Join
us for a half-day seminar featuring groundbreaking climate prediction
research by Alex Hall, UCLA climate scientist and professor, followed by
a panel discussion with climate policy experts.
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Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet
Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and
Management at Columbia University. Professor Sachs is widely considered to be the world’s leading
expert
on economic development and the fight against poverty. The Emmett Center is
co-sponsoring this event with the UCLA Anderson School's Center for
Global Management. EVENT REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON MARCH 14, 2013.
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When
satirical writer and avid kayaker George Wolfe organizes a boating expedition
down the entire 52 miles of the notorious Los Angeles River, he and his motley
crew become entangled in a legal controversy of national proportions.
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This all-day symposium will explore the potential benefits and
challenges of linking programs in foreign jurisdictions directed at Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) to
California’s cap-and-trade program as sources of offsets.
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The City of Los Angeles, Climate Resolve, the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative,
and the Emmett Center invite you to an exclusive conference that brings
together experts, innovators, and policymakers to inform LA area
leaders on cool roof technologies and how cool roofs can help LA survive
and thrive in a changing climate. Speakers include LA Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa, Emmett Center Executive Director Cara Horowitz, and Haley
Gilbert of the Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory.
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Come hear how the world’s largest cities are combating and
responding to climate change from David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and
Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and current Counsel of
International Business and Sustainability at Aird & Berlis LLP. Lunch provided! Please RSVP
here.
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Cass R. Sunstein, a leading
public intellectual and advisor to President Obama, will present his
approach to regulatory
policymaking and share his experience in the White House.
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The conference brings together a diverse group of leading scholars and experienced practitioners to discuss cutting-edge issues raised by recent decisions and pending court cases.
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Professor Andrew Weaver, from the University of Victoria, will discuss the Alberta oil sands and Canadian climate policy.
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Public transit in California and the nation—including the shuttles, buses, and passenger rail that serve our communities—has been battered by recession and dwindling public sector budgets. At the same time, ridership in many areas has spiked. This conference will highlight the challenges facing transit and explore solutions to overcome them and develop a world-class transit system.
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If you are in the Washington, DC area, you are
invited to join the environmental law centers at Berkeley and UCLA Schools of
Law as we present a Capitol Hill discussion on policies necessary for
long-term, mass adoption of electric vehicle technologies.
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The Environmental Law Center, the Emmett Center and other UCLA
programs present a review of the Supreme Court's past term.
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California’s landmark cap-and-trade program for controlling greenhouse gases gets underway this year, with the state’s first public auction slated for November 2012. The state still faces crucial questions, however, about how to spend revenues derived from its cap-and-trade auctions. Our symposium will look at a set of key questions surrounding revenue allocation decisions.
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Mark Jariabka, Executive Director of Islands First, will speak on how his environmental nonprofit works to build the capacity of small island developing states to advance their environmental agendas on the international stage. Please RSVP.
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Chris Mooney, the bestselling author of The Republican War on Science, will discuss his new book at a lunch talk. Please RSVP.
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At UCLA Law on Monday, February 13,
Dr. Michael Mann will discuss his new book, "The Hockey Stick and the
Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines."
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David Pettit is a senior attorney at
the Natural Resources Defense Council and a Bruin. At NRDC, Mr. Pettit
leads the Southern California Air Quality Project.
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Peter Frumhoff is the Director of Science and Policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Chief Scientist for its climate campaign. He is one of the country's leading voices on climate science and policy. Free to the public.
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Dr. Albert Carnesale will present the key recommendations of the recent report on global climate change responses, published by the National Academy of Sciences.
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NRDC Southern California Program Director Joel Reynolds will discuss environmental advocacy in the 21st Century.
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