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Carbon sequestration: a critical but less-understood piece of the climate puzzle
Removing carbon already in the air is a must for Biden to meet international goals, say UCLA experts
Tech meets tradition for rainforest conservation project
If you happen to have a friend who lives on the other side of the planet, advances in satellite technology make it easy to stay connected. Satellite-based technology also makes…
The Necessity to Move Beyond Hydrocarbons: A Talk by Stephanie Pincetl
The UCLA Global Health and Social Medicine Grand Round Series features Stephanie Pincetl, PhD. on Monday, March 22, 2021 from 5 to 6pm PDT via Zoom. Dr. Pincetl is the…
Tribal leader Clara Pratte wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
Navajo sustainable business advocate receives $100,000 for grassroots and national efforts
TED Talk: The challenge and responsibility of energy sufficiency with Stephanie Pincetl
In California as we work towards electrification of our energy systems we must consider the impacts those systems have on existing ecologies and how we meet the demands for more…
New book from UCLA urban sustainability experts: Q&A with Stephanie Pincetl
A quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings in California — over 100 million tons per year. And while the state is a leader in setting ambitious climate…
Energy Use in Cities: A Roadmap for Urban Transitions
A new book by the team at CCSC gives a detail look at the UCLA Energy Atlas, published by Palgrave, with chapters written by Center directors and staff. The book…
What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California’s electrical grid
Q&A with UCLA energy systems expert Eric Fournier
CCSC Part of the Team Awarded $9M Grant for Blockchain-based Renewables Project
The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 64% and net grid electricity consumption by 96% for all project participants over a 25 year period.
KCET and UCLA launch new season of Earth Focus with Link TV and Thompson Reuters
Four episodes explore environmental politics, youth activism and the New West
2020 Pritzker finalists: Clara Pratte, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Leah Penniman
The finalists represent a vast range of environmental issues and approaches. All of them are working to address past and ongoing injustices.
Announcing the Candidates for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Candidates for the 4th annual Pritzker Award are artists, leaders and inventors under the age of 40 fighting for a more sustainable future. They include a college dropout who invented…
Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind
Study finds affluent L.A. neighborhoods use more energy and reap greater benefits from government incentive programs
Forward thinking graduate awarded for sustainable change-making at LA Metro
Cris Liban, who received his doctorate from UCLA IoES' Environmental Science and Engineering program, was honored with the Award of Excellence by the Engineering News Record for his initiative and…
Researchers create framework for evaluating environmental stopgap measures
UCLA study offers new way to look at temporary solutions that could buy more time for our planet
Geoengineering, a futuristic idea that needs more imagination — a Q&A with author Holly Buck
Buck talks about her new book at UCLA School of Law on Feb. 18 Whether building bridges to connect people, inventing drugs to save lives or splitting atoms to power…
Q&A with Miranda Wang, 2018 Pritzker Genius Award winner
Since winning the 2018 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award last November, the 25-year-old chemist and the company she co-founded, BioCellection, have been refining a new system that breaks down previously…
To accelerate environmental benefits of EVs, prioritize miles over ownership
Papers co-authored by UCLA professor make the case for policy and infrastructure changes
L.A. County taps UCLA to help create first-ever sustainability plan
OurCounty initiative aims for fossil-free future, addresses environmental injustices
Converting waste, ‘a leftover resource,’ to biofuels reduces emissions
UCLA study reveals how the U.S. can maximize benefits of waste-derived fuels
UCLA’s Energy Atlas expands to provide consumption data for most of Southern California
Online tool updated to include solar capacity, as California aims for 100% renewable energy
New environmental DNA program makes conservation research faster, more efficient
The Anacapa Toolkit allows researchers to catalog different species’ DNA present in soil and water samples with an unprecedented efficiency.
Managing predators in fire-prone landscapes: the importance of vegetation structure
Seminar presented by Rachel V. Blakey, The Institute for Bird Populations and The University of Missouri