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Vision 2021 LA: A Model Sustainability Agenda for Los Angeles' Next Mayor and City Council
Cara Horowitz Megan M. Herzog Sean B. Hecht - December 10, 2012

Faculty and researchers at the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and the law school's Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program have crafted the first comprehensive environmental sustainability plan for the city of Los Angeles.

Looking Up
Cara Horowitz - June 18, 2012

The Emmett Center partners with NRDC on a new study analyzing the benefits of smart roofing options for Southern California. Looking Up concludes that green roofs and cool roofs would save energy and money, reduce global warming pollution, and relieve stress on California’s limited fresh water supply. Coauthored by Cara Horowitz, the study quantifies these benefits and makes policy recommendations for promoting smart roofs.

Bright Roofs, Big City
Cara Horowitz - October 01, 2011

In our second Pritzker Brief, Cara Horowitz explains how installing cool roofs in Los Angeles could improve public health, combat climate change, reduce energy demand, and save money.