UC is a participant in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Coalition and has proposed 10 scalable solutions for "carbon neutrality and climate stability" in California.
How UC is playing a unique role in global race against climate change
Wild, wild life
Alum Sebastian Kennerknecht’s passion for animals drives him to use wildlife photography to fight for their survival.
UC earns Green Power Leadership Award from EPA
The University of California received a 2021 Green Power Leadership Award today for accelerating the transition to clean energy.
UC earns green accolades from Sierra Club, Princeton Review as a nationwide leader in sustainability
The University of California is once again a leader in sustainability leadership and achievement, according to new rankings.
The technologies that could solve California’s droughts
Policies, and especially attitudes toward water, will have to shift as climate change makes drought more severe, says urban planning professor David Feldman.
Personality matters, even for squirrels
Social skills can give squirrels an advantage.
The archaic law stopping climate activists from keeping oil in the ground
Allowing conservationists to bid on public resources — held to a “use it or lose it” standard — could be a game-changer, experts say.
How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?
Scientists investigate what homes are best at keeping the smoke out and what we can do to keep our air cleaner.
Restoring access to culturally significant species with the Yurok Tribe
Law students work alongside tribal leaders to assist in a longstanding project to restore access to ancestral resources.
Continuing Darwin’s work on Galapagos Island
186 years after Darwin first described the Galapagos racer snake, Danielle Edwards seeks to rebuild their population by using DNA from one of his original samples.
Berkeley Lab scientists in international climate report point to urgent need to cut emissions
The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we must act soon, says Berkeley Lab scientist and contributor Charles Koven.
Gauging Western wildfires
A new climate and fire model suggests that Western wildfires will intensify for roughly a decade before experiencing a gradual decline.