Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Can Abundance Be Sustainable? Merging Affordability and Climate Policy

UCLA Emmett Institute’s 2026 Spring Symposium

Registration is open for “Can Abundance Be Sustainable?” Affordability concerns are ubiquitous in conversations on environmental and climate policy issues. Policymakers and advocates are wrestling with the question of whether…

Smog and Sunshine: A Book Talk with Ann Carlson

Join us for a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.

Join us for a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail.  In “Smog and Sunshine,” UCLA Law professor and LA native Ann Carlson…

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

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PAST EVENTS

Replumbing the City: Water Management as Climate Adaptation in Los Angeles

The Water Resources Group is excited to host a conversation next month with Sayd Randle, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at Singapore Management University, to celebrate the publication of her…

Chinese Global Environmentalism: A Book Talk with Alex Wang

Video abstract We find ourselves in a remarkable moment in global environmental governance. China is actively promoting green development on the global stage, while the US under Trump has rejected…

A Scrap of Nature: Rediscovering UCLA’s Native Plants at Sage Hill

Bring your lunch for Botany Brown Bag, “A Scrap of Nature: Rediscovering UCLA’s Native Plants on Sage Hill with Dr. Andy Kleinhesselink Join us on Thursday, February 26 from 12-1…

CTR Lightening Talks

CTR community meetings connect tropical researchers by providing space to discuss research and build community.

Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium

The Climate Politics Working Group invites you to the book talk “Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium” by Professor Javiera Barandiaran (UCSB). Registration: This is a public event. To confirm…