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Climate Equity LA Series
The Climate Emergency Mobilization Office is thrilled to invite you to the Launch of the 2nd Annual Climate Equity LA (CELA) Series!
This virtual launch event will provide an overview of Year 2 of the CELA series, including its emphasis on extreme heat and equitable, community-centered solutions for climate resilience, and the collaborative role of the CEMO in the co-creation of the City of LA’s first Heat Action Plan (HAP), Heat Relief Campaign, and Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA).
Invited guest speakers include Mayor Karen Bass, Council President Paul Krekorian, Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, and Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, Rudy Ortega, Jr.
Register now for the 2nd Annual Climate Equity LA Series Launch!
Climate Equity LA Series: Year 1 Resources
Part I: Equitable Building Decarbonization (March 2022)
Reports and Resources
- Climate Equity LA (CELA) Series, Part I: Announcement and Program
- CEMO Report on Equitable Building Decarbonization: Equity Focused Policy Recommendations for the City of Los Angeles
- CELA Part I Process Report: Equitable Building Decarbonization (Prepared by Liberty Hill Foundation)
- Equitable Building Decarbonization Focus Group Reports (Prepared by SAJE and NoHo Home Alliance, April 2022)
Recordings and Materials
Citywide Launch: Climate Equity LA Series and CEMO Blueprint (March 3, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
Workshop #1: Why Decarbonize Buildings and Homes in LA? (March 10, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event slide deck
Workshop #2: How can we create Energy and Housing Justice with Building Decarbonization? (March 17, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event slide deck
Workshop #3: Building Decarbonization and Economic Justice: Green Workforce and a Just Transition (March 24, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event recording (Spanish)
- Event slide deck
Part II: Community-Driven Climate Resilience (April 2022)
Reports and Resources
- Climate Equity LA (CELA) Series, Part II: Announcement and Program
- CELA Part II Process Report: Equitable and Community-Driven Climate Resilience in LA (Prepared by Liberty Hill Foundation)
Recordings and Materials
Workshop #1: Introduction to Equitable Climate Resilience (April 7, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event recording (Spanish)
- Event slide deck
Workshop #2: Community-Driven Climate Resilience Solutions and Challenges (April 14, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event recording (Spanish)
- Event slide deck
Workshop #3: Investing in Community-Driven Climate Solutions that deliver co-benefits (April 21, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event slide deck
Part III: Justice40 and Climate Equity Metrics for LA (May 12, 2022)
Reports and Resources
- Climate Equity LA (CELA) Series, Part III: Announcement and Program
Recordings and Materials
Justice40 & Climate Equity Metrics for LA (May 12, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event recording (Spanish)
- Event slide deck
Pathways to Healthy Homes through Equitable Building Decarbonization (December 7, 2022)
Reports and Resources
- CEMO Report on Equitable Building Decarbonization: Equity Focused Policy Recommendations for the City of Los Angeles
- CELA Part I Process Report: Equitable Building Decarbonization (Prepared by Liberty Hill Foundation)
- Equitable Building Decarbonization Focus Group Reports (Prepared by SAJE and NoHo Home Alliance, April 2022)
Recordings and Materials
Pathways to Healthy Homes through Equitable Building Decarbonization (December 7, 2022)
- Event recording (English)
- Event slide deck

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CEMO IN THE NEWS!
Broadcast
- Low-income communities hit hardest by Los Angeles heat wave (MSNBC, 9/2/2022)
- LA’s Chief Heat Officer talks about dangerous heat (Good Day LA, 8/31/2022)
- More than half of states issued heat advisories this week. This will be the new norm (NPR, 7/23/2022)
- Dangerous heat sweeping the west and south (NewsNation Prime, 6/26/2022)
Print Media
- How America’s First ‘Heat Officers’ Are Cooling Miami and Los Angeles (Reasons To Be Cheerful, 8/15/2022)
- City responds to climate crisis, giving special attention to underserved areas (Alive!, 7/1/2022)
- Los Angeles to launch ‘extreme heat campaign’ Friday, says city’s first heat officer (Los Angeles Times, 6/30/2022)
- Marta Segura: LA City’s First Climate Emergency Mobilization Director (The Planning Report, 5/19/2022)
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