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SUMMARY:IoES/Luskin Research Seminar: Rajit Gadh
DESCRIPTION:“Smart Connection of EVs into the Electric Grid”Recent advances in information and communications systems and battery technologies\, in combination with substantial importance given by society to reducing greenhouse gas/carbon emissions\, have resulted in accelerated innovations in electric vehicles and the smart and renewable electric infrastructure necessary to fuel and support them. Products such as the Nissan Leaf\, Chevy Volt\, and Ford Focus Electric\, are in the process of creating mass markets for electric vehicles in the U.S. The utilities on their part are rapidly moving towards enhancing their infrastructure through their own investments as well as those from the DOE Stimulus ARRAGrants\, and the result will be major changes in their distribution and transmission infrastructure.Nevertheless\, the current infrastructure in the U.S. would have adifficult time supporting the charging of these EVs — substantial technological\, infrastructure and behavioral changes would be required to scale up the number of EVs. This results in opportunities and challenges\, and at UCLA\, we are working on developing an innovative smart grid-based infrastructure that takes advantage of the presence of EVs for both G2V (Grid-to-vehicle) and V2G (Vehicle-to-grid) to assist utilities and garage operators in managing loads via aggregated electric vehicles. The underlying research platform — an intelligent middleware connecting\, monitoring\, controlling\, and managing the charging and discharging of EVs using wireless communications\, sensors and controllers — will be presented in this session\, along with the accompanying opportunities\, challenges and future directions for aggregating and charging plug-in electric vehicles.About the Speaker:Professor Rajit GadhDepartment: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering EducationCarnegie Mellon University\, 1991Areas of InterestSmart Grid – Communication and control\, Electric Vehicle aggregation for Smart Grid Integration\, Vehicle to Grid and Grid to Vehicle\, Automated Demand Response\, Micro-grid modeling\, Smart grid for renewable integration\, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)\, Wireless Internet of Artifacts\, Reconfigurable Wireless Sensing and Networking Systems\, Wireless Multimedia Architectures\,  CAD/CAM/VR/Visualization. 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ioes-luskin-research-seminar-rajit-gadh/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140529T140000
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Koichiro Ito
DESCRIPTION:“The Economics of Attribute-Based Regulation: Theory and Evidence from Fuel-Economy Standards”AbstractIn many countries\, fuel-economy standards mandate that vehicles meet a certain fuel economy\,but heavier or larger vehicles are allowed to meet a lower standard. This has the perverseimplication of allowing automakers to meet standards either by improving fuel economy or byincreasing weight\, which lowers fuel economy and increases externalities related to accidents.This is but one example of an attribute-based regulation\, in which the regulation imposed on aproduct depends on both the externality it creates and some other attribute. Attribute-basingpotentially motivates rms and individuals to strategically alter the attribute\, thereby endogenouslyaltering the stringency of the regulation. This paper develops a theory of attribute-basingto demonstrate the costs and benets of its use. The paper then empirically examines the consequencesof attribute-based fuel-economy standards in Japan\, where fuel-economy standardsare a notched attribute-based function of vehicle weight. We use cross-sectional and panel techniquesto demonstrate that attribute-based regulation has signicantly altered the distributionof vehicle weight in Japan\, where 10% of vehicles bunch at weight notches. For cars whoseweight is altered in response to the policy\, we estimate that the alteration generates a welfareloss from the exacerbation of weight-related externalities of $1525 per unit sold\, which translatesinto a $686 million annual loss across the Japanese auto market.http://people.bu.edu/ito/attributes.pdfAbout the Speaker:Koichiro Ito is an assistant professor at Boston University School of Management and a Faculty Research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. Before joining BU\, he was a SIEPR Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. His research interests include environmental and energy economics\, industrial organization\, and public economics.See Professor Ito’s website for more information.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-koichiro-ito/
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Junjie Zhang
DESCRIPTION:’Effortless Perfection:’Do Chinese Cities Manipulate Air Pollution Data?Abstract:This paper uses unique data on daily air pollution concentrations over the period 2001-2010to test for manipulation in self-reported data by Chinese cities. First\, we employ a discontinuitytest to detect the cities that reported dubious pollution data around the cut-off for ”blue-skydays.” Then\, we propose a panel matching approach to identify the conditions under whichirregularities may occur. We find that about 50% of cities reported dubious PM10 pollutionlevels that led to a discontinuity at the cut-off. Suspicious data reporting tends to occur ondays when the anomaly is least detectable. Our findings indicate that the official daily airpollution data are not well behaved\, which provides suggestive evidence of manipulation.Link to paperAbout the Speaker:Junjie Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California\, San Diego. He is a Senior Advisor at the Asia Society and an Associate Editor at the journal of Marine Resource Economics. Zhang completed his Ph.D. in Environmental and Resource Economics from Duke University in 2008. He also holds a B.A. in Environmental Economics and Management from Renmin University of China\, a B.S. and a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University.  Zhang’s research centers on empirical issues in environmental and resource economics. He is particularly interested in an interdisciplinary approach that integrates social sciences\, engineering and natural sciences to deal with environmental policy problems. His research topics cover air pollution\, water resources\, climate change\, and fisheries. His recent research has focused on the environmental and energy problems in China.  
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-junjie-zhang/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140515T140000
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Tamara Sheldon
DESCRIPTION:“Designing Effective Plug-in Electric VehicleRebates”About the Speaker:Tamara\nSheldon is a doctoral candidate in the economics department at University of\nCalifornia\, San Diego. She is interested in environmental\, energy\, and public\neconomics. Her research explores demand for plug-in electric vehicles and\ninfrastructure as well as how the business cycle affects carbon dioxide\nemissions.  
