On his final day in office, Former Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a series of ordinances implementing key provisions of LA’s Green New Deal including banning polystyrene, expanding the single-use plastic ban, banning natural gas in new construction, and phasing out oil drilling in the city.
Recognizing that buildings remain a stubborn sector to decarbonize and one of the most difficult spaces to bring new technologies to market, USGBC-LA 's Net-Zero Accelerator is a one-of-kind 7-month program that utilizes LA's resources as an innovation ecosystem to propel a cohort of pilot-ready technologies to market and drive measurable adoption of net-zero solutions.
This week Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) introduced the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act—a federal legislative approach that aims to reduce emissions from plastic waste by changing the incentives of the industry and shifting the burden of plastic pollution cleanup to product manufacturers.
City Manager Rick Cole outlines Santa Monica's actions and policies to realize the city's ambitious climate action goals.
Bettina Kamuk, Global Market Director for Ramboll,explains how the Copenhagen facility meets air quality and emissions standards while providing low-carbon energy and recreational activity to its surrounding community.
Enrique Zaldivar, General Manager of LA SAN, on getting to the city's zero waste goals and championing stormwater capture initiatives.