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

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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! 🩵 🐑 bigshift.ucdavis.edu/news/sh…
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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: bit.ly/3w5JyY5
Students measure circumference of a giant redwood tree at UCSC's Forest Ecology Research Plot.

ALT Students measure circumference of a giant redwood tree at UCSC's Forest Ecology Research Plot.
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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 healthy.ucdavis.edu/news/nat…

UC Davis Launches Nature Prescription Program for Students

Providers with UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services, or SHCS, will be prescribing nature to their patients as part of their holistic care regimen.

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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 sustainabilityreport.ucop.ed…

UC San Francisco Health - Sustainability Annual Report 2023

UC San Francisco Health continued its legacy of sustainable operations excellence, receiving recognition from Practice Greenhealth for the 14th consecutive year. UCSF Health was awarded the Emerald...

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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. sustainabilityreport.ucop.ed…
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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! sustainabilityreport.ucop.ed…

Home - Sustainability Annual Report 2023

The University of California’s 2023 Annual Sustainability Report: Highlights of progress in sustainable operations required by UC’s Sustainable Practices Policy as well as sustainability achievements...

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

Home - Sustainability Annual Report 2023

The University of California’s 2023 Annual Sustainability Report: Highlights of progress in sustainable operations required by UC’s Sustainable Practices Policy as well as sustainability achievements...

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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 universityofcalifornia.edu/n…

The world’s largest-ever animals need our help. A new tool will help keep them safe

The future for California's whales is brighter thanks to Whale Safe.

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UC Master Gardeners 🌱@UCMasterGarden
8 Jan 2024
Master Gardeners help create a sensory garden in the Imperial Valley. 🌱🎉 #UCMasterGardeners #CaliforniaGardening #UCANR ivpressonline.com/featured/g…

Growing 'Sensory Garden' attracts wildlife, city and Valley life

HOLTVILLE – The curiosity of a child led her mother from planter to planter, poring over indigenous and other types of plants here on Wednesday, December 27.

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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
8 Dec 2023
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 ⬇️ bit.ly/3sVoVfQ
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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! 🥑🌊🐠
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@UC_Newsroom
3 Nov 2023
.@TIME magazine’s list of the best inventions of 2023 recognizes four inventions developed or advanced in UC laboratories 🎉 bit.ly/3FGdtaC
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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. news.ucsb.edu/2023/021166/th…

Theory meets practice: Marine protected areas overwhelmingly manage with climate change in mind

Researchers evaluated climate resilience integration in 555 marine protected areas. Most plans had strategies promoting resilience regardless of whether they explicitly mentioned climate change.

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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! news.uci.edu/2023/10/25/wend…

Wendell Brase wins 2023 I2SL Phil Wirdzek Leadership Award

Honor recognizes UCI’s pioneering role in energy-efficient laboratory operations

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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 universityofcalifornia.edu/p…

University of California awards more than $80 million in state-funded grants to spur climate action

As part of a historic partnership between the University of California and the state of California, the University today (Aug. 23) announced it is awarding over $80 million in climate action grants....

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UC Davis Institute of the Environment@UCD_Environment
23 Aug 2023
Congratulations to @brmiddleton1 and @TheHernandezLab and to others whose projects have earned CA #ClimateAction Grants! Learn more about the projects from @UCDavis_Kerlin. ucdavis.edu/news/california-…

California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 UC Davis Projects

UC awards four UC Davis projects with California Climate Action Grants. They'll focus on solar energy, urban streams, health impacts of wildfires and landscape resilience for California Indian...

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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 news.ucsb.edu/in-focus/nceas…

NCEAS's Alexandra Phillips has been awarded the first Legislative Branch Fellowship in Climate...

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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 news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/0…

AI creates new environmental injustices, but there’s a fix

AI is creating inequitable environmental consequences in the form of water consumption to keep servers cool and air pollution from power plants that supply the electricity. But the tech companies...

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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. 🌎🩵 belonging.berkeley.edu/video…

Video: Climate Refugees: Facts and Findings, and Strategies for 'Loss and Damage.'

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Have any questions about how UC's updated climate action goals strengthen our stance against climate change? 🤝🌱 Check out this page of FAQ's! universityofcalifornia.edu/s… #climateaction #leadingonclimate #policy
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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: nature.com/articles/s41893-0…

Energy and water co-benefits from covering canals with solar panels

Nature Sustainability - Over-canal solar photovoltaic arrays are likely to reduce water evaporation and carry financial co-benefits, but estimates are lacking. With hydrologic and techno-economic...

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University of California
@UofCalifornia
21 Jul 2023
.@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) bit.ly/3pXzPjy
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