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$1.75 million for local sustainable agriculture
Cal Poly's ICLR and US-LT RCD are awarded $1.75 million for the collaborative Sustainable Land Initiative program by the California Climate Action Seed and Matching Awards program.
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Feb 23-27, 2026
Climate Solutions Now
Our fifth all-virtual conference will take place in February 2026!
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$11.5 MILLION FOR STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS
Our proposal to create a fellowship program focused on climate action has been selected for funding by CA Volunteers. Find out more about the College Corps program.
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ICLR WINS 2023 SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Director Erin Pearse received the 2023 Sustainability Leader Faculty Award at the recent campuswide Sustainability Charette.
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Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery
Cal Poly students study possible new uses for the refinery following its decommissioning in 2023. Could it become a desalination plant?
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CAL POLY CLIMATE CONFERENCE SETS RECORD ATTENDANCE
The October 2023 Climate Solutions Now conference drew more than 800 online participants from around the world
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Support ICLR Today
Climate change is the biggest problem humanity has ever faced, and it will be the defining challenge for the next generation. Support ICLR today!
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Conference
Climate Solutions Now
Climate Solutions Now will return for its fifth year from February 23-27, 2026. Learn more.
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All-virtual and open to attendees everywhere: academia, industry, government, general public.
Sustainability
Cal Poly Ranks Third in CSU for Sustainability Efforts
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* CAFES Center for Sustainability
* Center for Coastal Marine Sciences
* Quantitative Sustainability
* SUSCAT Sustainability Catalog
* Electric Power Institute
* Wind Research Institute
* Facilities | Sustainability
Off Campus
* City of SLO
* SLO Climate Coalition
* Sustainable Land Initiative
* Central Coast Economic Recovery Initiative (ERI)
* Central Coast Climate Collaborative
* In3 Capital Partners
* Sustainable Systems Research Foundation
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Contact Us
Director
Erin Pearse
Phone: (805) 756-5558
Email:
[email protected]
Assistant Director
Hadley Willman
Email:
[email protected]
Steering Committee
Michael Boswell, CRP
Charles (Dave) Camp, Math
Yiwen Chiu, NRES
Adrienne Greve, CRP
Jay Peters, ENGL
Lars Tomanek, Bio
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