Experts come up with surprising solutions to climate change in new UC/Vox video series
First episode of 'Climate Lab' airing today asks why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change.
Topical Tag: Energy
The Magazine
Why I march for science
Stephanie Pincetl is one of the official speakers at Saturday's March for Science. Here's why she's marching.
Green building programs show big results for big buildings
UCLA study shows building certification programs like LEED reduce carbon emissions, but smaller buildings get left behind.
Events
Symposium
EARTH NOW: EARTH 2050
UCLA College Luskin Endowment Inaugural Symposium
10.18.2016
From public policy to installation art, EARTH NOW: EARTH 2050 explores all facets of modern environmental challenges and highlights efforts to make lives and businesses more sustainable. The program includes talks from top experts, workshops, local and national nonprofit organizations, art, a student film contest—and much more. We will highlight UCLA campus-wide sustainability while showcasing the new Luskin Conference Center and honoring the generosity of Meyer and Renee Luskin.
People
Ted Loch-Temzelides
Visiting Researcher, IoES
Professor of Economics and a Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies Scholar at Rice University
Projects
Built Environment: 2017-2018 Focus
What do solar panels, sick days and autonomous vehicles all have in common?
Energy Conservation Behavior
UCLA ENGAGE investigates how real-time energy consumption feedback can be used as an effective tool for energy conservation. It applies insights from behavioral science to design optimal interventions for changing energy use behavior. It is among the largest behavioral experiments in energy conservation in the United States.
Are residential energy efficiency programs effective?
More than 1 billion dollars have spent on Energy Efficiency (EE) Programs in California each year; however, we have limited solid evidence of their effectiveness. This project examines the effectiveness of Energy Efficiency (EE) programs in Southern California. We address three main research questions: (1) Are EE programs (residential based appliances and equipment upgrade) effective...
Publications
CCSC’s Dr. Stephanie Pincetl Presenting the Energy Atlas at the #LGSEC Quarterly Meeting in San Diego, on June 2, 2017
Stephanie Pincetl, Hannah Gustafson
Presentation | 2017
The Private and Social Consequences of Purchasing an Electric Vehicle and Solar Panels: Evidence from California
M. Delmas, M. Kahn, S. Locke
Published Work | 2017 | Research in Economics
In the News
Headline
6.23.2017
Will China Become a Leader in Clean Energy?
China’s leaders have a self-interest above all else to champion clean energy because of the high costs it has paid and continues to pay for the pollution caused during its economic boom, said Alex Wang, professor of law at UCLA.
Student Blog
6.2.2017
…And That’s The Game!
Spring 2017 - Week 9: Sustainable Buildings: Pauley Pavilion