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-tamara-sheldon/
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SUMMARY:The Futures of Food and the Futures of Farmers with UCLA Regents' Lecturer Charles C. Mann
DESCRIPTION:By the time today’s UCLAundergraduates hit middle age\, the world will hold almost 10 billion people\,\nmost of them affluent by historical standards. Dinner for the 10 billion\,\nagronomists say\, will be a huge challenge: We are running out of arable land\,\nwater supplies are stretched\, and the advances of the “green revolution” are\nfading. \nResearchers have proposed two\nbroad solutions: maintaining the current system of large-scale industrial\nmonoculture or switching over\, at least in substantial part\, to a much more\nlocalized\, diverse system. The former involves extensive deployment of\ngenetically modified organisms (GMOs)\, heavy chemical use and even heavier\ncomputer monitoring. Meanwhile\, the small\, highly productive farms touted as a\nmodel require vastly more labor—that is\, vastly more people working on the\nland. The choice of system\, a key task of the next generation\, will have\nenormous impact on the kind of lives people lead tomorrow. \nCharles\nC. Mann is the author of 1493\, a New York Times\nbest-seller\, and 1491\,\nwhich won the U.S. National Academy of Sciences’ Keck award for the best book\nof the year. A correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly\, Science and Wired\, he\nhas covered the intersection of science\, technology and commerce for many\nnewspapers and magazines here and abroad\, including National Geographic\, the\nNew York Times\, Vanity Fair and the Washington Post. In addition to 1491 and 1493\, he is the co-author\nof five other books\, one of which is a young person’s version of 1491 called Before Columbus.  
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/the-futures-of-food-and-the-futures-of-farmers-with-ucla-regents-lecturer-charles-c-mann/
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SUMMARY:The Futures of Food and the Futures of Farmers
DESCRIPTION:The Futures of Food and the the Futures of FarmersBy the time today’s UCLAundergraduates hit middle age\, the world will hold almost 10 billion people\,\nmost of them affluent by historical standards. Dinner for the 10 billion\,\nagronomists say\, will be a huge challenge: We are running out of arable land\,\nwater supplies are stretched\, and the advances of the “green revolution” are\nfading. \nResearchers have proposed two\nbroad solutions: maintaining the current system of large-scale industrial\nmonoculture or switching over\, at least in substantial part\, to a much more\nlocalized\, diverse system. The former involves extensive deployment of\ngenetically modified organisms (GMOs)\, heavy chemical use and even heavier\ncomputer monitoring. Meanwhile\, the small\, highly productive farms touted as a\nmodel require vastly more labor—that is\, vastly more people working on the\nland. The choice of system\, a key task of the next generation\, will have\nenormous impact on the kind of lives people lead tomorrow. \nCharles\nC. Mann is the author of 1493\, a New York Times\nbest-seller\, and 1491\,\nwhich won the U.S. National Academy of Sciences’ Keck award for the best book\nof the year. A correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly\, Science and Wired\, he\nhas covered the intersection of science\, technology and commerce for many\nnewspapers and magazines here and abroad\, including National Geographic\, the\nNew York Times\, Vanity Fair and the Washington Post. In addition to 1491 and 1493\, he is the co-author\nof five other books\, one of which is a young person’s version of 1491 called Before Columbus. \nEvent information \n  When:  \n  Tuesday\, May 13\, 2014\n  5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception\n  6:30 – 8 p.m. Program \n  Where:     \n  UCLA Public Affairs Building\n  Third Floor Terrace\n  337 Charles E Young Drive East \n  Los Angeles\, California 90095 \nParking and transit informationRSVP by May 8 or contact us for more information:\ncharlesmannatuclaluskin.eventbrite.com   •   310-206-8034 \nSponsored by:\nUCLA\nLuskin Center for Innovation\nCotsen\nInstitute of Archaeology – UCLA\nUCLA\nAsia Institute – International Institute\nUCLA\nLatin American Institute\nGlobal\nPublic Affairs at Luskin\nUCLA\nCesar E. Chavez Dept. of Chicana/o Studies\nUCLA\nInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability\nUCLA\nCenter for Social Theory and Comparative History\nEmmett\nInstitute on Climate Change and the Environment
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/the-futures-of-food-and-the-futures-of-farmers/
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Katrina Jessoe
DESCRIPTION:“Commercial and Industrial Demand Response UnderMandatory Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing”AbstractThis paper is the first to evaluate the\nimpact of a large-scale field deployment of mandatory time of-use (TOU) pricing\non the energy use of commercial and industrial firms. The regulation imposes higher\nuser prices during hours when electricity is generally more expensive to\nproduce\, and is the most common way for time-varying incentives to be\ntransmitted to retail electricity customers. We exploit a natural experiment\nthat arises from the rules governing the program to present evidence that TOU\npricing induced negligible change in overall usage\, peak usage or peak load. As\nsuch\, economic efficiency was not increased by this regulation. Bill levels and\nvolatility exhibit only minor shifts\, suggesting that concerns from advocacy\ngroups about increased expenditure and customer risk exposure have been\noverstated.http://kkjessoe.ucdavis.edu/Research.htm.About the Speaker:Katrina\nJessoe is  an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and\nResource Economics at UC Davis\, where she specializes in environmental and\nenergy economics. Much of her research centers on the design and evaluation of\nwater regulations and time variant pricing in electricity markets. In her work\,\nshe often collaborates with electric and water utilities\, as well as state\nagencies. Some recent and ongoing projects include the design of a randomized\nfield experiment to test the role of information on the price elasticity for\nresidential electricity\, the analysis of time-variant pricing programs for\nresidential and commercial electricity customers\, and the collection of water quality data from public\nand state small systems to measure the impact of drinking water quality\nregulations in California. She received a BA from Princeton University in 2002\nand a PhD in Environmental and Resource Economics from Yale University if 2009.Please see Professor Jessoe’s website for more information.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-katrina-jessoe/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140506T120000
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SUMMARY:Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age: Preventing Technology-Facilitated Exploitation
