Join
us for 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.
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Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet
Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and
Management at Columbia University. Professor Sachs is widely considered to be the world’s leading
expert
on economic development and the fight against poverty. The Emmett Center is
co-sponsoring this event with the UCLA Anderson School's Center for
Global Management. EVENT REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON MARCH 14, 2013.
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When
satirical writer and avid kayaker George Wolfe organizes a boating expedition
down the entire 52 miles of the notorious Los Angeles River, he and his motley
crew become entangled in a legal controversy of national proportions.
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This all-day symposium will explore the potential benefits and
challenges of linking programs in foreign jurisdictions directed at Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) to
California’s cap-and-trade program as sources of offsets.
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The City of Los Angeles, Climate Resolve, the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative,
and the Emmett Center invite you to an exclusive conference that brings
together experts, innovators, and policymakers to inform LA area
leaders on cool roof technologies and how cool roofs can help LA survive
and thrive in a changing climate. Speakers include LA Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa, Emmett Center Executive Director Cara Horowitz, and Haley
Gilbert of the Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory.
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Come hear how the world’s largest cities are combating and
responding to climate change from David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and
Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and current Counsel of
International Business and Sustainability at Aird & Berlis LLP. Lunch provided! Please RSVP
here.
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Cass R. Sunstein, a leading
public intellectual and advisor to President Obama, will present his
approach to regulatory
policymaking and share his experience in the White House.
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The conference brings together a diverse group of leading scholars and experienced practitioners to discuss cutting-edge issues raised by recent decisions and pending court cases.
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Professor Andrew Weaver, from the University of Victoria, will discuss the Alberta oil sands and Canadian climate policy.
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Public transit in California and the nation—including the shuttles, buses, and passenger rail that serve our communities—has been battered by recession and dwindling public sector budgets. At the same time, ridership in many areas has spiked. This conference will highlight the challenges facing transit and explore solutions to overcome them and develop a world-class transit system.
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If you are in the Washington, DC area, you are
invited to join the environmental law centers at Berkeley and UCLA Schools of
Law as we present a Capitol Hill discussion on policies necessary for
long-term, mass adoption of electric vehicle technologies.
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The Environmental Law Center, the Emmett Center and other UCLA
programs present a review of the Supreme Court's past term.
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California’s landmark cap-and-trade program for controlling greenhouse gases gets underway this year, with the state’s first public auction slated for November 2012. The state still faces crucial questions, however, about how to spend revenues derived from its cap-and-trade auctions. Our symposium will look at a set of key questions surrounding revenue allocation decisions.
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Mark Jariabka, Executive Director of Islands First, will speak on how his environmental nonprofit works to build the capacity of small island developing states to advance their environmental agendas on the international stage. Please RSVP.
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Chris Mooney, the bestselling author of The Republican War on Science, will discuss his new book at a lunch talk. Please RSVP.
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At UCLA Law on Monday, February 13,
Dr. Michael Mann will discuss his new book, "The Hockey Stick and the
Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines."
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David Pettit is a senior attorney at
the Natural Resources Defense Council and a Bruin. At NRDC, Mr. Pettit
leads the Southern California Air Quality Project.
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Peter Frumhoff is the Director of Science and Policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Chief Scientist for its climate campaign. He is one of the country's leading voices on climate science and policy. Free to the public.
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Dr. Albert Carnesale will present the key recommendations of the recent report on global climate change responses, published by the National Academy of Sciences.
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NRDC Southern California Program Director Joel Reynolds will discuss environmental advocacy in the 21st Century.
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The inaugural meeting of the UCLA Water Resources Group will feature a presentation and moderated discussion concerning the future of Southern California's water quality and supply. The subject of the presentation will be Metropolitan Water District's recently released Blue Ribbon Committee Report.
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Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science at UC San Diego, will discuss her book, Merchants of Doubt.
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This symposium examines the relationship between Clean Air Act regulation and climate change from legal, principle and practical perspectives. Gina McCarthy, EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, will be the lunch keynote speaker.
The symposium will be held at UCLA School of Law on Friday, April 15, 2011. Register now!
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Former Congressman Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) will give a public talk at UCLA Law School on the topic of conservatives and climate change. Rep. Inglis recently lost his seat in the June 2010 Republican primary due in part to his support of climate change action.
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Our panelists, from various sectors and styles of environmental law practice, discuss their own careers and will answer questions about how to get a good start on a fulfilling professional life in environmental law.
