Chemists create a more efficient photosynthesis that can help produce green fuel.
UC Berkeley |
Cyborg bacteria turn into tiny, zero-waste solar panels
UC Newsroom |
How a (nearly) zero-carbon conference can be a better conference
Borrowing a page from Netflix can help slash university emissions by as much as a third.
UC Newsroom |
UC sustainability: Students and solar light the way forward
The 2016 UC Sustainability Report highlights the university's big steps in the right direction as well as the hurdles ahead.
UC Newsroom |
How UC research led to a landmark global deal against superpollutants
More than 170 countries will phase out HFCs, based on seminal research by a UC San Diego atmospheric scientist.
UC Newsroom |
Climate change hits the classroom
Hundreds of new sections on climate change in courses from music to medicine are coming to UC classrooms.
UC Newsroom |
Tree of life faces deep cuts from climate change
A new study finds rarer, older lineages may go first when climate change leads some species to extinction.
California Magazine |
How UC is playing a unique role in global race against climate change
UC is a participant in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Coalition and has proposed 10 scalable solutions for "carbon neutrality and climate stability" in California.
UC Davis |
Storing carbon in buildings could help address climate change
Construction materials such as concrete and plastic have the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide, according to a new study by UC Davis.
UC Merced |
New canal project expands on UC Merced solar research
A new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal, part of a $19 million investment through President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, was announced by the Department of the Interior April 4.
UCLA |
UCLA and Equatic to build world’s largest ocean-based plant for carbon removal
The $20 million system in Singapore will be capable of removing 3,650 metric tons of CO2 per year.
UC Riverside |
Inexpensive, carbon-neutral biofuels are finally possible
Study finds a new way for next-generation biofuel production to finally become both cost-effective and carbon neutral.
UC Berkeley Cal Alumni Association |
Climate change is an energy problem. Here’s how we solve it.
Preventing environmental collapse won’t be easy, but we can still squeeze through the bottleneck.