DESCRIPTION:PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESPreventing Technology-Facilitated ExploitationModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Public Policy and Electrical Engineering\, UCLAPanelistsErnie Allen President & CEO\, International Centre for Missing & Exploited ChildrenAdrian Chandley PrincipalProgram Manager Lead\, MicrosoftAmanda Hess Staff Writer\, SlateCody Monk Special Agent\, Federal Bureau of InvestigationThe Internet technologies have brought new avenues for exploitation involving child pornography\, human trafficking\, sextortion\, cyberstalking and other forms of harassment. This panel will consider what can be done to provide local law enforcement agencies with better tools to combat these forms of exploitation. How can we more  effectively combat crime\, including crimes of exploitation\, conducted using the “deep web” and digital currencies? Given the global nature of today’s communications systems\, what is the best response to combat exploitation in which the producers and consumers of illicit content are often in different countries?This panel session will explore the challenges associated with fostering the positive aspects of today’s technologies while also addressing their misuse for exploitation.In particular\, the panel will address questions including:What can be done to provide local law enforcement agencies with better tools to combat cyberstalking?Cyberstalking and harassment disproportionately target women. How does this chill online participation by women\, and what are some steps we could take to address this?To what extent should the government regulate digital currencies such as bitcoin\, which can be used for both lawful and unlawful transactions\, including transactions associated with exploitation?Given the global nature of today’s communications systems\, what is the best response to combat exploitation in which the producers and consumers of illicit content are often in different countries?How can we more effectively combat crime\, including crimes of exploitation\, conducted using the “deep web”?All Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age panels are free. Registration is required. Seating will be first come\, first served. Lunch will be served. Daily parking is $12. Pay-by-space parking is also available in Parking Structure SV.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/public-policy-for-innovation-in-the-digital-age-preventing-technology-facilitated-exploitation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140505T130000
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SUMMARY:IoES/Luskin Research Seminar: Anthony Michaels
DESCRIPTION:“Dare to be Trivial”Presented by Dr. Anthony Michaels\, Managing Director\, Proteus Environmental TechnologiesAbout the TalkUniversities are homes for extraordinary innovation and scholarship. Almost by definition\, environmental scholarship has the additional requirement of being relevant to one of the key challenges for the sustainability of life on this earth. Whose job is it to make that relevance real? What are the tools that we use to bring innovations in thought and technology to the lives of the broader public? Most importantly – what is the scale at which we strive to effect change? The problems are so vast and the route to scale so daunting. I propose that we “dare to be trivial”. Pick big challenges and go to the heart of what it takes to execute on a real change at scale. Then ask – what will it take to change 5% of that global environmental challenge through an innovation? That might be trivial\, but it is not irrelevant. How can we do it fast? I have chosen to stray from the academic path to look at “high-leverage” methods of changing society through innovation. My toolkit of choice is a combination of new approaches to investing\, a hybrid technology development path for innovations and a complex systems perspective. Using real examples that are as diverse as energy efficiency\, recycling\, waste-to-value and agriculture\, this toolkit shows promise for taking academic knowledge to scale – rapidly – and to creating alternate paths to sustainability that leverage the power of market forces. It is complementary to the more traditional toolkits for change such as policy\, innovation startups and education. I think that this niche – fairly unpopulated at this time\, is a wonderful new opportunity for clever research universities to magnify the relevance and value of scholarship on a path to a better planet.About the SpeakerTony Michaels has 21 years of leadership experience in environmental science\, systems thinking and entrepreneurship. He was the founder and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California from 1996-2008 with combined research and operational budgets of over $15M per year and over 100 faculty\, staff and students. He has 27 years of experience in marine and environmental research including research on the global carbon cycle and the role of the oceans in absorbing carbon dioxide\, a major greenhouse gas. He co-created and managed a program on the value of climate forecasts in the management of hurricane-related risks by the international reinsurance industry. He was the founding President of the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors\, a professional organization for leaders of academic environmental programs that now involves over 140 universities and colleges. He attended the University of California\, San Diego (1976-1979)\, the University of Arizona (B.S. 1982\, M.S. 1983) and the University of California\, Santa Cruz (Ph.D. in Biology\, 1988). He worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Bermuda Biological Station for Research before coming to USC in 1996. 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ioes-luskin-research-seminar-anthony-michaels/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140502T080000
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SUMMARY:Energy Innovation Conference
DESCRIPTION:Our Deputy Director\, Colleen Callahan\, will be speaking at the Energy Innovation Conference!Tickets are on sale now!Industry price: $25 with 50% off discount code “Earlybird”Ticket price includes breakfast\, lunch\, and parkingThe Energy Innovation Conference seeks to:Showcase innovative technologies with the potential to reinvent the energy industry\,Enable entrepreneurs\, university researchers\, and corporate executives to demonstrate technology to investors\, corporations\, and industry veterans; andProvide an atmosphere of collaborative learning for all participants through a panel format.Speakers & Panelists:Keynote Speaker:MATT PETERSENChief Sustainability Officer of the City of Los AngelesFeatured Panel:IAN GARDNERChief Strategy & Investment Officer of the LA Cleantech IncubatorJIM MCDERMOTTManaging Partner\, US Renewables GroupANIL TAMMINEEDIVenture Capital\, Angeleno GroupPanel Topics Include*Panels subject to changeTransportation (EVs & Charging)StorageExploration & Production of Oil & GasEnergy Efficiency & IT / SoftwarePolicy\, Government\, & RegulationVC & EntrepreneurshipSolarUtility of the Future / Smart Grid110 Westwood PlazaLos Angeles\, CA 90095-1481anderson.ucla.edu    
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/energy-innovation-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140501T140000
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Kyle Meng
DESCRIPTION:“Forecasting theCost to Firms of Climate Policy using Prediction Markets and Lobbying\nRecords” AbstractForecasting the cost of proposed policies may\nbe difficult when prior experience is limited. This paper develops a novel\nforecasting method that combines prediction market prices with stock returns to\nestimate the expected cost to firms of the Waxman-Markey climate policy bill. I\nfind Waxman-Markey would have reduced the value of listed firms by $150 billion\nwith greater losses for carbon intensive sectors. A regression discontinuity\ndesign finds sectors entitled to free allowances under the bill experienced larger\ngains. Lobbying records are used to estimate a political influence function for\nlisted firms and to partially identify costs for unlisted firms.Link to paperAbout the Speaker:Kyle Meng is an\nenvironmental economist whose\nresearch examines the costs\, benefits\, and political economy of climate policy\nwith applications around the world. His research has been published in Nature and PNAS. Kyle is\ncurrently a Postdoctoral Fellow with joint appointment at the Woodrow Wilson\nSchool of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the\nEnvironmental Defense Fund. Beginning in the fall of 2014\, Kyle will be an\nAssistant Professor of Environmental Science and Management and Economics at\nthe University of California\, Santa Barbara.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-kyle-meng/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140425T090000
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SUMMARY:Conference: Who Owns the Digital City?
