More than 22,000 people took actions to reduce their environmental impact during the month-long competition to reduce UC's carbon footprint.
Cool Campus Challenge winners announced
UC Berkeley crowned Coolest Campus in 2019 Cool Campus Challenge
Twenty-two thousand students, staff and faculty from across all 10 University of California campus locations and the University of California Office of the President participated in a month-long competition that resulted in over 21,650,000 pounds of carbon dioxide saved.
Measuring plastic's impact on our air
Researchers determine the extent to which plastic contributes to climate change. It's a lot.
Usurp the burp: How seaweed can help curb cow burps (and their emissions)
UC agricultural and marine scientists fight one of the state's biggest sources of methane: cow burps.
How quickly we normalize extreme weather
Two billion tweets provide a glimpse into how we perceive our changing climate.
Student activism pushes UC toward a carbon-free future
As UC's sustainability goals become increasingly ambitious, the entire community is pitching in.
The international statistic of the year
Roland Geyer's much lauded finding is a sobering one: 91 percent of the world's plastic waste has never been recycled.
Oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought
Scripps researchers use oxygen, carbon dioxide measurements to infer ocean temperature increase.
UC makes the grade for nation’s top green colleges
All nine UC undegraduate campuses included in Princeton Review's Guide to 399 Green Colleges.
UC makes bold commitment to 100 percent clean electricity
The university pledges to transition to clean energy by 2025.
On the road to solving our plastic problem
UC San Diego recently became the first place in the U.S. to install a road made from recycled plastics.
Ancient pigment can boost energy efficiency
A color developed by Egyptians thousands of years ago can boost energy efficiency by cooling rooftops and walls.