Join us on the heels of election week for a timely conversation about climate policy, civic engagement, and the personal stakes of environmental action. Hear directly from one of today’s leading voices on climate politics.
Renowned as both a political scientist and a storyteller, Leah C. Stokes will discuss her new book, The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet, which follows three new parents on the unlikely path to passing the largest climate investment in U.S. history.
What to Expect
- A reception with light refreshments will precede the talk
- Complimentary book copies available while supplies last
- Free admission; registration required for each attendee
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026
Time: 5:00-6:45 PM
Location: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 2355
RSVP: This event is free, but Eventbrite registration is required.
Hosted by: UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Register for the event on Eventbrite to reserve your spot.
Agenda
About the Speaker
Leah C. Stokes is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at UC Santa Barbara and the author of The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet. She has championed climate policy in the United States at all levels of government and was selected for Time Magazine’s Time100 Next list and Business Insider’s top 30 global climate leaders. Trained at MIT, Columbia, and the University of Toronto, Stokes has been published in top scholarly journals, as well as The New York Times, Washington Post, and other popular media outlets. A recipient of a Harvard University Radcliffe Fellowship, she is also the author of the award-winning Short Circuiting Policy, which was listed as one of the top five climate books in 2020 by The New York Times. She is also a co-host of the climate podcast “A Matter of Degrees.”
