LA's New Low Carbon Diet: "What AB 32 Means for
Los Angeles" DeNeve Auditorium - Friday, March 6, 2009

March 4, 2009

 

Now that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted the Scoping Plan for implementing AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act, we in Southern California are at a critical point in determining how businesses, government agencies, and community organizations will respond.  On Friday, March 6, UCLA will be hosting an event focused on the challenges and opportunities faced by governments, industry, and communities in the LA region arising from AB 32.  The goals of this event are to explore the specific responses of the region and to lay the groundwork for future collaborative initiatives and research that will help all of us reduce our carbon footprint.

DeNeve Commons Auditorium, UCLA
351 Charles E. Young Drive West
Friday, March 6,2009 at 8:30am - 4:30pm

(This event is free and open to the public.  A complimentary lunch will be provided to the first 200 registrants, courtesy of the UCLA School of Law Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program.)

Sponsor(s):

  • Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Center for Climate Change Solutions
  • Emmett Center for Climate Change and the Environment
  • UCLA School of Law Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program
  • UCLA Sustainability

For more information and to RSVP, please visit: www.ioe.ucla.edu/cccs/LowCarbLA.html

Keynote Address by Mary Nichols Chair of the California Air Resources Board

Keynote Address by Fran Pavley State Senator & Author of AB 32

Other confirmed panelists include:

  • David Abel, Chairman and Managing Partner, VerdeXchange
  • Yoram Cohen, Professor of Chemical Engineering, UCLA
  • Cecilia Estolano, CEO, Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
  • William Fulton, Publisher, California Planning and Development Report & Principal, DCE Planning
  • Mary Luevano, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Global Green USA
  • Jerilyn Lopez Mendoza, Vice President, Port of LA Board of Harbor Commissioners & Policy Director, Environmental Defense Fund
  • David Nahai, CEO and General Manager, LA Department of Water and Power
  • Pam O'Connor, Santa Monica City Councilmember and Board Member, LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority
  • Jonathan Parfrey, Director, Green LA & Commissioner, LA Department of Water and Power
  • Sven Thesen, Operational Manager, Better Place
  • Mary Leslie, President, Los Angeles Business Council