KNOW TOMORROW is a student led campaign to promote the facts on climate change, and to amplify the voices of Millennials speaking out on the defining issue of our lifetime. KNOW TOMORROW will launch as a social media campaign and will create a National Day of Action on college campuses across the country on October 2, 2015.

KnowTomorrow.org for more information and to sign up

To implement sea level rise adaptation plans effectively, local actors in California must understand the ways law and legal tools could enhance their adaptive capacity. Learn from law and policy experts Sean B. Hecht and Megan M. Herzog of UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. 

Each September electric vehicle advocates including Plug In America, Sierra Club, and Electric Auto Association host a national week of Electric Vehicle events. 

Each September electric vehicle advocates including Plug In America, Sierra Club, and Electric Auto Association host a national week of Electric Vehicle events. 

Throughout 2015 the Hammer and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) explore the most pressing issues surrounding the current and future state of water in our series The Next Wave. Learn more about The Next Wave.

The 2nd Annual Net Zero Energy Building Conference (NZEB-C2) is the premier net zero event in Southern California. Verdical Group (www.verdicalgroup.com), expects 300 attendees. The half day event will include seven inspiring presentations from nationally leading practitioners, exhibitor tables, and high quality networking opportunities

As businesses set goals for lowering energy costs and achieving sustainability, they increasingly look to solar power for clean energy procurement. Both declining solar installation prices and innovative financing options are making solar more affordable than ever. Join this free seminar and webinar to learn more. 

Join the Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA) and Risky Business Project for a webinar diving into Risky Business’ economic risk assessment of climate change in California with the lead author of the California report, Jamesine Rogers, and Risky Business’ Communications Director, Tan Copsey. Learn about the advantages of taking a risk-based approach to climate change, how to best engage the business community in pursuit of shared goals, and how ARCCA member regional collaboratives are working together to advance climate resilience and adaptation.

CivicSpark has opened the member application and is recruiting candidates for the 2015-16 service year. Members will spend 11 months assisting California local governments in their response to climate change. All 48 members will have a chance to gain valuable practical experience, develop professional skills, and build a strong network while making a lasting impact in their communities.

The Los Angeles Regional Imagery Acquisition Consortium (LARIAC) provides a valuable dataset that can help move the region towards resiliency.  Many organizations including universities, nonprofits, businesses and local governments, are already applying this data to a range of projects from analysis through policy and plan implementation.  At this 3rd Month Forum, Mark Greninger, Los Angeles County’s Geographic Information Officer, will give an overview of the LARIAC dataset. Panelists will highlight real applications such as: analysis of tree canopy coverage, solar panel potential and planning for sea level rise. 

UCLA’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is convening this workshop-style public conference on the current status and future prospects of the LCFS, in order to inform future LCFS design and implementation and to help stakeholders and others interested in transportation fuel carbon reduction policy to better understand the policy’s implications.

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The Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition (LGSEC) in partnership with LEAN Energy US is organizing a day-long Community Choice Energy Forum for local government decision-makers, staff members and key stakeholders on May 18th in downtown Los Angeles between 8:30am – 4:45pm. A no-host reception will be held immediately following the event between 4:45pm – 6:00pm.

Pasadena has played host to parades, bike races and music festivals, and for the first time is opening its streets to the largest car-free open streets event in America. CicLAvia – Pasadena Presented by Metrotakes place from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. The city will lend its own charm and flair to CicLAvia as participants travel along Colorado Boulevard, and down side streets to parks and historic architecture using foot, pedal and non-motorized wheel power. Go Metro to CicLAvia, the event route will connect to the Memorial and Del Mar the Metro Gold Line Stations enabling participants to have a car-free or car-lite day. 

The LARC Membership Meeting occurs every month on the first Wednesday of the month. 

Membership meetings are open to all LARC member organization representatives in good standing.

The Decarbonizing California conference will demonstrate how our state can meet our 2050 targets while simultaneously improving our lives and growing the economy.

“In partnership with the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative (LARC) for Climate Action and Sustainability, the Embassy of France in the United States and the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles will organize a conference to discuss the challenges climate change represents for cities around the world. With more than half of humanity living in cities, urban centers are key actors for climate change. Climate change represents a major threat for many cities that will have to face a range of impacts from the consequences of the changing climate (sea level rise, increased frequency of extreme weather events, heat waves, etc.). However, the threats brought by climate change can also represent an opportunity and many cities are already taking action to become climate resilient by both decreasing their emissions and by preparing to mitigate the future impacts of climate change.

USC Sea Grant, in partnership with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, the City of Santa Monica, LARC, Heal the Bay, and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, would like to invite you to attend our first Regional AdaptLA workshop: Sea Level Rise & Coastal Impacts - Professional Development for Community Leaders.

Please note that this is an invitation only event. For more information, contact Alyssa Newton Mann (agnewton@usc.edu | 213.740.8602) 

LARC Member the UCLA Lewis Center, together with the Institute of Transportation studies are hosting a lecture by Michelle Boehm the Southern California Regional Director of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. 

Michelle Boehm has a proven record of managing transportation planning and project development activities in Southern California. She most recently was a Vice President for engineering firm CH2M HILL’s Transportation Business Group where she was responsible for overseeing Business Development and Community Outreach for Southern California.

USC Sea Grant, in partnership with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, the City of Santa Monica, LARC, Heal the Bay, and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, would like to invite you to attend a Harbor Area Open House & Reception 

You are invited to attend this free day-long solar energy workshop. Hosted by the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), the session will take place on Monday, October 6th at the 

The South Coast Air Quality Management District cordially invites you to a special Air Quality Institute forum, which will focus on the drought and the impacts to our region's air pollution, its causes, its effect on human health, and the solutions being explored to help all of us breathe easier.

Join Climate Resolve for their annual LA's Great Future Awards, celebrating Californians leading the way on climate change.

Join LARC Member USGBC-LA for this event: Living in a Material World- A presentation by Anthony Brower, AIA, LEED AP

Where is the new world of product specification going?  Products that perform aren’t necessarily safe - and safer products don’t necessarily perform. Where can we find the common ground in this new arena of design performance?