 9 pm before the event begins. More details about your shift will be confirmed with you via email and text.
If you also know of anyone who is in need of food, please send them the details to this event! Attendees must also bring their own containers and utensils!

Innovative approaches for building disaster and climate change resilient communities
2023-03-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
The University of the West Indies through the Office of Global Affairs, together with the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA and the Clara Lionel Foundation will host a webinar themed, Innovative approaches for building disaster and climate change resilient communities.
Join the conversation via Zoom on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at bit.ly/CaribbeanResilienceWebinar
This webinar seeks to capture some of the best Caribbean-based practices and case studies on disaster resilience and climate change adaptation.
Expert panellists will present innovative strategies and processes that have been adopted and produced encouraging results.
Opening Remarks
Marilyn Raphael, Director, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Keynote Speaker
Krystle Francis
Program Manager, Climate Resilience Initiative Clara Lionel Foundation
Panelists
Dr. Stephen Commins
Lecturer, Department of Urban Planning, and Associate Director for Global Public Affairs Luskin School, UCLA
Dr. Therese Ferguson-Murray
Deputy Dean and Senior Lecturer, School of Education, The UWI, Mona Campus
Ms. Marissa McMillan
Watershed Planner, Trinidad and Tobago Water and Sewerage Authority

Webinar: Carbon Capture and Storage and What it Means for Environmental Justice
2023-03-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join Just Solutions Collective in a webinar to explore precisely what carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is and how the technology works. CCS is often purported as a just environmental solution, aiming to reduce the levels of decades of carbon emissions in the earth’s atmosphere. However, many environmental and climate justice advocates point to the harmful impacts CCS technologies have on our communities.
Speakers will also discuss how CCS fits into the current landscape of federal funding opportunities and what EJ communities can expect with increased support for this technology. Lastly, they will examine if we can save the planet without CCS and what options are available as potential alternatives to this solution.
REGISTER HERE

UCLA Farmers Market
2023-03-15 14:00 - 18:00 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Biweekly market (last market of the quarter) with fresh produce and local farmers in Bruin Plaza!

Visions of Reproductive Justice Series: Perspectives on Climate Justice, Public Health, and Reproductive Justice
2023-03-15 12:15 - 13:30 | Online
Join the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy for a virtual discussion about the intersection of climate change and reproductive justice.
REGISTER HERE
