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Deepak Rajagopal for The Hindu Businessline — CAFE norms are too lenient

Deepak Rajagopal, professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, discusses India’s proposed fuel-economy rules — Phase III Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards — in his op-ed for…

Heavy traffic in Delhi, India showing a mix of cars, SUVs and buses on a crowded urban road.

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Nique Stumbaugh: Pioneering AI in Space Weather – and Opening Doors in STEM

Learn about a CDLS Fellow's early career trajectory

Nique Stumbaugh, in front of her research poster “Reconstructing Equatorial Electron Flux Measurements from LEO” at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2023 Meeting.

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UCLA Ph.D. candidate Lorena De la Puente Burlando selected for Critical Minerals Research Lab

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is proud to share that Ph.D. candidate Lorena De la Puente Burlando has been accepted into the 2025–2026 Critical Minerals Research Lab,…

UCLA Ph.D. candidate Lorena De la Puente Burlando selected for Critical Minerals Research Lab

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Rajit Gadh for IEEE Spectrum—Future L.A. Fires Could Be Prevented With Grid-Hardening Tech 

Rajit Gadh, director of the Smart Grid Energy Research Center at UCLA and professor at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, spoke with IEEE Spectrum about the role of…

Rajit Gadh for IEEE Spectrum—Future L.A. Fires Could Be Prevented With Grid-Hardening Tech 

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Ann Carlson for The Hill—California gas car ban faces uncertain future

UCLA professor Ann Carlson discusses the legal uncertainty surrounding California’s gas car ban for The Hill, sharing how the incoming Trump administration may attempt to undo the Biden administration’s recent…

Ann Carlson for The Hill—California gas car ban faces uncertain future

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UCLA’s Comprehensive Sustainability Plan

UCLA has a long history of sustainability leadership — from early energy efficiency efforts and the formation of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability in the 1990s, to the establishment of…

How Climate Change Will Impact California, Interview with Dr. Alan Barreca

Interview on The Young Turks ScIQ with UCLA environmental economist Alan Barreca by Jayde Lovell about climate change effects on public health, vulnerable communities, and the state of California. They also…

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Impact Assessment of Saubhagya Rural Electrification Program

D. Rajagopal, T. Garg, M. Shah, K. Sandstrom, S. Bhogale, M. Thapar, S. Kundu, A. Mirza

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