UC Santa Barbara |

How your diet affects climate change

You are what you eat, as the saying goes, and while good dietary choices boost your own health, they also could improve the health care system and even benefit the planet. Healthier people mean not only less disease but also reduced greenhouse gas emissions from health care.

UC Newsroom |

What’s the best electric car for you? Take this app for a test drive

If you’re thinking of buying a new car, there’s a decent chance you’re considering trying something greener. There’s also a decent chance that some concern, big or small, has you hitting the brakes when it comes to buying an electric car.

UC Newsroom |

Your home is an energy hog — here’s how to put it on a diet

Even when you’re not at home, your house is a power glutton. Yes, yours. And it needs to go on a serious energy diet.

UC Newsroom |

The global warming facts you need to know

Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century.

UC Merced |

Research shows global photosynthesis on the rise

Researchers document a ‘fundamental shift’ in Earth’s plants over the past two centuries.

UC Irvine |

UC Irvine to save 50 million gallons in drinkable water annually

Once completed, the project will mark a 42 percent decrease in consumption in a decade.

UCLA |

Student entrepreneur brings light to South African school children

New business donates 300 lanterns to electricity-deprived sections of the country.

UC Office of the President |

UC president joins Mexican government officials for announcement of $10 million in new funding for joint energy efficiency research projects

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (March 30) joined Mexican Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquín Coldwell for an announcement of $10 million in new funding to support energy efficiency research projects led by Mexican research institutions in collaboration with researchers at UC.

UC Berkeley |

Renewable energy has robust future in much of Africa

With electricity demands expected to triple by 2030, a new study maps a path to sustainable growth.

UC Newsroom |

UC President Napolitano to meet with Mexico’s government, education and business leaders

Visit to Mexico City aimed at reaffirming and strengthening UC’s ties with Mexico.

UC Davis |

A collective push on climate change

New 'OneClimate' initiative brings together climate science researchers from across campus.

UC Davis |

The future car is driverless, shared and electric

Top transportation experts say creative policies are needed now to avoid pitfalls.