Legal Planet
Many hope for ambitious commitments from all the countries during COP26, especially from the leading emitters like China. UCLA Emmett Institute faculty co-director Alex Wang comments on the country’s climate…
Featured Faculty: Alex Wang
CityWatch LA
“Unless a system’s failing to meet the basic regulatory standards, I don’t think there’s a good case to say that bottled water’s better.” ~ Greg Pierce, co-director, UCLA Luskin Center…
Featured Faculty: Gregory Pierce
UCLA Newsroom
Research by scientists from UCLA and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory strengthens the case that climate change has been the main cause of the growing amount of land in the western…
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
KCRW
An activist in Washington D.C. holds a sign that says, “The climate is changing, why aren’t we?” As the UN climate conference is taking place, UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences…
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
Los Angeles Times
California’s lag in reporting data on heat-related illness and death is not just an administrative problem. It contributes to the loss of life by delaying effective, targeted responses during heat…
Featured PhD Alum: Edith de Guzman
UCLA Newsroom
Taylor Guitars generously donated $1M to the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability’s Congo Basin Institute for their ebony tree #conservation efforts in #Cameroon! CBI’s research helps protect ebony…
Featured Faculty: Thomas Smith
Los Angeles Times
Every year, people in the American West die from scorching temperatures. Experts fear that the number of deaths is undercounted — and that as the climate continues to heat up,…
Featured PhD Alum: Edith de Guzman
KPCC
As excessive heat waves sweep through Los Angeles County with more regularity, experts and community activists are pointing to the disproportionate impact on poor communities and communities of color who…
Featured PhD Alum: Edith de Guzman
Daily Bruin
A recently proposed state ban on oil and gas drilling would create the strictest environmental standards in the nation, but UCLA community members raised concerns about existing oil wells that…
Featured Faculty: Lara Cushing
Marketplace
Featured Faculty: Deepak Rajagopal
BuzzFeed News
There’s a very real chance the planet will warm up an average of 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) this century — and that would be disastrous. All of this,…
Featured: Daniel Swain
Los Angeles Times
Featured PhD Alum: Edith de Guzman
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
“We need targeted policies aimed at people who most need the support and who give the biggest societal benefit,” says Rajagopal. “We also need to understand the reasons why people…
Featured Faculty: Deepak Rajagopal
The Sacramento Bee
A team of University of California scientists said they have found a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes in older Californians who live — and exercise outdoors — in communities with poor…
Featured Faculty: Beate Ritz
The Hollywood Reporter
The TV mogul has been confirmed to participate in UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability gala by introducing newly-announced honoree Amariyanna Copeny, also known as Mari or “Little Miss Flint.” The…
Featured Faculty: Marilyn Raphael
The Guardian
The size but also the severity of today’s wildfires is a growing concern. Fires that exhibit erratic behavior and burn with more intensity are more likely to leave behind only…
Featured Faculty: H. Bradley Shaffer
Reuters
China’s refusal to accept requests for deeper carbon emissions cuts during recent visits from the top climate envoys of the United States and Britain may undermine progress at the upcoming…
Featured Faculty: Alex Wang
KCRW
Alan Barreca, an associate professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and a team of researchers explored the connection between early pregnancies and heat, and found that…
Featured Faculty: Alan Barreca
The Washington Post
“This new research demonstrates how climate change could actually have divergent effects for very large but rare floods versus smaller but more common floods,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at…
Featured: Daniel Swain
Los Angeles Business Journal
To reach a zero-emissions future, Los Angeles will need to install chargers in multi-unit homes such as apartments and condos. “It is absolutely essential that we all work toward the…
Featured Faculty: Rajit Gadh
CNBC
The recall election in California to remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom could weaken the state’s climate policies and have national implications for efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions. “While a…
Featured Faculty: William Boyd
UCLA Newsroom
Laurent Pilon, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is being recognized by the 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his interdisciplinary contributions to the field of heat transfer…
Featured Faculty: Laurent Pilon
The New York Times
UCLA Law’s Emmett Institute co-executive director Cara Horowitz says that a recall of Gov. Newsom could stymie California’s effort to cut its GHG emissions by 40% by the end of…
Featured Faculty: Cara Horowitz
FOX59
People are being asked to do their part to conserve water: take shorter showers, don’t let the faucet run, fix that leaky sprinkler and so on. Which begs the question:…
Featured Faculty: Stephanie Pincetl and Alex Hall