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SUMMARY:Climate Forward Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Earth Month\, the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future are hosting a series of conversations around advancing climate change issues.  \nPlease join the sixth annual Climate Forward conference\, which focuses on finding practical solutions to climate change and identifying the political obstacles to implementing those changes. \nThe conference is FREE. You can participate in person\, via Zoom\, or via livestream. Lunch is provided. Space is limited. Registration is required. \nIN PERSON – REGISTER HERE \nZOOM – REGISTER HERE \nSchedule: \n12:00PM – 1:00PM: Lunch Buffet\, Climate Fair\, and USC Student Art Exhibit\, “A Sea Change” by Callianne Jones (Artist) and Allison Agsten (Curator) \n1:00PM – 1:20PM: Welcome Remarks from CPF Director Bob Shrum\, Wrigley Institute Director Joe Árvai\, Dornsife Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences Bill Deverell\, and USC President Carol Folt \n1:20PM – 2:25PM: “Boom\, Not Gloom: A Battle Plan for the Next Four Years of Climate (In)Action” Panel \nJennifer Granholm: Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and First Female Governor of Michigan; One of Time’s Most Influential People 2024\nJoe Árvai: Director\, USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability \n2:30PM – 3:00PM: “The Politics of Electric Vehicles: Red State and Blue State Trends” Panel \nDavid Hill: Director of Hill Research Consultants; Republican Pollster\nMike Murphy: Co-Director\, USC Center for the Political Future \n3:00PM – 4:00PM: “Climate Policy and the Two Parties: The Search for Common Ground” Panel \nBarbara Boxer: Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)\nGarret Graves: Former U.S. Representative (R-LA)\nBob Shrum (Moderator): Director\, USC Center for the Political Future \nThe mission at the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future is to advance civil dialogue and research that transcends partisan divisions and finds solutions to pressing national and global challenges. The mission at the USC Dornsife Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Sustainability is to work toward sparking meaningful\, nonpartisan change to save our planet.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/climate-forward-conference-2025/
LOCATION:University of Southern California\, Town & Gown\, 665 W Exposition Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90089\, United States
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