Upcoming Events
3:30 PM, April 28th, 2026
Climate Salon #6 – Climate Science Meets the Insurance Industry
In Climate Salon #6, two distinguished UCSC professors will preview future tensions in the insurance industry caused by global warming. Dan Friedman, Distinguished Professor of Economics, and Andrew Szasz, Professor of Environmental Studies, will discuss how climate science and financial risk intersect and what this means for real-world systems.
4 – 7 PM, April 30th, 2026
Planetary Health & Innovation Panel
Join us for an interactive conversation featuring visionary entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystems experts at the forefront of global sustainability. Stay for a networking reception to connect with fellow attendees and industry leaders.
7 – 9 PM, April 30th, 2026
Fighting for the World We Deserve with Naomi Klein
Award-winning journalist and author Naomi Klein will speak on the urgent challenges of the climate crisis and the pathways toward meaningful action. This event will explore climate justice, systemic change, and the role individuals and communities can play in shaping a sustainable future.
11:00 AM, May 2nd, 2026 (First Saturday of every month)
First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum
First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you might learn about the birds and mammals that make this land their home or about the amazing physical adaptations that plants have evolved to better deal with our extreme weather and climate conditions. Tours are free with paid admission.
Deadline June 12, 2026
UCSC CAN Photo Contest
Submit up to 5 original photos showcasing climate in community, culture, sustainability, and action at UCSC. Winners receive cash prizes and featured on our website and Instagram..
CAN Event Archive
May 29, 2025 – March 8th, 2026: Weather and the Whale
February 26, 2026: Energy and material constraints on society in a fossil-fuel free world
January 22, 2026: Progress and peril in a rapidly warming world
5:30 PM December 3, 2025: Sensing the Unseen: Drones, Sensors & Air Quality
2:00 PM Nov 18, 2025:Corporations in a 3-Degree World — Panel featuring Lily Hsueh and UCSC experts
5:00 PM Nov 18, 2025:Corporations at Climate Crossroads — Book Talk with Lily Hsueh
October 4, 2025: Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference
September 21, 2025: Sun Day in Santa Cruz
September 15-17, 2025: Communicating Climate Solutions Symposium
July 17 & 26, 2025: Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours
May 21th, 2025: Sustainability Soiree
May 22, 2025: What Could be More Innocent than Planting Trees?
April 10, 2025: Indian and Energy Transition: Green New Deal
April 21-24, 2025: In-Person: Baskin Climate Week
April 4, 2025: In-Person: Symposium 2025 – Stanford Existential Risks Initiative (SERI)
January 20, 2025 – Challenges to a Renewable Future
November 9, 2024 – CAN’s second Climate Salon featured Patrick Huang, who discussed what is achievable in a fossil fuel free world.
October 22, 2024 – Sandy Faber hosted CAN’s third Climate Salon on the critical role of cheap energy in modern society.
August 22, 2024 – Dan Friedman led a discussion of economists Bilal and Känzig’s Macroeconomic Impacts of Climate Change
July 23, 2024 – Richard Nolthenius lead a discussion of Jim Hansen’s Global Warming in the Pipeline
We’re Looking for Speakers!
Interested in speaking at a future event? We’d love to hear from you!