DESCRIPTION:RSVP by April 21\, 2014REGISTER TODAY!This conference brings together policymakers\, technologists\, engineers\, activists and intellectuals to explore how information and communication technologies are changing the governance\, social experience\, management and study of our cities.This is a part of a larger project at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to explore the main critical policy issues raised by the digital revolution\, which is upending entire fields and industries and causing many changes in our daily lives. The latest phase of information and communication technology development will have a particularly powerful effect on our cities and regions\, leading to new paradigms of urban management\, public decision-making and participation\, social interaction\, and social-scientific methodology.The keynote presentation will be given by computer scientist and futurist Jaron Lanier\, author of Who Owns the Future?Event informationKeynote: Thursday\, April 24\, 2014  6 p.m. – 8 p.m.UCLA Luskin Third Floor Terrace 337 Charles E Young Drive East Los Angeles\, California 90095   Conference:Friday\, April 25\, 2014 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.UCLA De Neve Commons\, Plaza Room 351 Charles E. Young Drive West Los Angeles\, California 90095 Parking available for $12 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/conference-who-owns-the-digital-city/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140425T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140425T140000
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SUMMARY:2014 LABC Sustainability Summit: California Energy and Water Policy: Is it Driving New Jobs and Investment in Los Angeles?
DESCRIPTION:J.R. DeShazo will be a speaker at this year’s LABCAnnual Sustainability Summit. Hailed by notables nationwide as the singular LA event that\ncaptures how best to build and capitalize on the new clean tech economy\, this\nexceptional forum advocates for business-driven solutions and\npolicy-prescriptions that can make clean energy more profitable.  \nAt this year’s summit\, L.A.\nCityMayor Garcetti is invited to share with us his vision and plan for a\nsustainable city that creates new jobs and businesses. Also invited to give\nkeynotes are Dr. Manuel Pastor\, Director of USC’s Program for\nEnvironmental and Regional Equity\, and City of Lancaster Mayor R. Rex\nParris\, who set Lancaster on a path to becoming a net zero city. \nConfirmed speakers also include: California State Senator Kevin\nde Leon; Gary Lee Moore\, Interim Executive Director of the Port\nof Los Angeles; Robert Katherman\, Water Replenishment District of\nSouthern California; Commissioner Andrew McAllister\, California Energy\nCommission and many more.  \nThe LABC Institute will\nbe partnering with the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and the USC Program\nfor Environmental and Regional Equity to conduct research and release a report\non the LADWP Clean LA Solar (Feed-in-Tariff) Program that will provide an early\nsnapshot of the local impacts and offer suggestions for maximizing the benefits\nas the program seeks to scale up to a 600 MW Program. \nFor more information\, Click Here.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/2014-labc-sustainability-summit-california-energy-and-water-policy-is-it-driving-new-jobs-and-investment-in-los-angeles/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140424T180000
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SUMMARY:Keynote: Who Owns the Digital City?
DESCRIPTION:RSVP by April 21\, 2014\nREGISTER TODAY! \nThis conference brings together policymakers\, technologists\, engineers\, activists and intellectuals to explore how information and communication technologies are changing the governance\, social experience\, management and study of our cities. \nThis is a part of a larger project at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to explore the main critical policy issues raised by the digital revolution\, which is upending entire fields and industries and causing many changes in our daily lives. The latest phase of information and communication technology development will have a particularly powerful effect on our cities and regions\, leading to new paradigms of urban management\, public decision-making and participation\, social interaction\, and social-scientific methodology. \nThe keynote presentation will be given by computer scientist and futurist Jaron Lanier\, author of Who Owns the Future? \nEvent informationKeynote: Thursday\, April 24\, 2014  6 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.UCLA Luskin Third Floor Terrace 337 Charles E Young Drive East Los Angeles\, California 90095   Conference:Friday\, April 25\, 2014 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.UCLA De Neve Commons\, Plaza Room 351 Charles E. Young Drive West Los Angeles\, California 90095 Parking available for $12
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/keynote-who-owns-the-digital-city/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140424T180000
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SUMMARY:Justice Fusion:  Art and Creative Expression for Social & Environmental Equity
DESCRIPTION:RSVP at: conta.cc/1q0gK6rSponsored by the UCLA Environmental Justice Initiative\, this event explores the intersection between race\, class\, gender\, and environmental issues through art. The event will feature contributions from students and artists at the crossroads of environmental activism and scholarship. Attendees will also have the opportunity to express their own experiences with environmental burdens and benefits through visual and performance art. Learn more about the artists and event…Program4:00-5:00pm Refreshments4:00-5:00pm Photography Exhibit & Live Art5:00-6:00pm Poetry & Spoken WordCo-Hosted by:Center for the Study of InequalityInstitute of the Environment and SustainabilityInstitute of American CulturesLuskin Center for InnovationUCLA Cultural Affairs CommissionUCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/justice-fusion-art-and-creative-expression-for-social-environmental-equity/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140424T153000
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Catherine Wolfram
DESCRIPTION:“The Demand for Energy-Using Assets among the World’s Rising Middle Classes”Abstract:We study decisions to acquire energy-using assets in thepresence of rising incomes. We develop a theoretical framework to show that\ncredit-constrained\, poor households are unlikely to use additional income to\nbuy appliances. The effect of income growth on asset purchases is stronger at\nhigher income levels. We use large and plausibly exogenous shocks to household\nincome generated by the conditional-cash-transfer program in Mexico\,\nOportunidades\, to show that asset acquisition is nonlinear\, depends\, as\npredicted\, on the pace of income growth\, and both effects are economically\nlarge among beneficiaries. Our results may help explain important worldwide\ntrends in energy use.Link to paperAbout the Speaker:Catherine Wolfram is Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration at\n the Haas School of Business and a researcher at the UC Energy\nInstitute. Her research focuses on the economics of energy markets. She has studied the impact of environmental regulation on energy\nmarkets and the effects of electricity industry privatization and\nrestructuring around the world. She received a PhD in economics from MIT. Before joining the faculty\nat UC Berkeley\, she was an assistant professor of economics at Harvard\nUniversity.\nSee Catherine Wolfram’s complete bio.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-catherine-wolfram/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140417T153000
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Hunt Allcott
