UCLA environmental experts featured in PBS sustainability series
Faculty and others play a major role in shaping stories of accountability in ‘Sustaining US,’ whose second season debuts Oct. 6
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A Just Transition: Envisioning the Next 40 Years
This webinar by Physicians for Social Responsibility raises some of the fundamental issues that face the energy transition and highlights dangerous course we are on today. Highly recommended for an in-depth analysis of what needs to change -- Stephanie Pincetl, director of CCSC
Program co-produced by UCLA storytelling lab wins local Emmy
‘Earth Focus’ episode explores environmental and human costs of coal mining in South Africa
Jacob Phaneuf found his path at UCLA through a passion for genetics and environmental justice
Everyone was making small talk, trying to figure out what they had in common. Jacob told me he was a microbiology major from a tiny town in upstate New York…
Benefits of Infrastructure Funding Measures Stymied by Barriers in L.A. County
As billions of dollars become available, UCLA-Liberty Hill Foundation report recommends actions for community-informed, integrated infrastructure to improve quality of life for Angelenos Affordable housing adjacent to a public transit…
UCLA’s women leaders discuss their influence in the environmental science field
In celebration of Women’s History Month, a look at those who are challenging norms, dispelling stereotypes and celebrating diversity
A Strategic Framework for a Just Transition
Just Transition is a framework for a fair shift to an economy that is ecologically sustainable, equitable and just for all its members. After centuries of global plunder, the profit-driven, growth-dependent, industrial economy is severely undermining the life support systems of the planet. An economy based on extracting from a finite system faster than the capacity of the system to regenerate will eventually come to an end—either through collapse or through our intentional re-organization.
Tribal leader Clara Pratte wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
Navajo sustainable business advocate receives $100,000 for grassroots and national efforts
Activism in pandemic times: Q&A with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, 2019 Pritzker Award winner
In her multiple roles: UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate, founder/president of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), and Conservation International senior fellow, Ibrahim continued advocating for…
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…
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…
Air conditioning: Environmental loss, human win
With a warming climate, a key win-lose solution is air conditioning. In hotter conditions, workplace productivity suffers, students learn less, and mortality rates are higher. Fortunately, we have a way…
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
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
Homegrown fire prevention could save Amazon rainforest
Among the ashes in Brazil there exists hope, driven by efforts of small family farmers
Professor pays it forward by promoting diversity and environmental justice
Aradhna Tripati’s longstanding dedication to increasing inclusion has inspired donor support
15 Early-Career Fellows Recognized For Their Leadership by CDLS
On November 20, 2019, the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science held a Fall Luncheon for recipients of Leadership Awards for the 2018 – 2019 year. At this celebration, the…
Many pregnancies are shorter as climate change causes more 90-degree days
The trend could cause health risks for newborns
Activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
Native of Chad receives $100,000 for work uniting cultures around a shrinking water resource that serves four African nations
Drone monitoring of ship emissions could save lives, protect health
Students partnered with tech company on project that explored public health outcomes in L.A. and Long Beach port communities
UCLA Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Pritzker Family Foundation
Contribution triggers additional $1 million matching grant from a U.K. research fund
L.A. County taps UCLA to help create first-ever sustainability plan
OurCounty initiative aims for fossil-free future, addresses environmental injustices