Fwd: Register for Climate Solutions Now conference (all-virtual, Feb 23-27)

[Undergrad Advising Global Studies]

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From: Climate Solutions Now <climateso...@calpoly.edu>
Date: Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Subject: Register for Climate Solutions Now conference (all-virtual, Feb 23-27)

Faculty and students can explore ways to engage with solutions to the climate crisis at

           Climate Solutions Now (Feb 23-27). 

This virtual Cal Poly event is open to the general public – all are welcome! Please share with your students and colleagues.

 

GET YOUR TICKETS

VIEW THE AGENDA

SPEAKER LIST

For a limited time, through February 11, save 20% on student and 5-day non-student tickets with the code "26FLASH" at the ticket link above!

Students can attend for free (see below). 

Please help us put these opportunities in front of as many students as possible, by sharing this email, assigning attendance of talks to your classes, or posting the graphics from this email. Our goal is to get students working on climate solutions.

Over 80 talks will take place across 5 days on 12 tracks:

• Agriculture and Carbon Farming
• The Built Environment
• Business Sustainability
• Campus Sustainability
• Climate Communications
• Energy
• Environmental Justice
• Policy
• Rights of Nature
• Science and Education
• Waste
• Water and Oceans

 

Browse a few of our talks:

• "Lessons from political psychology: A toolkit for the modern citizen" with Catherine Garton from Stanford University
• "The Winning Playbook: How Top Companies Actually Make Sustainability Pay Off" with Janice Lao from Bard College
• "Freedom to Invest: Protecting Investors and Companies Ability to Invest and Operate Responsibly" with Andrew Collier from Freedom to Invest (Ceres)
• "Sustainability for Competitive Advantage" with Alison Taylor from NYU Stern School of Business
• "It's the Plastic... and You're Covered In It!" with Rebecca Burgess from Fibershed
• "Climate Justice & Legal Accountability: The US in Global Perspective" with Nikki Reisch from Center for International Environmental Law
• "Charting Your Path to a Sustainability-Focused Career" with Kalan Guiley (Boeing) and Jo Machesky (US EPA) from the Engineering for One Planet Network

• “Primetime in a Warming World: Can Medical Dramas Save Lives?” with Dr. Anirudh Tiwathia from Rare's Entertainment Lab
• "Regenerative Mycotecture: Using fungi to build and repair ecosystems" with Chris Maurer from Redhouse Studio Architecture 

Students can attend for free!  

Here’s how:

• Assign participation to your students, in some form. 
  E.g., offer some extra credit if they attend 3 sessions and write a 4-sentence synopsis of what they learned.
  **We are charged for every ticket sold, even when free, and this is a fundraiser event. As such, we ask that you please incentivize your students to attend a minimum of a few talks accordingly.
• Request free access through this form: https://forms.gle/Ri7aeiLtY4vydU8S8
• You will receive a password for your students to get free tickets.
• Recordings of the talks will be available via the event site until May 20.

Help your students find a way to engage with climate action and discover green career trajectories that are suited to their existing skills and interests!

Hadley Willman

Assistant Director | Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience (ICLR)

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Pronouns: she/her

Visit us at: climate.calpoly.edu | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

For a limited time, through February 11, save 20% on student and 5-day non-student Climate Solutions Now tickets with the code "26FLASH" here!

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Global Studies Undergraduate Advising Team

Meghan Zero + Taylor Ross + Undergraduate Peer Advisors

Email: global-...@ucsb.edu|Appointment info here  

Phone: (805) 893-7860

See this page for full contact info