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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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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How will the shrinking supply of water for Southern California affect urban and suburban development in the Southland? How should policymakers, water suppliers, local governments, and developers respond? What new litigation and other risks do developers and water managers face in this new era? And what, if anything, does this have to do with climate change? Come join this discussion with a panel of water experts drawn from business, law, and government.
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On January 27, 2009, the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment co-sponsored a discussion of SB 375, which has been called the state’s most important land-use law since the Coastal Act.
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