Strategies to motivate energy conservation in urban India
UCLA study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption
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Dan Hammer wins inaugural Pritzker Award
UC Berkeley scholar honored for making satellite images more accessible to journalists
A conversation with the Pritzker Genius Award winner
We don’t have the liberty to wait 100 years for that. We need decisive action now, and that means supporting and promoting the top young environmental minds and ideas. Dan…
Genetic research reveals impact of the 101 Freeway on Los Angeles wildlife
The roadway and climate change are among the challenges facing animals in the Santa Monica mountains
Could the next car you buy be your last?
For better or worse, car ownership has been as American as apple pie for the past century, but that chapter may soon be coming to a close—particularly in cities—as new technology continues to transform how we get around.
The search for the Southern rubber boa
UCLA researchers use genetics to find out whether the elusive snake is an endangered species
UCLA research puts wildfire risk into historical context
Study of tree rings shows Western U.S. precipitation extremes are closely aligned with the region’s past
Universities must change, but how?
Never has the pace of technological change been so rapid. Some would argue the pace of social and political change is similarly breathtaking. But one thing has remained essentially the…
Climate change could bring much earlier water runoff in Sierra Nevada by century’s end
UCLA climate research shows another way rising temperatures could affect California’s water resources
A crash course on climate change at La Brea Tar Pits
The events, collectively titled A Climate Series for the Ages, seek to open a dialogue between the Los Angeles community and professors, authors, researchers and experts focused on the topic.…
Understanding cities as more than just things
With human impacts thus concentrated, you might expect urban areas to be a focal point of environmental research. That hasn’t always been the case, said Stephanie Pincetl, director of the…
An intimate glimpse at Arctic wildlife in a year of record ice melt
I joined naturalists to observe wildlife in the Arctic Circle—and learned a surprising fact about Santa’s reindeer
Ted Parson: It’s time to take climate engineering seriously
According to UCLA Law School’s Ted Parson, those measures probably need to include climate engineering—large-scale manipulations of environmental processes to counteract global warming. That’s what he argued in an article…
Announcing the 2017 Pritzker Award finalists
Kareiva made the statement in announcing six finalists for the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, launched in July with financial support from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation.…
The science behind “An Inconvenient Sequel”
The decade-plus since the first movie has seen record-breaking climate changes and extremes
Visiting Bouamir: a photo essay
She’s spent a lifetime traveling and trekking, and the decades of backpacking, rock-climbing and the slow march of time have taken their toll. She’s had two hip replacements, and then…
A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
New global study maps out where fish and seafood can be sustainably farmed in the world’s oceans.
Inconvenient data: voter apathy and its cost in carbon
The second installment in a three-part companion series to An Inconvenient Sequel. How much does voting matter? Our experts estimate the carbon output of Trump versus Clinton.
The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact
I can’t has cheezburger: UCLA researcher finds that feeding pets creates the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year
UCLA’s Kevin Njabo selected to give TEDGlobal talk
Two months ago, the professor was named UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability’s 2017 Pritzker Fellow. Now he’s preparing to take stage in front of a worldwide audience. Today, TEDGlobal…
Greening your grocery cart
We crunched the numbers for you. Here’s how to make simple choices that fight climate change from your grocery cart.