DESCRIPTION:“The Lightbulb Paradox: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments”Abstract:It is often suggestedthat consumers are imperfectly informed about or inattentive to energy costs of\ndurable goods such as cars\, air conditioners\, and lightbulbs. We study two\nrandomized control experiments that provide information on energy costs and\nproduct lifetimes for energy efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs)\nvs. traditional incandescent bulbs. We then propose a general model of consumer\nbias in choices between energy-using durables\, derive sufficient statistics for\nquantifying the welfare implications of such bias\, and evaluate energy efficiency\nsubsidies and standards as second best corrective policies if powerful\ninformation disclosure is infeasible. In the context of our theoretical model\,\nthe empirical results suggest that moderate CFL subsidies may be optimal\, but\nimperfect information and inattention do not appear to justify a ban on\ntraditional incandescent lightbulbs in the absence of other inefficiencies.Link to paperAbout the Speaker:Hunt Allcott is an Assistant Professor of Economics at New York University and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is also a Scientific Director of ideas42\,\n a think tank that applies insights from psychology and economics to\nproblems in international development\, health care\, consumer finance\,\nand the energy industry. He is a Contributing Author of the\nIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report and\,\naccording to a recent article in the American Economic Journal\, one of the top five most-cited economists who have completed a PhD after 2005.\n      Professor Allcott holds a PhD from Harvard University and a BS\nand MS from Stanford University. Before coming to NYU\, he was the Energy\n and Society Fellow in the MIT Economics Department and the MIT Energy Initiative.\n He has also worked in the private sector as a consultant with Cambridge\n Energy Research Associates and in international development as a\nconsultant to the World Bank. During academic year 2013-2014\, he is a\nvisiting professor at Berkeley\, Stanford\, and the University of Chicago. \nProfessor Allcott is an applied microeconomist who studies topics in\nenvironmental and energy economics\, industrial organization\, behavioral\neconomics\, and development microeconomics. His research centers on\nconsumer behavior\, business strategy\, and regulatory policy in energy\nmarkets. He uses a variety of tools\, including both structural and\nreduced form econometrics\, applied theory\, and randomized field\nexperiments.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-hunt-allcott/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140416T140000
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SUMMARY:Where did all the Money Go? Economic Development in a Post-Redevelopment California
DESCRIPTION:Withthe recent impact of the most severe recession since the Great Depression\, and\nthe elimination of redevelopment in California\, literally\, “Where did all the\nMoney Go?”  And how can we still achieve\nthe goals of Smart Growth and Sustainable Community planning?   This symposium will be a conversation with a\nselected group of UCLA alumni from our programs that are engaged in helping to shape\nthose outcomes.  We will also discuss key\nissues students will eventually face as planners and policy analysts and how your\neducation today can help with your professional challenges ahead. \nRedevelopment\nwas a major land assembly and financing tool for economic development\, and an\nimportant financing mechanism for affordable housing.  Now that it is essentially gone – except for\ncompleting the transfer of outstanding assets by the successor agencies\, where\nis all the money going and how are jurisdictions coping?  How can we continue to plan effectively under\nthese conditions\, and what new financing and planning tools are on the horizon?  This is a dynamic and exciting time\, although\nthe future is far from certain. \nThe\nPanelists will discuss the various key topics from their own work perspectives.  Professor Donald Shoup will make some introductory\nremarks about how the world of urban public finance has changed since he first\nstarted teaching this course over two decades ago. Panelists include: \n▪ Moderator- Stan Hoffman\, President\, Stanley R. Hoffman\nAssociates\, UCLA MA Urban Planning\, 1972 \n▪ Cecilia Estolano\, Principal\, Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors\,\nLLC\, former Los Angeles CRA director\,\nUCLA MA Urban Planning\, 1991  \n▪ Robb Steel\, Director – Economic Development\, former\nRedevelopment Director\, City of Rialto\, UCLA MA Urban Planning\, 1981 \n▪ Brian Gross\, Senior Consultant\, Waronzof\, UCLA MA Urban\nPlanning\, 2002 \n▪ Julio Morales\, Finance Director\, City of Huntington Park\,\nUCLA MBA\, 2003 \n▪ Sarah McPherson Besley\, Hollywood Properties Owners\nAlliance\,  UCLA MA Urban Planning\, 2007 \n▪ Jeff Carpenter\, retired\, former Los Angeles CRA Senior Staff\, UCLA MA Urban Planning\, 1971 \n 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/where-did-all-the-money-go-economic-development-in-a-post-redevelopment-california/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140410T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140410T153000
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: Matthew Kahn
DESCRIPTION:“Household Demandfor Low Carbon Public Policies: Evidence from California”AbstractIn recent years\, Californians have voted on\ntwo key pieces of low carbon regulation. The resulting voting patterns provide\nan opportunity to examine the demand for carbon mitigation efforts. Household\nvoting patterns are found to mirror the voting patterns by the U.S Congress on\nnational carbon legislation. Political liberals and more educated voters favor\nsuch regulations while suburbanites tend to oppose such initiatives. Survey\nresponses at the individual level are shown to predict the spatial variation in\nactual voting patterns and hence convergent validity for results obtained with\nstated preference data on voting markets.http://www.nber.org/papers/w19965About the Speaker:Matthew E. Kahn is a\nProfessor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment\, the Department of\nEconomics\, the Department of Public Policy\, the Anderson School of Management and theUCLA Law School. He is a research associate\nat the National\nBureau of Economic Research and a research fellow at\nIZA.  He also serves as a Non-Resident Scholar at the NYU Stern\nSchool of Business at the Urbanization Project and as a Non-Resident\nScholar at the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Urban\nResearch.  Before joining the UCLA faculty in January 2007\, he taught\nat Columbia and the Fletcher School at Tufts University.  He has served as\na Visiting Professor at Harvard and Stanford and as the Low Tuck Kwong\nDistinguished Visiting Professor at the National University of\nSingapore.  He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of\nChicago.   He is the author of  Green Cities: Urban Growth and the\nEnvironment (Brookings Institution Press 2006) and the co-author of Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War (Princeton\nUniversity Press 2009). In September 2010\, Basic Books published his book\ntitled Climatopolis .  In July 2013\, he\npublished his book titled:Fundamentals of Environmental Economics: Solving Urban\nPollution Problems.  My research focuses on environmental\,\nurban\, real estate\, and energy economics.  \nHe also serves as the Director of\nResearch for the UCLA Anderson School’s Ziman\nReal Estate Center.  Please see Professor Kahn’s website for more information.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-matthew-kahn/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140407T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T211038
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SUMMARY:IoES/Luskin Research Seminar: Xavier Swamikannu
