Rachel Sheinberg, a Ph.D. candidate at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) graduating this year, studies a critical challenge in the clean energy transition: who benefits, and who could be left behind.
Explore how renewable energy transitions and home electrification will shape household energy spending and burden across Los Angeles.
Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women
Special Event
Dive into LA’s water future with us - ideas, challenges, & solutions for a thirsty city!
Join us on April 14, 2026, from 3pm PT for a virtual panel exploring the future of water in Los Angeles. Hosted by the Center for Developing Leadership in Science…
A dialogue on community resilience and natural disasters in regions including California and the Southeast US
The CDLS Thriving Futures Roundtable Series are informal panel discussions where CDLS Fellows and community members come together to discuss how collective action can create a sustainable economic future. For…
Awards
An evening honoring three emerging leaders and announcing the laureate of the $100,000 prize
The Ninth Annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award ceremony will honor three finalists advancing solutions across conservation, sustainability and human–wildlife coexistence. The winner, who will receive a $100,000 prize, will…
Students: Olivia Bonevich, Zoe Gelman, Brooke Hart, Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Vhloe Ng-Lee, Charlene Nguyen, Jackson Roberts, Arman Shahinfar Faculty Advisor: Tyson Timmer Client: ShadeLA Final Presentation
Students: Aliya Alidaee, Thomas Lehman, Emily Nguyen, Eva Paramo, Joseph Serafino, Rebecca Share, Mercy Shrestha, Jack Spencer, Louise Tibia Faculty Advisor: Zanobia Ibrahim Client: Center on Race, Poverty & the…
The transportation sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inthe state of California and the United States as a whole. These emissions primarily come fromthe burning of…
Blog
“I don’t see the birds in the morning anymore.” Gregory Pirio, a longtime Loudoun County resident, explained his experience living near a data center. Greg isn’t the only one reeling…
Blog
Modern scientific research and its discourse fails to adequately embrace the emotional, spiritual and affective impacts of the existential issues of Earth’s future habitability.
Publications
Rising Hazard & Shrinking Insurance Options
A student-led survey has uncovered stark disparities in public health outcomes for L.A. neighborhoods with oil and gas drilling.
Recently, crew of college students from UCLA and Cameroon left convenience behind and plunged into the rainforest. Their objective: reopen a field station that had been shuttered for two decades,…
