UC Santa Barbara |

Measuring plastic's impact on our air

Researchers determine the extent to which plastic contributes to climate change. It's a lot.

UC San Diego |

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.

UC Davis |

Heat waves in California can be predicted by thunderstorms in the tropics

Advance notice of heat waves could help protect the agricultural riches of the Central Valley.

UC Davis |

How quickly we normalize extreme weather

Two billion tweets provide a glimpse into how we perceive our changing climate.

UC San Diego |

Oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought

Scripps researchers use oxygen, carbon dioxide measurements to infer ocean temperature increase.

UC Newsroom |

UC makes bold commitment to 100 percent clean electricity

The university pledges to transition to clean energy by 2025.

UC Irvine |

Climate change may deplete the world's beer

And you thought beer was expensive already: Declining barley production could make the beverage a luxury item.

UC Newsroom |

UC named a national leader in renewable energy

For the second year in a row, the EPA recognizes the University of California with a Green Power Leadership Award.

UC Davis |

Kindness: An unsung climate change tool

The solutions to climate change are not just technological — kindness can help any community weather its harshest impacts.

UC Newsroom |

Climate summit puts California, UC in the spotlight

The University of California is among the thousands gathering to share solutions at the Global Climate Action Summit.

UC San Diego via The Conversation |

Designing a solar tarp

Engineers are working to create a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun.

UC Santa Barbara |

Republicans and Democrats agree on climate change — they just don't realize it

The key to fixing climate change isn't convincing people it's real: it's getting them to choose policy over party.