Los Angeles County is currently leaving around 98 percent of its solar capacity untapped. Achieving just 10 percent of its rooftop solar potential could create 47,000 jobs and slash nearly 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually — the equivalent of taking about half a million cars off the road — according to new findings released Tuesday by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and highlighted in a White House announcement.
Pepperwood Foundation, with a $30,000 Switzer Leadership Grant, has hired Nicole Heller as its Climate Adaptation Coordinator for the Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Collaborative (TBC3). TBC3 is an innovative science-management...
Heather previously held a position with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History as the Assistant Director of Science and research where she managed and facilitated programs related to science, research, and collections. Heather recently...
Kartikeya Singh describes himself as an "academic, a social entrepreneur, and a diplomat in training." He is currently the Deputy Program Director at the SED Fund in the Netherlands, where he supports a global network of partners to meet...
Christopher Maroshegyi is a Director at the Albright Stonebridge Group, where he helps clients navigate markets in Europe and the Middle East. He also works with the firm’s energy and environment interest group, where he advises clients on...
Aaron Ordower serves as Senior Policy Deputy for Los Angeles Councilmember Paul Krekorian. Aaron staffs the councilmember on the Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice and the Housing committees of City Council. Aaron’s portfolio...
R. Jisung Park is an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he was an assistant professor at UCLA in the Department of Public Policy, where he held a joint appointment with the Fielding School of Public Health in...
Rachel Golden is pursuing a Master of Public Policy degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy and a Master of Art degree from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley. Through an interdisciplinary approach, Rachel studies how...
Shrayas joined the Equity, Climate, and Jobs team at the California Workforce Development Board in November 2017. His work includes overseeing a major study to the state legislature about economic and workforce development issues linked to...
