The Center for Climate Justice is a University of California system wide initiative to address climate change as a social justice and equity issue. Climate justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income communities and BIPOC communities around the world, the people and places least responsible for the problem. The UC Center for […]

The climate catastrophes we saw in 2020 have made one thing clear: We must speed up our action on climate solutions. California has always been a national clean energy leader and a champion of environmental progress and now our nation needs that leadership more than ever. Join us for a day of action on climate. […]

Panel conversation with leaders in sustainability to discuss plastic pollution and how they are working towards achieving a plastic-free future. REGISTER HERE

Sustainability Officers across the California State University system are once again collaborating to organize a virtual event in honor of Earth Day 2021! These events are meant to expose students and campus community members across California to young leaders of the inclusive sustainability and climate justice movement and inspire them to take action. You are […]

Learn from industry experts about climate change as it relates to the healthcare industry. Includes a talk with UCLA Health's Sustainability Manager, James Evans. ZOOM LINK

Panel conversation with finance leaders to discuss how you can make financial decisions that help fight climate change. REGISTER HERE

Join us for an Earth Week movie screening of the documentary "CHASING CORAL". Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. REGISTER HERE

Join us before the screening of Plastic Bag Store: The Film for a dynamic discussion exploring how local environmental policies disproportionately impact BIPOC communities, and how a new generation of activists are on the frontline of reimagining environmental justice solutions. Moderated by Carlo Morante, Leadership and Sustainability Coordinator for UCLA Residential Life, and joined by Kikei Wong, UCLA Zero Waste […]

All CAP UCLA online performance programs in our 2020-21 Season will be free, click here to create a login for CAP UCLA Online.  Created by award-winning Brooklyn-based artist, puppet designer and director Robin Frohardt, The Plastic Bag Store was conceived as an immersive installation and puppet-theater piece designed to take place in a storefront retail space. Yucky Shards cereal, […]

Keynote Address from Emma Stewart during the Anderson Impact Week. Emma Stewart, Ph.D., is the Netflix Sustainability Officer where she is responsible for the company’s climate and environmental strategy and execution. She joined Netflix officially in late 2020, having helped design the program while a consultant at ENGIE. She oversees all company-wide work to decarbonize Netflix […]

Hosted by UC Davis Health Sustainability, with a short introduction from Colleen McCormick, Sustainability Director. One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement. In his 93 years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet […]

Our future depends on our collective ability to become effective stewards of the global commons – the climate, ice, land, ocean, freshwater, forests, soils and rich diversity of life. The first Nobel Prize Summit brings together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, policymakers, business leaders, and youth leaders to explore the question: What can be achieved in this decade to […]

On Monday April 26, join three top speakers from the NGO, startup and media worlds to learn more about their career paths, current roles, and how to also forge a career that makes a real difference in the world. From working at Tesla and founding a highly-rated startup, to leading campaigns at Greenpeace International, to […]

The UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group, in partnership with the UCOP Department of Energy and Sustainability, invites the UC community to participate in “Sustainability at Home”, a three-part virtual speaker series event in celebration of Earth Month (April). Our third and final speaker series presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 27, from 12-1 pm. UCOP […]

This panel will probe the right to and history of nation-to-nation consultation practices in management of indigenous lands in the U.S., including failures to consult and the promise of a new trajectory for indigenous lands under the Biden Administration. Monte Mills, Associate Professor and Director of the Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic, Alexander Blewett […]

The national environmental movement has faced growing pressure to recognize that meaningful, enduring progress is more likely achieved through "big tent" organizing that reaches across social, economic, and racial justice movements. Morally and philosophically, environmentalists increasingly see their cause as intertwined with longstanding fights for economic justice and civil rights. Under a Biden administration, there is more […]

One year later, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to radically impact working patterns around the world. In a largely virtual world, it is important to consider the impacts of cloud computing, big data and web conferencing on corporate sustainability. Some of the benefits of widespread virtual work made the news during lockdowns last Spring: declines in […]

Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered both plastic generation and plastic waste management systems. With increased demand for household products, takeout dining, and personal protective equipment, came increased generation of plastic, and particularly single-use plastic. Consequently, many of the existing environmental problems related to plastic generation, disposal, and management were exacerbated. Even before […]