Key public policy officials including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Jerry Brown, and the USC Schwarzenegger Institute's Global Director Bonnie Reiss celebrate the ten year anniversary of the landmark passing of California's Global Solutions Warming Act - also known as AB32.

A Joint Production of the USC Urban Growth Seminar Series and the Schwarzenegger Institute for State & Global Policy. Over eighty percent of the energy used worldwide today is from fossil fuels. That’s a changing paradigm though as renewable energy continues to gain momentum, and proven technologies such as solar power are rapidly growing more cost effective and efficient. Join Dr. Buttgenbach for this presentation as he explains why photovoltaic (PV) power plants are becoming...

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the USC Environmental Student Assembly host author and organizational psychologist Per Espen Stoknes, PhD, who discusses his book: What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming. Per Espen Stoknes, international award winning author, economist and organizational physiologist, joins the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and USC Environmental Student Assembly to discuss his new book and to outline the five main psychological barriers to...

Join Governor Schwarzenegger, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the PPIC Water Policy Center, for an informative forum to explore how California is coping with the current drought and how we meet the challenge of managing this resource in the future.

Governor Schwarzenegger along with U.S. Mayors, tech executives, educators, business leaders, and philanthropists focus on why investing in after-school programs is so critical to helping our students succeed in school and in life. http://schwarzenegger.usc.edu/afterschoolsummit3-24-15 The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy is committed to advancing post-partisanship, where leaders put people over political parties and work together to find the best ideas and solutions...

Government officials, business leaders and environmental researchers gathered in Sacramento to discuss the state policies and information gleaned from nearly a decade at the forefront of addressing the issue of climate change at a symposium co-sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. Organized to take place as the United Nations prepares for its 20th annual climate change conference in Peru this December, the Sept. 8 symposium “Global Climate Negotiations:...

This conversation, focused around political reform - is moderated by Bonnie Reiss, Global Director of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, and the participants are: Kathay Feng, Executive Director of California Common Cause John C. Fortier, Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Democracy Project Jackie Salit, President of IndependentVoting.org Dorothy Siemon, Vice President of AARP’s Office of Policy Integration This conversation is part of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute's annual...

This presentation is part of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute's annual conference on Government & Leadership, discussing issues such as the Government shut downs, gridlock, division, and leaders not working together to solve the big challenges we face. Christian Grose, Associate Professor of Political Science at USC, speaks on electoral reforms and California politics in "The Adoption of Electoral Reforms and Ideological Change in the California State Legislature." The USC...

This conversation, focused around Political Gridlock and how it affects governing - is moderated by Susan Kennedy, Chief of Staff Governor Schwarzenegger 2006-2011 and the participants are Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, hosts of MSNBC Morning Joe. This conversation is part of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute's annual conference on Government & Leadership, discussing issues such as the Government shut downs, gridlock, division, and leaders not working...

Fed up with Government shut downs, gridlock, division, and leaders not working together to solve the big challenges we face? The USC Schwarzenegger Institute will focus on the causes of this hyper partisanship and explore solutions that can get government working for the people. Opening remarks given by Nancy Staudt, Academic Director of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, Bonnie Reiss, Global Director of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy presents A Conversation with Chris Matthews, author of "Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked" This thought provoking and engaging conversation discusses partisan politics through the lens of Chris Matthew's new book; which documents Chris’ six years he spent as chief of staff for legendary Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O’Neil, a pivotal figure who worked with then-President Reagan to produce one of the most...

After hosting a bipartisan forum on climate change earlier this month, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute turned to the importance of immigration reform on Tuesday April 30th and partnered with the USC Price School to produce a forum on the historic opportunity to pass comprehensive immigration legislation. Held at Town and Gown on the campus of the University of Southern California for a full auditorium and broadcast via live stream online, the event brought together some of immigration...

After hosting a bipartisan forum on climate change earlier this month, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute turned to the importance of immigration reform on Tuesday April 30th and partnered with the USC Price School to produce a forum on the historic opportunity to pass comprehensive immigration legislation. Held at Town and Gown on the campus of the University of Southern California for a full auditorium and broadcast via live stream online, the event brought together some of immigration...

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum presentation: National Climate Assessment Report (draft) - Public Comments & Closing Remarks Dan Jacobson, Environment CA Jon Parfrey, Climate Resolve Monica Gilchrist, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA John Simpson, Camp Pendleton Dan Dunmoyer, Farmers/Zurich Insurance Sven Hackmann, Siemens Smart Grid David Abel, Verdexchange Institute Woodrow Clark II, Clark Strategic Partners Dan Mazmanian, USC Sol Price...

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum presentation: Climate Change Impacts on Sea Level Rise Matthew Heberger, P.E., Pacific Institute Sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum presentation: Climate Change Impacts on Public Health Rupa Basu, PhD, California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum presentation: Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources David Pierce, PhD, Scripps Sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum presentation: Climate Change Impacts on Forests and Fire Hazards Thomas Swetnam, PhD, University of Arizona Sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum presentation: Overview of Modeling Used for the Report Philip Duffy, PhD, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum presentation: Background on Climate Assessment Report Hilda Blanco, PhD, Center for Sustainable Cities, USC Sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

National Climate Assessment Report (draft) Public Comment Forum - Opening Remarks Opening Remarks featuring: Dean Jack H. Knott USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Arnold Schwarzenegger 38th Governor of California Bonnie Reiss Global Director USC Schwarzenegger Institute Sponsored by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the USC Center for Sustainable Cities

Vienna R20 Student Event The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research present Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute sponsored a Microsymposium where student groups were encourage to create their own program to address an issue in LA through Leadership and community involvement. The result is a dynamic presentation of student projects through video with comments from former-Governor Schwarzenegger.

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy talks about Advancing Policy over Politics. The institute, housed at the USC Price School of Public Policy, focuses on the responsibility of policymakers to move beyond partisanship to implement policies that best benefit the people they serve. Its priority areas include education, energy and environment, fiscal and economic policy, health and human wellness, and political reform.

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy talks about the Power of People and Innovation. The institute, housed at the USC Price School of Public Policy, focuses on the responsibility of policymakers to move beyond partisanship to implement policies that best benefit the people they serve. Its priority areas include education, energy and environment, fiscal and economic policy, health and human wellness, and political reform.