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Xavier Swamikannu\, IoES Assistant Adjunct Faculty Candidate”Environmental Protection Priorities and Challenges in South Asia”
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ioes-luskin-research-seminar-xavier-swamikannu/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140403T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140403T153000
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CREATED:20180801T214237Z
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SUMMARY:Environment and Energy Economics Weekly Seminar: W. Reed Walker
DESCRIPTION:“Every Breath You Take | Every Dollar You’ll Make:The Long-Term Consequences of the Clean Air Act of 1970″AbstractThis paper examines the long-term impacts of in-utero andearly childhood exposure to ambient air pollution on adult labor market\noutcomes. We take advantage of a new administrative data set that is uniquely\nsuited for addressing this question because it combines information on\nindividuals’ quarterly earnings together with their counties and dates of\nbirth. We use the sharp changes in ambient air pollution concentrations driven\nby the implementation of the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments as a source of\nidentifying variation\, and we compare cohorts born in counties that experienced\nlarge changes in total suspended particulate (TSP) exposure to cohorts born in\ncounties that had minimal or no changes. We find a significant relationship\nbetween TSP exposure in the year of birth and adult labor market outcomes. A 10\nunit decrease in TSP in the year of birth is associated with a 1 percent\nincrease in annual earnings for workers aged 29-31. Most\, but not all\, of this\neffect is driven by an increase in labor force participation. In present value\,\nthe gains from being born into a county affected by the 1970 Clean Air Act\namount to about $4\,300 in lifetime income for the 1.5 million individuals born\ninto these counties each year.http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/rwalker/research/CAAlongtermHealth.pdf About the Speaker:Reed\nWalker is currently a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy at the\nUniversity of California – Berkeley. After his fellowship with the Robert Wood\nJohnson Foundation\, he will join the faculty at the University of California –\nBerkeley’s Haas School of Business as an assistant professor in Business and\nPublic Policy. He received his PhD in economics from Columbia University in\n2012. His research explores the social costs of environmental externalities\nsuch as air pollution and how existing regulations to limit these externalities\ncontribute to distortions in various product markets. 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environment-and-energy-economics-weekly-seminar-w-reed-walker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140401T133000
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SUMMARY:Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age: Creating a Digitally Fluent Workforce
DESCRIPTION:PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESCreating a Digitally Fluent WorkforceVIEW HIGHLIGHTS\, PHOTOS\, AND VIDEOModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Electrical Engineering and Public Policy\, UCLA and Digital Technology Initiative Director\, UCLA Luskin Center for InnovationPanelistsLori Harnick General Manager\, Citizenship & Public Affairs\, MicrosoftSarah Holland Public Policy\, GoogleJane Margolis Senior Researcher\, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information StudiesTodd Ullah\, Ed.D. Administrator\, Los Angeles Unified School District Economic prosperity in the 21st century will be directly correlated to a digitally fluent workforce. This will require an education system that provides not only access to digital technologies and services\, but that also fosters fluency in their use. This does not mean everyone should be a computer science major. It does mean\, however\, that K-12 schools and universities will need to ensure that their curricula reflect the growing ties between technology and innovation in the global digital economy.This panel session will explore how to create a digitally fluent workforce\, addressing the questions:1. What is the level of digital fluency in the workforce today\, and what are the critical gaps?2. Other than the obvious (though not always accurate) generalization that young people are more comfortable with technology\, what are some notable features of the landscape today with respect to digital fluency? What does this mean for how education regarding computing technologies should evolve?3. What are best practices or model programs helping to democratize access and opportunities for young people to acquire computer skills?4. What are the proper roles of the federal\, state and local governments and companies in fostering digital fluency?5. How can universities work to preserve the vital role of liberal arts education in a climate that places increasing emphasis on skills such as computer programming?All Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age panels are free. Registration is required. Seating will be first come\, first served. Lunch will be served. Daily parking is $12. Pay-by-space parking is also available in Parking Structure SV.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/public-policy-for-innovation-in-the-digital-age-creating-a-digitally-fluent-workforce/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140331T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140331T164500
DTSTAMP:20260419T211038
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SUMMARY:The California-Quebec Adventure: Linking Cap and Trade as a Path to Global Climate Action?
DESCRIPTION:A symposium on the recent linkage of the California and Quebec cap-and-trade programs and its implication for broader international climate cooperationClick here to RSVP for this event Click here for directions to this eventAt the beginning of this year\, California and Quebec linked their greenhouse gas cap-and-trade programs.  This means that sources of greenhouse gases in each jurisdiction can trade emission allowances issued under either program.  This linkage represents a key step forward in developing international cooperative mechanisms to address climate change.  As a result\, there is a lot at stake in making this program successful\, and some important questions for how to do this remain to be answered.  What are the pitfalls to avoid going forward?  How can California and Quebec best coordinate the joint auctions scheduled later this year?  How can we further expand this program and encourage other regulators to create regional linkages?This symposium takes on these issues and other topics related to the California-Quebec linkage\, featuring panels of academics and policymakers from the United States and Canada.SponsorsCanadian Studies at UCLA ProgramEmmett Center on Climate Change and the EnvironmentInstitute of the Environment and SustainabilityLuskin Center for InnovationCanadian Consulate in Los AngelesThe Government of QuebecThe California Air Resources Board   \n  Agenda \n  ​ \n  ​8:45am \n  Welcome​\n  Glen MacDonald\, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\n  Mr. James Villeneuve\, Canadian Consul General (invited)\n  Alain Houde\, Head of Post\, Quebec Delegation in LA (invited) \n  ​9-10:15am \n  ​Keynote Panel: The Past\, Present and Future of the\n  California/Quebec Linkages\n  Mary Nichols\, California Air Resource Board Chairman\n  Yves-François Blanchet\, Minister of the Sustainable Development Wildlife and\n  Parks (invited) \n  Keynote statements followed by questions from a faculty panel\, then audience\n  Q&A. \n  Faculty panel:\n  Ann Carlson\, UCLA School of Law\n  Matt Kahn\, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability \n  Michael Jaccard\, Simon Fraser University \n  ​10:30am- Noon  \n  ​The Economists Panel: What are the benefits of this\n  linkage?  