UC Newsroom |
The University of California adopts new, stronger climate action goals
The new goals prioritize direct emission reductions, limit the use of carbon offsets and align UC’s climate goals with those of the state of California.
UC Riverside |
UC Riverside releases a new avocado tree to the world marketplace
The “Luna UCR™” variety is the result of more than a half century of tree breeding.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience awards over $4.6 million to support California coastal projects
The projects will support efforts to fight climate change in coastal communities across California and beyond. Funds for these grant programs came from the California State Budget Act of 2022-23.
UC Berkeley |
Water from thin air: Hand-held water harvester powered by sunlight could combat water scarcity
Researchers have designed an extreme-weather proven, hand-held device that can extract and convert water molecules from the air into drinkable water using only ambient sunlight as its energy source.
UCLA |
What’s living beneath the waves in Southern California?
A UCLA study using environmental DNA provides the most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in region’s surf zones.
UC Davis |
UC Davis vets to the rescue for animals in wildfires
A UC Davis-administered program featuring mobile clinics is ready to deploy to care for animals affected by disasters statewide.
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.
UC Riverside |
How to make reclaimed water ready for crops
A new, simple solution for cleaning out unhealthy chemicals and turning sewage into sustenance.
UC Davis |
Making wind power even greener
Blades made from bamboo and mycelium could keep a growing number of wind blades out of landfills.
UC Davis |
Lab-grown meat’s carbon footprint potentially worse than retail beef
A new study finds scaling up production using existing processes is highly energy-intensive.
UCLA |
How genomic research could help save the white-bellied pangolin
Genomics is explaining how remarkable the little mammals are — and could help identify which species are the sources for derived products on the black market.
UC Office of the President |
Major wind power project to boost clean energy use across every UC campus
In a move to step-up its clean energy goals, the University of California signed its first-ever wind energy contract, the largest renewable energy commitment by the University to date in support of campus decarbonization.