Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions

Virtual Event

This webinar will feature new research on how CCAs have exceeded California’s renewable energy targets and how rapid CCA growth has resulted in investor-owned utilities to also outpace California’s requirements for renewable energy. Then a discussion with energy leaders in California will address opportunities, concerns, and recommendations for the future of CCAs, clean energy policy, and system reliability in California and beyond.

Covering The Coast

Join the UCLA Water Resources Group for a conversation with the experts about the legacy of ocean pollution on the California coast in an era of human-driven change.

Preparing for Even Wilder Wildfires

Wildfires ravaged an unprecedented amount of California in the past 12 months. This session will explore the impacts of wildfires on health, low-income housing, and small water systems, as well as highlight innovative tactics to increase resiliency, especially for populations that are most vulnerable to wildfire.

A Landmark Opportunity for Park Equity

The pandemic has proved the importance of public parks for our physical and mental well-being, as well as the environmental health of our communities. During this watershed moment, new funding and initiatives offer an opportunity to improve access to public spaces for all. This discussion will illuminate new pathways to increase park equity in Los Angeles and beyond.

UCLA Anderson Energy Innovation Conference 2021

Virtual Event

UCLA Anderson’s annual Energy Innovation Conference brings together students and professionals to cover a range of topics including decarbonization, grid modernization, and a more equitable energy future for all.

SAFER: Needs Assessment Results

Virtual Event

This webinar will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about the State Water Board’s Needs Assessment results. The State Water Board will provide an overview of the results of the Risk Assessment (public water systems, state small water systems, and domestic wells), Cost Assessment, and Affordability Assessment.

Free

Plastic Pollution and Possible Solutions

Virtual Event

Plastic pollution has long been a problem affecting people and the planet’s health locally and globally. The recent upheaval in the global recycling and waste industry, followed by the pandemic, has deepened the challenges and necessity for change. This panel of policy, corporate and academic leaders will discuss the need and strategies for a more closed loop, less wasteful economy.

A California Agenda for Equity-Centered Clean Transportation

Virtual Event

Hosted by our partners at the Los Angeles Business Council.
Amid a momentous budget season for climate action, our new research shows how California can reach our clean transportation goals and build stronger, more equitable communities. This webinar hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council will share findings and discuss a potential blueprint for near- and long-term equity-centered policies.

Free

Environmental Health Equity: Moving from Evidence to Action

Virtual Event

Hosted by our partners at the California Initiative for Health Equity & Action.

Join us to hear from environmental health researchers and community-based advocates who will provide insights that can guide policy recommendations and advance environmental health equity.