What are its drawbacks\, and how should we minimize them?\n  Matt Kahn\, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\n  J.R. DeShazo\, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation\n  Severin Bornstein\, Haas School of Business\, UC Berkeley\n  Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné\, Professor\, Department of International Business\,\n  HEC Montreal \n  ​Noon-1:00pm \n  Lunch \n  ​1:15-2:45pm \n  ​Law Panel: What implementation challenges is the linkage\n  creating?  How are they being addressed\, and what more should be done?\n  Katherine Trisolini\, Loyola Law School\, Moderator\n  Michael Gibbs\, California Air Resources Board\n  Jean-Yves Benoit\, Director\, Carbon Market Division\, Climate Change Office\,\n  Québec\n  JP Brisson\, Latham & Watkins\n  Danny Cullenward\, UC Berkeley \n  ​3:00-4:15pm \n  ​“Building Blocks” Panel: Will the California/Quebec\n  linkage encourage other internationally linked climate programs?\n  Alex Wang\, UCLA School of Law\, moderator\n  Fran Pavley\, State Senator and Author of AB 32\n  Mark Jaccard\, Professor\, School of Resources and Environmental Management\,\n  Simon Fraser University\, Vancouver\n  Erick Lachapelle\, Assistant Professor\, University of Montreal \n  ​4:15-4:30pm \n  ​Summing Up\n  Ann Carlson and Matt Kahn \n   ​4:30pm \n  ​Cocktail Reception
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/the-california-quebec-adventure-linking-cap-and-trade-as-a-path-to-global-climate-action/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140329T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140329T113000
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SUMMARY:Envronmental Forum - Hosted by Assemblymember Mike Gatto
DESCRIPTION:Assemblymember Mike Gatto\, the Environmental Defense Fund\, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, the Natural Resources Defense Council\, and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy invite you to a FREE seminar on how current trends will affect future decisions in our community\, in everything from development\, transportation\, and the food we eat.Californians are facing serious threats to our economy and the environment. We will provide some not-so-obvious tips on how each of us can do our part.For more information or to RSVP\, contact Assemblyman Gatto’s office at: (818) 558-3043 orAssemblymember.Gatto@assembly.ca.gov. 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/envronmental-forum-hosted-by-assemblymember-mike-gatto/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140321T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140321T180000
DTSTAMP:20260419T211038
CREATED:20180801T213849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T213849Z
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SUMMARY:SB 535 Workshop: Investment Justice Through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
DESCRIPTION:With billions of dollars expected for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (the Fund)\, California has a tremendous opportunity to make smart investments that will combat climate change while maximizing environmental\, public health and economic benefits for disadvantaged communities. SB 535 (de Leόn) requires that at least 25 percent of the moneys in the Fund go to projects that benefit disadvantaged communities. To support the development of an analytical and equitable approach for this process\, the UCLA Luskin Center is collaborating with the SB 535 Quad and others to convene leading experts from government\, academia\, and community-based organizations. Objectives include:Advance criteria and metrics to help the State make strategic investment decisions with the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund in\, for and with disadvantaged communities.Begin to rank programs for funding prioritization based on these criteria and metrics. Recommend how these programs could be best implemented\, used and even modified or augmented to maximize benefits in disadvantaged communitiesA report with recommendations for State decision makers will be released by the Luskin Center after the workshop.For more details\, please see the event website: www.sb535workshop.wordpress.comTHIS IS AN INVITE-ONLY EVENT. To attend\, please register with the password contained in your invitation.  
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/sb-535-workshop-investment-justice-through-the-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140303T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140303T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T211038
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SUMMARY:IoES/Luskin Research Seminar: Miriam Golden
DESCRIPTION:“Climate Change\, Public Health andViolence in Arctic Canada”Exploiting the differential impact of climate change on the\n25 Inuit villages in the territory of Nunavut\, Canada whose location spans a\nnorth-south distance of 3\,000 kilometers allows a natural experiment of\nthe effects of changes in the ice melt on human communities. Using data from\nquarterly police incident reports from 2005 to 2009 in conjunction with 30\nyears of passive microwave data available from the National Snow and Ice Data\nCenter\, we study whether public disturbances and serious crime increase in the\nspring quarter where the impact of climate change has been more severe. Results\nare consistent with the hypothesis that where climate change has had the\ngreatest effect in reducing sea ice concentration\, spring quarter rates of\npublic disturbances and violent activities are relatively higher. We interpret\nthis to show that when Inuit men are not able to travel reliably on the ice to\nhunt\, the public health of their communities deteriorates.   About the speaker:Miriam Golden is the Vice Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Political Science at UCLA. At the undergraduate level she teaches PS167D\, “Political Institutions and Economic Development\,” and at the graduate level she teaches seminars on distributive politics and on inequality as well as politics. She recently served as Chair of the American Political Science Association’s Organized Section in Political Economy and is a member of the editorial boards of various U.S. and European professional journals. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation\, the International Growth Centre\, and the Governments of Quebec and Canada. Professor Golden was a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs\, Princeton University for the 2011-2012 academic year.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ioes-luskin-research-seminar-miriam-golden/
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SUMMARY:UCLA Green Building Symposium – Building Better Places