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Lunch lecture by Richard Lazarus, Executive Director of the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission
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Jody Freeman, who until recently served as Counselor for Energy and Climate Change in the White House, will discuss the Obama administration's energy and climate agenda.
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On Oct. 21, 2010 at Korn Convocation Hall the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, KPCC Southern California Radio and the LA Times presented a public debate on Prop. 23, which would suspend AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act that requires reduced greenhouse gas emissions, until California's unemployment rate drops to 5.5% or below for four consecutive quarters.
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Eric Pooley is the author of the book "The Climate War", and the Deputy Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek. He is the former Managing Editor of Fortune, and Chief Political Correspondent for Time. His book "Climate War" examines the history of the climate change debate in Washington, focusing on answering the question of why, after all these years, we still haven't developed a comprehensive policy.
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We brought together NGOs, policy analysts, and legal and political science scholars working both in the U.S. and in India on climate change issues. Panels will focus on promising routes for engaging with India post-Copenhagen; challenges for domestic progress in India on climate and energy; and the intersection of international trade law and climate questions in India-US relations.
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Lauren is director and staff attorney for the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) in Eugene, Oregon. Currently her focus is on defending activists prosecuted for environmental and animal defense actions in which the government has added terrorist enhancement charges or brought the cases under terrorism statutes. She will give a basic over view of these and other prosecutions, commonly referred to as the Green Scare. She will also address the implications for environmentalists and environmental policy that flow from these types of prosecutions. Finally, Lauren will address practical considerations for attorneys navigating civil liberties and environmental cases in light of the Green Scare.
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Conference on leading developments in Chinese law and their implications for U.S.-China relations, including speakers on civil society, environmental law, commercial arbitration, and legal reform generally in China.
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Geoengineering is the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of Earth’s environment to address the threats of climate change. It is thought to be one of the few approaches that can successfully counteract global warming. Dr. Wil Burns will speak about the past, present, and future of geoengineering, with a special focus on the feasibility of currently proposed geoengineering projects and potential governance mechanisms.
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The Environmental Law Society presents an informal brownbag discussion with the UCLA School of Law delegation to Copenhagen's Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, led by Prof. Cara Horowitz of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment. Professor Horowitz and the student delegates will talk about their experiences and impressions of the ongoing international climate negotiation process.
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How will the shrinking supply of water for Southern California affect urban and suburban development in the Southland? How should policymakers, water suppliers, local governments, and developers respond? What new litigation and other risks do developers and water managers face in this new era? And what, if anything, does this have to do with climate change? Come join this discussion with a panel of water experts drawn from business, law, and government.
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Thomas R. Mounteer, partner at Paul Hastings, will discuss political compromise, science and the likelihood of comprehensive climate change legislation in the U.S. Senate.
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This day of workshops will bring together state leaders and others from around the country to explore lessons learned from the state models, to share their strategies with policymakers on Capitol Hill, and to discuss ways that they can continue to lead.
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Get the inside scoop on climate cases from one of California's leading climate change and air quality litigators. Ms. Kenealy will discuss recent developments involving the state's efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, as well as emerging issues involving the interplay between state and federal initiatives to improve air quality.
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UCLA welcomed Rep. Henry Waxman (CA-30) and Sen. Fran Pavley (SD-23) for a public forum on landmark state and federal climate legislation.
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On April 17, 2009, the Initiative on Sustainable Technology, a newly established joint project of the School of Law and the School of Public Health, co-sponsored a conference to address the explosive growth in the development and commercialization of nanomaterials-engineered particles having a size of 100 nanometers or less.
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On Friday, March 6, 2009, the day-long symposium at UCLA focused on the response of government, industry and communities in the L.A. region to the new AB 32 scoping plan and coming climate change regulations.
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On January 27, 2009, the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment co-sponsored a discussion of SB 375, which has been called the state’s most important land-use law since the Coastal Act.
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This public symposium brought together policymakers, legal scholars and environmental experts to address the impact of climate change on law and policy. Articles from the symposium are published in Volume 56 of the UCLA Law Review.
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The conference focused on how we will adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change, even as we all work to prevent those impacts. Articles from the symposium will be featured in a special issue of the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy.
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Leading scholars, advocates and government officials discussed disaster planning and response, with particular attention to global climate change and to the vulnerability of California's levee system. Bruce Babbitt gave the keynote address, stressing the importance of land-use planning in ensuring that more housing isn't built in vulnerable areas.
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