Spring 2025: “Los Angeles 2028, Building Towards a Sustainable Olympics” with Heal the Bay
For the Spring 2025 semester, CPF POSC 395 Policy Research Internship students explored what Los Angeles can do to make the LA 2028 Olympics as low waste and plastic free as possible. They assessed sustainability programs at previous Olympic Games and past global sporting events, examined how past sustainability efforts can help aid low waste efforts at the LA 2028 Olympics, researched the cost and revenue logistics of project implementation, and investigated reusable programs within LA 2028 venues. They presented their extensive research and recommendations to our partner, Heal the Bay.
Nathan Feinberg, a junior majoring in History, said this about his research experience:
“I gained a lot from my experience as a Research Intern with Heal the Bay. I researched previous Olympic sustainability policies, wrote a research paper on those policies, and presented the findings of my research to my supervisor in the organization. I developed my presentation skills through this internship. I had a lot of fun researching this interesting topic! The CPF programming I attended as a part of this internship, such as resume workshops and chats with political figures, was valuable to my future career prospects.”
Project: Los Angeles 2028, Building Towards a Sustainable Olympics
Partner: Heal the Bay
USC Students: Luis Carvajal, Will Coalsanto, Nathan Feinberg, Ariella Grobman, and Katherine Ramirez
Research Question: What can Los Angeles do to make the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games as low waste and plastic-free as possible?
Read the group’s full research presentation.
Watch the video presentation on “Los Angeles 2028, Building Towards a Sustainable Olympics.”