DESCRIPTION:FREE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE HEREKorn Convocation Hall\, Entrepreneurs Hall\, 3rd FloorUCLA Anderson School of Management 12:30PM to 1:00PM   – Registration1:00PM to 3:00PM    – Keynote\, Panel Presentation\, Audience Q&A3:00PM to 4:00PM    – Reception\, Entrepreneurs Hall Atrium\, 2nd Floor.**********KEYNOTEJeffrey T. Mezger\, President\, Chief Executive Officer and Director\, KB HomeMODERATORDavid Hodgins\, President and CEO\, Sustento Group\, LCCPANELISTSMatthew E. Kahn\, Director of Research\, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate; and Professor\, UCLA Institute of the Environment and SustainabilityDaniele Horton\, Founder and Principal\, Verdani PartnersPeter T. Belisle II\, Southwest Market Director\, Jones Lange LaSalleAdhamina Rodriguez\, Director of Sustainability\, Swinerton BuildersMatt Petersen\, Chief Sustainability Officer\, City of Los Angeles**********Admission is free. A reception with complimentary refreshments will immediately follow the program downstairs in UCLA Anderson’s Entrepreneurs Hall 2nd floor Atrium.Directions from 405 Freeway:Exit on Sunset Boulevard and proceed east on Sunset about 1.5 miles to the Westwood entrance of campus. Turn right onto Westwood; proceed straight ahead to the ramp leading underground to the Parking Structure 4 (P4) parking area.For UCLA Anderson maps and directions:http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/about/maps-and-directionsParking:$12 pay-per-space parking is available to attendees in UCLA Parking Lot 4. To pay for parking in P4\, simply proceed to the Lot 4 kiosk\, pay the attendant and s/he will issue you a one-day parking pass and direct you to the appropriate Lot 4 parking level.Directions to UCLA Anderson Korn Convocation Hall:Most direct route: Take the stairs (up) located between the UCLA Anderson Gold Hall and Entrepreneurs Hall. Turn right at the top of the stairs and go through the double glass doors into the Entrepreneurs Hall building. Take the elevator or stairs (located in the center of the room) up one floor to the 3rd floor. Korn Convocation Hall is located to the left of the elevator and top of the staircase. 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ucla-green-building-symposium-building-better-places/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140212T180000
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SUMMARY:Lisa Jackson on Transforming our Common Environment and Energy Futures: Perspectives on the Journey from Public Servant to Private Citizen
DESCRIPTION:An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Lisa Jackson\, Vice President\, Environmental Initiatives\, Apple and Former Administrator\, US Environmental Protection AgencyRSVP by Wednesday\, February 5\, 2014- Reservations are required6:00 pm Light Reception7:00 pm LectureLisa Jackson started her public career as a chemical engineer working in government.  Twenty years later\, Ms. Jackson was President Obama’s choice to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. There\, she oversaw the work of over 17\,000 people across the country\, including headquarters offices in Washington\, D.C.\, 10 regional offices\, and more than a dozen labs.  As Administrator\, she focused on a core of issues\, from reducing greenhouse gases\, to protecting air and water quality\, preventing exposure to toxic contamination and expanding outreach to communities on environmental issues. In 2013 she left public service after 25 years and joined Apple\, as vice president of Environmental Initiatives\, reporting to CEO Tim Cook.  At Apple\, Ms. Jackson is overseeing the company’s efforts to reduce their environmental impact\, ranging from removing toxics from its products\, incorporating renewable energy in its facilities\, addressing electronic waste and continually raising the bar for energy efficiency in the electronics industry.Ms. Jackson will bring her considerable experience to bear to talk about how government and business can fundamentally transform the way we address these environmental and energy challenges.Lisa P. JacksonVice President\, Environmental Initiatives\, AppleFormer Administrator\, US Environmental Protection Agency Co-Sponsored by: The Luskin Center for InnovationCo-Hosted by: UCLA Center for Corporate Environmental Performance\, UCLA Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment\, UCLA Environmental Law\, UCLA Leaders in Sustainability Program\, Net Impact\, UCLA Anderson School of Management\, UCLA Sustainable Technology and Policy Program\, Coalition for Clean Air\, and Global Green USA.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/lisa-jackson-on-transforming-our-common-environment-and-energy-futures-perspectives-on-the-journey-from-public-servant-to-private-citizen/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140203T120000
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SUMMARY:IoES/Luskin Research Seminar: Glen MacDonald
DESCRIPTION:“Droughtthat has altered past societies: What can they tell us about today?”About the speaker:Glen M. MacDonald  is a UCLA Distinguished Professor\, a UC Presidential\nChair and Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment. He is also a\nProfessor of Geography and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at\nUCLA. \nHis research focuses on climate change\,\nits causes and its impact on the environment and society. He works on climate\nvariability and environmental change using observational and other records. He\nhas worked on climate and environmental change issues in North America\, Eurasia\nand Africa. A particular focus of his work has been on water resources in\nwestern North America and the global semi-arid regions. He is known for work on\nthe concept of the ‘Perfect Drought’. He also conducts research on issues such as\nCalifornia coastal marshes and the impact of rising sea levels. His work has\nbeen supported by the Royal Society of Canada\, NSERC\, NSF\, EPA\, DOI  and\nprivate foundations.Read full bio.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ioes-luskin-research-seminar-glen-macdonald/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140123T153000
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SUMMARY:Dr Renée Kidson on Accounting for Carbon – National Greenhouse Gas Inventories & International Reporting
DESCRIPTION:The United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the leading international\ntreaty for action on climate change. Parties to the Convention\, including the\nUS & Australia\, must submit annually a national greenhouse gas inventory\,\nwhich tracks emissions and their various sources over time. The Kyoto Protocol\nto the Convention also requires parties to commit to binding emission reduction\ntargets: the inventories are central to tracking progress towards these\ntargets. This seminar explains the UN carbon accounting principles and how\nnational greenhouse gas inventories are constructed for reporting under these\ninternational instruments.  The Australian Inventory is presented as a\nfocal case study: the data sources and estimation methods are detailed\, and\ntrends are discussed across the Energy\, Industrial Processes\, Agriculture\,\nWaste and Land Sectors. The many parallels with the US Inventory experience are\nexplored\, and the UN’s expert peer review process\, a critical Quality Assurance\nmeasure\, is described. \nAustralia has over\n20 years’ experience in publishing national greenhouse gas inventories\, and one\nof the biggest challenges\, shared by the US\, is the estimation of carbon in the\nlandscape at continental scale. In response to this challenge\, Australia has\ndeveloped sophisticated methods and models using remote sensing and spatial\nanalysis. A key future challenge for international carbon accounting –\nestimating uncertainties in land use change and forestation – is discussed.\nFinally\, institutional and regulatory policies supporting national inventory\ndata collection are presented\, along with Monitoring\, Reporting and\nVerification activities.  \nThe Presenter: \nDr Renée Kidson is\nDirector of the Australian National Inventory\, and is an Energy Specialist on\nthe UN Roster of Experts. She is also a Fellow at the UCSC Center for\nIntegrated Water Research\, where she conducts research as a future water supply\nstrategist. Renée works with major cities that have reached the limit of their\nnatural local water supplies (from rivers and reservoirs) and are exploring\nalternative sources (such as desalination) to support their city’s future\ngrowth given climate change. Dr Kidson performs scenario modelling under\ndifferent climate change futures\, allowing cities to evaluate their options and\nmake sound investment decisions to secure their future water reliability. 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/dr-renee-kidson-on-accounting-for-carbon-national-greenhouse-gas-inventories-international-reporting/
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