Topic: "Mitigating climate change by sequesteringcarbon in wetlands: scientific and policy issues"Rich Ambrose, ProfessorUCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public HealthDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Dr. Ambrose's research focuses on ways to protect and maintain the ecology of coastal areas. Current research focuses on (1) restoration of degraded habitats, […]
UC CEIN NanoEH&S Forum: Scientific Advances Towards Reducing Complexity in Decision Making Wednesday, May 8, 2013 UCLA California NanoSystems Institute Meeting Announcement The University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) is pleased to announce a one-day conference on recent advances in environmental health and safety of Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs). Target […]
Topic: "Restricting Driving for Better Traffic and Cleaner Sky: Did It Work inBeijing?"Abstract: Driving restrictions have been implemented in a number of cities across the world. However, limited by data gaps and the potential problems in the prevailing research methodology of regression discontinuity, few studies have quantitatively proven driving restrictions' effects on traffic and researchers […]
An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Alex Hall, Professor, UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of the Environment and SustainabilityFor more information and to register CLICK HEREThe Oppenheim Lecture Series has been established at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability through a generous gift by Patricia Oppenheim and her family in memory of […]
The Luskin Center's Elizabeth Beryt has been invited to speak atthe First Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy & Ethics, to be held May 20-21, 2013. This conference will feature top experts in a fascinating and crucial exploration of the overlapping regulatory, governance, legal, policy, social and ethical issues of GRINN technologies […]
The Lecture is full. No more registrations are being accepted.WHAT: A half-day seminar featuring groundbreaking climate prediction research by Alex Hall, UCLA climate scientist and professor, followed by a panel discussion with climate policy experts. WHY: The climate studies provide critical new information for the Los Angeles region, and could help inform potential mitigation and adaption plans and actions. Results from […]
“Using Information to Improve the Effectiveness of Nonlinear Pricing:Evidence from a Field Experiment.”Matthew Kahn, Professor University of California, Los AngelesDepartment of Public Policy, Department of Economics, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Matthew E. Kahn is a Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy. He […]
“Emissionstandards with trading: Evidence from Alberta's GHG regulation”Dr. Deepak Rajagopal is assistant professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment in Los Angeles. His special research interests include energy markets and policy, environmental economics and policy, and lifecycle assessment for policy design, as well as biofuels, renewable energy systems, and economics of food and agriculture. His major focus […]
Luskin Center Scholars will present cutting edge energy research.Magali A. Delmas Ph.D. and Matthew E. Kahn, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles Alan Meier, Ph.D., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/UC Davis and Reuben Deumling, Ph.D.Monday, August 12, 2013 1:30 pm, PDT (WEBCAST) Coastal Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Cal/EPA Building1001 I Street, Sacramento, CaliforniaCoastal Hearing Room, Second Floor, Cal […]
California's unique urbanquality of life entices millions to live and work here. But how will climate change impact our quality of life -- and how could it impact California's economy? What new business opportunities do these anticipated challenges create? Could capitalism help us to cope with many of the new problems we have unleashed? How does […]