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New multicampus course gets students involved in practical climate change solutions

Students at six UC campuses can learn how to fight climate change from top experts across the UC system.

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UC releasing new Climate Lab videos after first six episodes hit 12 million views

The University of California announced today (Nov. 17) that it is releasing three more episodes of its innovative new video series, Climate Lab, which seeks to change the way people communicate and think about global climate change.

Scientific American |

The window is closing to avoid dangerous global warming

Climate change poses an existential risk to humanity, and the risk is rising, according to new UC research. 

UC Office of the President |

Statement of UC President Napolitano about bipartisan vote to extend landmark cap-and-trade program

UC President Napolitano applauds Gov. Jerry Brown, Senate Pro Tem Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon for their leadership and the California Legislature for its bipartisan vote to extend our state’s landmark cap-and-trade program. 

UC Science Today |

How a trayless dining hall can benefit the environment

A small change at UC Santa Barbara cut food waste in half.

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Why scientists really aren’t the best champions of climate science

Facts and data alone won’t inspire people to take action in the fight against global warming. So what will? Find out in the final episode of "Climate Lab."

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UC startup rides coveted Wave Energy Prize

Two-year competition to accelerate wave energy markets earns CalWave $500,000 to keep iterating.

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Carbon Flux Explorers

Jim Bishop, senior scientist at Berkeley Lab and professor at UC Berkeley, is leading a project to deploy robotic floats that provide data on how microorganisms sequester carbon in the ocean. He recently led a research team on a 10-day voyage, funded by the National Science Foundation, to put the Carbon Flux Explorers to the test.

 

See more videos on the UC Climate Solutions Channel on UCTV

 

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Reimagining food waste

Food waste in the United States is at an all-time high. Globally, food waste is a major source of greenhouse gases - in fact, if food waste was a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. What to do? A panel of experts convened by Kitchens for Good and the Berry Good Food Foundation explores how to reverse this trend by connecting suppliers with those who will benefit most from increased access to healthy foods.

See more videos on the UC Climate Solutions Channel on UCTV

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The quest for the Holy Grail in energy storage systems

One of the biggest issues in the field of renewable energy is coming up with better energy storage methods. Marcus Worsley of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hunting for the Holy Grail: a system that holds a lot of energy, but can be discharged and charged quickly.

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Sierra magazine names UC campuses among the nation’s greenest

All nine UC undergraduate campuses made the annual rankings, with Irvine and Davis in the top 10 in the country.

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Car sharing on campuses improves quality of life, takes cars off the road

A new survey by UC Berkeley and Zipcar shows how universities can relieve the crunch on campus parking.