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SUMMARY:Keeping Climate in the Conversation: A UCLA Luskin Lecture with Katharine Hayhoe
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 28th for a Luskin Lecture featuring Katharine Hayhoe\, world-renowned atmospheric scientist and climate communicator. She will share insights on bringing climate change into public decisions and private conversations at a critical crossroads for climate action in California and beyond. This event is co-hosted by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. \n\nDate: Monday\, September 28  \nTime: 5 PM – 6:30 PM \nLocation: UCLA Luskin Conference Center\, Centennial Ballroom \nRegister for the event on Eventbrite to reserve your spot.\n\nAgenda\n\n4:45 PM – 05:00 PM: Check-in \n5:00 PM – 05:30 PM: Reception with refreshments\n \n5:30 PM – 06:00 PM: Luskin Lecture presented by Katharine Hayhoe  \n6:00 PM – 06:20 PM: Conversation with Megan Mullin\, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation \n\n6:20 PM – 6:30 PM: Audience Q&A \n\n\n\nHosts\nUCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs\nUCLA Luskin Center for Innovation \nCommunity Partners\nClimate Resolve\nLos Angeles Business Council \nUCLA Partners\nUCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\nUCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions\, Fielding School of Public Health\nUCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n \n\n\nKatharine Hayhoe is Chief Scientist for the The Nature Conservancy and the Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University. Her research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. Recognized among the TIME100 most influential people and a United Nations Champion of the Earth\, Hayhoe is known worldwide for connecting climate to people’s values in ways that inspire action. Her TED lecture\, The Most Important Thing You Can Do About Climate Change: Talk About It\, has received over 4 million views\, and she is the author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. Read more. \n \n\nMegan Mullin is the faculty director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation\, which partners with civic leaders on research to inform effective and equitable environmental policy. She is Professor of Public Policy and Political Science and holds the Luskin Endowed Chair in Innovation and Sustainability in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Mullin’s research on U.S. environmental politics has appeared in leading scholarly journals and has been featured in many national and international media outlets. She is the author of the award-winning book\, Governing the Tap: Special District Governance and the New Local Politics of Water (MIT Press\, 2009)\, and has been named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow for her work on local climate adaptation.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/keeping-climate-in-the-conversation-a-ucla-luskin-lecture-with-katherine-hayhoe-2026/
LOCATION:UCLA Meyer and Renee Conference Center\, Centennial Ballroom\, 425 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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SUMMARY:20th Annual LABC Sustainability Summit
DESCRIPTION:Marking the 20th anniversary of both the Los Angeles Business Council’s Sustainability Summit and AB 32 — the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 that established California’s landmark framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions — the program will reaffirm a principle that has helped propel the state of California to the world’s 4th largest economy and guided the Summit for two decades: sustainability is good business. \nWhat to Expect: As California prepares for a gubernatorial transition\, the Summit will examine how California can sustain two decades of climate and economic leadership by: \n\nAdvancing policies that drive market innovation\nStrengthening regional energy markets and grid reliability\nModernizing water infrastructure for climate resilience\nAttracting the investment needed to grow its digital\, advanced mobility\, and commercial space economies\n\n\n\n\nWhen: October 1\, 2026 from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM (PDT) \nWhere: Town and Gown\, University of Southern California (USC) \nPresented by: Los Angeles Business Council \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Contact: Bari Handelman\, bhandelman@labusinesscouncil.org \nRegister Here
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/20th-annual-labc-sustainability-summit/
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SUMMARY:Annual Environmental Grad Student Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Calling all UCLA graduate students! Join us for a free\, cross-campus mixer bringing together the UCLA sustainability community. Whether you’re new to the space or leading the charge\, all are welcome. \nWhat to Expect \n\nDiscover student opportunities\, organizations\, campus resources\, and events\nConnect with new peers who share your passion for the environment\nEnjoy appetizers and drinks in a relaxed setting\nExchange insights with faculty and research scholars\n\nWho Should Attend\nUCLA graduate students curious about environmental justice\, sustainability\, or climate resilience are especially encouraged to join. UCLA postdocs\, staff\, faculty\, and alumni are also warmly invited to join us. \nDate: Tuesday\, October 13\, 2026 \nTime: 5-7 PM \nLocation: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs\, 3rd Floor Patio (3383) \nDetails\nThis event is free\, but Eventbrite registration is required.\nThe bar area is restricted to guests 21+. Both a valid UCLA ID and a government-issued ID will be checked at the door. \nHosts\nUCLA Luskin Center for Innovation in partnership with: \nUCLA Sustainability\nUCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment\, UCLA School of Law\nUCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions\, Fielding School of Public Health\nUCLA Graduate Water Resources Group\nUCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (Leaders in Sustainability Graduate Certificate) \n  \nRegister for the event on Eventbrite to reserve your spot.\n  \n\nSustainability at This Event\n\nWe’re proud to host this as a UCLA Green Event. Here’s how you can help: \n💧 Bring a reusable water bottle or cup — refill stations will be available\n♻️ Follow our waste-sorting guide (fiber-based products and food → compost; aluminum and glass → recycling)\n🚲 Consider sustainable transportation to and from the event (We encourage guests to walk\, bike\, or take public transit if possible) \n 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environmental-grad-student-mixer-2026/
LOCATION:UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs\, 3rd Floor Patio (3383)\, 337 Charles E. Young Dr. East\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Carbon Wave: A Conversation with Professor Leah C. Stokes
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRenowned 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. \nWhat to Expect \n\nA reception with light refreshments will precede the talk\nComplimentary book copies available while supplies last\nFree admission; registration required for each attendee\n\nDate: Thursday\, November 5\, 2026 \nTime: 5:00-6:45 PM \nLocation: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs\, Room 2355 \nRSVP: This event is free\, but Eventbrite registration is required. \nHosted by: UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation \nRegister for the event on Eventbrite to reserve your spot.\n\n\nAgenda\n\n5:00 PM: Doors open\, reception with refreshments \n5:30 PM: Book Talk presented by Leah C. Stokes\n \n6:45 PM: Program Ends \n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n \n\nLeah 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.”
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/the-carbon-wave-a-conversation-with-professor-leah-c-stokes/
LOCATION:UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs\, Room 2355\n              \n        337 Charles E Young Dr E\, Los Angeles\, CA 90095\, United States
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