UC Climate Solutions

News on climate change science and solutions, sustainability and clean energy. Curated by the University of California’s systemwide Sustainability Office.

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Big Shift is happening!

In 2023,@ucdavis completed their first and largest stage of their shift away from on-campus fossil fuel use and toward #renewable electricity 🌿

Check out the project's latest event coming up this week! 🩵 🐑
https://t.co/iGekN0VUU0

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

In honor of #EarthDay, we're hugging trees, naturally.

But we're also spotlighting one of the many uniquely UC programs available to students, the UC Santa Cruz Forest Ecology Research Plot.

Read more about this and other cool UC programs: https://t.co/NVZb69vW77

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Did you hear about @ucdavis launching a nature prescription program? 🌲

Nature Rx acknowledges and leverages the holistic health benefits of being amongst #nature, prescribing 120 hours of outdoor time a week! 💚💚

Read more below
https://t.co/u4PSaZiflL

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

As health and sustainability continue to meld and display their intersectionality ⚕️🌎, @UCSF's new outpatient surgery center will be heated and cooled with all-#electric systems, as well as powered by 100% carbon-free electricity. @SustainUCSF

https://t.co/sg3amg1mnI

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Amongst the many campuses and health centers already making progress towards a #fossilfree future, UC Berkeley 🐻 is replacing its natural gas-fueled cogeneration plant with a clean and #resilient #energy system ⚡️, the first phase to be complete by 2028.

https://t.co/Mv3xW0fgx0

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Happy Earth Month! Over the course of this month, we will be sharing information on our 2023 #Sustainability #progress 🌎
The 20th Annual Report on Sustainable Practices' theme is UC’s action for a #fossilfree future, featuring stories at each UC location! https://t.co/VI2GBS7mjQ

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

OUT NOW: The 2023 UC Annual Sustainability Report is available! 🎊 Check out all the #progress we made last year in actualizing our #sustainability goals! 🌎

https://t.co/VI2GBS7mjQ

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Amazing #whale-saving #technology coming out of UC Santa Barabara! Check out how an audio detection device is currently reducing whale deaths due to human operations in this Fig.1 video series 🐋🔊 #conservation
https://t.co/1u57UJXkYW

[UC Master Gardeners 🌱 @UCMasterGarden]

Master Gardeners help create a sensory garden in the Imperial Valley. 🌱🎉

#UCMasterGardeners #CaliforniaGardening #UCANR

https://t.co/K3kYrwBGh8

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Thanks to the UC-backed consortium, @ARCHES_H2, the Department of Energy has selected California as one of the seven hydrogen hubs to bring 39 hydrogen infrastructure projects across the state!🔋⚡️

Check out the UC article to read up on this exciting new project!

[Meredith Turner @UC_Newsroom]

Energy experts say hydrogen has great potential to cut global carbon emissions and keep toxic pollutants out of our air and water. A UC-backed consortium called @ARCHES_H2 will bring clean hydrogen power to California. Here’s what you need to know ⬇️ https://t.co/EVyIw9gKI8

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Including UC Irvine's work on ALERTCalifornia to advance #fire spotting tech and UCLA's engineering solution to increase carbon capture in the #sea, check out the four spots UC has taken on TIME magazine's list all presenting innovative #climatesolutions! 🥑🌊🐠

[Meredith Turner @UC_Newsroom]

.@TIME magazine’s list of the best inventions of 2023 recognizes four inventions developed or advanced in UC laboratories 🎉 https://t.co/CEj7Jq2cs5

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

UC Santa Barabara released a study analyzing how current management of marine protected areas address #resilience in the face of #climate change 🪸

Read more on how their work aims to bring academics and practitioners closer together.

https://t.co/NHCuaCPFN3

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Congratulations to UCI's Wendell Brase for being awarded with 2023 I2SL Phil Wirdzek Leadership Award! 🥇
Brase's dedication and innovation to reduce laboratory's energy and natural gas use is inspiring.

Read about his work below!
https://t.co/7avXfrYQRJ

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

In partnership with the state of California, UC announced it is awarding over $80 million in #grants to spur implementation of #climate #solutions! 🌎

Read more on the funded projects that range from increasing #water resilience and #wildfire prevention
https://t.co/Owa2A1EKuO

[UC Davis Institute of the Environment @UCD_Environment]

Congratulations to @brmiddleton1 and @TheHernandezLab and to others whose projects have earned CA #ClimateAction Grants! Learn more about the projects from @UCDavis_Kerlin.
https://t.co/UFnOy9iwZ5

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

It's exciting news to hear UC Santa Barbara's Dr. Alexandra Phillips is the first-ever AAAS Legislative Branch Fellow in Climate Science to bring science literacy into the public policy realm! 🎊🌎 #globalwarming #policy

https://t.co/dUVUW55KO7

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

With the rise in #AI technology, new environmental injustices come to the surface regarding water scarcity and air pollution.

Researchers at UC Riverside have sought ways to combat these challenges and point AI toward more sustainable practices. #Climate
https://t.co/Vh5cOQYqjz

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

We are saddened to hear of lives lost in the #MauiFires. In times after climate disasters, communities come together to aide and strengthen bonds and in turn build #resilience.

Check out this recent panel from UC Berkeley on climate refugees. 🌎🩵
https://t.co/Ue4p5rx1aT

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

Have any questions about how UC's updated climate action goals strengthen our stance against climate change? 🤝🌱 Check out this page of FAQ's!

https://t.co/hHRE9fgtL0
#climateaction #leadingonclimate #policy

[UC Climate Solutions @ClimateUC]

With endorsement from Gov. Newsom due to UC Merced's research, the state's pilot program (#ProjectNexus) to bring water conservation efforts and renewable energy investments together is underway! 🌅 #solar #research #Sustainability

Study: https://t.co/HP16coVAXy

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

.@UCMerced study estimates 63 billion gallons of water could be saved by covering California’s 4,000 miles of canals with solar panels that could also generate 13 gigawatts of power. Now they are putting it to the test in the Central Valley (via @AP) https://t.co/AkMW3F6aXE