"Using the Tax System to Address Competition Issues with a Carbon Tax"Abstract:This paper considers how tax reductions financed by a carbon tax could be designed to mitigate the need for specific relief for firms in select energy-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) sectors. In particular, I consider impacts on manufacturing sectors at the six-digit North American Industry Classification […]
More information & registration here.RegisterNow for the 2013 Clarke Prize Conference & Award Ceremony Research and Innovations in Urban Water SustainabilityRhodes Trussell on Southern California WaterEarly Registration Ends November 8 Professors, Bring Your Students for Free!Student Volunteers Needed Gold Sponsors Receive 8 Complimentary RegistrationsThank You to Our Member Agencies and Corporate AssociatesWatch Us on YouTube […]
"The who, the when and thehow of energy conservation: New insights from real time, appliance level energy feedback." About the speaker:Magali Delmas is a Professor of management at the University of California Los Angeles. Standing at the crossroads of policy and management, Magali Delmas' research focuses on the various interactions between environmental policy and business strategy […]
PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESDigital Media in the Age of the CloudVIEW EVENT HIGHLIGHTS, PHOTOS, AND VIDEOModeratorRichard Wolpert Managing Director, Amplify.la; and Venture Advisor, Accel Partners Panelists Dean Marks Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Katherine Oyama Sr. Policy Counsel, Google Betsy Rosenblatt Assistant Professor of Law, Whittier Law School; and Director, Center […]
J.R. DeShazo, Professor of Public Policy, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs"Policy and Economic Lessons Learned from the Early Plug-in electric Vehicle Market"J.R. DeShazo is the Director of the Luskin Center for Innovation at the University ofCalifornia at Los Angeles. He also is a Professor and Vice Chair of the Department ofPublic Policy in the […]
"Forest Recovery" Forest dynamics in Latin America tropics now take directionsthat no one would have predicted a decade ago. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has dropped by over 84%, and is down by a third in Central America if not more. Forest resurgence---increasing forest cover in inhabited landscapes or abandoned lands--- also is a highly […]
PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESCrowdsourcing, Paywalls, and the Future of NewsVIEW HIGHLIGHTS, PHOTOS, AND VIDEOModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Electrical Engineering and Public Policy, UCLAPanelistsTorie Bosch Future Tense editor, Slate/New America FoundationJames Rainey Political Writer, Los Angeles TimesDean Schaffer Producer, AllvoicesRuss Stanton Vice President of Content, Southern California Public RadioThe Internet and social […]
This event will bring together Australian and US Experts to challenge existingthinking on water issues and to explore twenty-first century solutions.Topics for Discussion Include:Global Water Management by 2050How will Sydney and Los Angeles Manage Water in 2050?Integrating Recycled WaterStormwater Capture for Water Supply by 2050For more information CLICK HERETo Register: CLICK HERE
The United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the leading international treaty for action on climate change. Parties to the Convention, including the US & Australia, must submit annually a national greenhouse gas inventory, which tracks emissions and their various sources over time. The Kyoto Protocol to the Convention also requires parties to commit […]
“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 Chair and Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment. He is also a Professor of Geography and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. His research focuses on climate […]
