What they’re reading: 2020 Pritzker Genius Award book recommendations
One of our favorite Pritzker Award traditions is the book bar. Each candidate selects a book to share with attendees. At the 2020 ceremony, of course, our book bar was…
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Tribal leader Clara Pratte wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
Navajo sustainable business advocate receives $100,000 for grassroots and national efforts
Activism in pandemic times: Q&A with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, 2019 Pritzker Award winner
In her multiple roles: UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate, founder/president of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), and Conservation International senior fellow, Ibrahim continued advocating for…
2020 Pritzker Award Finalist Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner — “I envision simple things. Our islands, above water”
The world marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests today, August 29. Though the nuclear legacy is considered a cold war relic by so many, this…
State of Fire
UCLA wildfire research reveals the patterns and future threats of blazes in California — and offers a foundation for how to face the flames.
2020 Pritzker Award Finalist Clara Pratte — “A Vast Land, and a Vast Future”
Growing up on the Navajo Nation I truly felt lucky to be there. The vastness of the land, the ability to play outdoors all day, raising sheep, understanding self-sufficiency, and…
2020 Pritzker finalist Leah Penniman — “Free the people! Free the land!”
As a young Black child raised in the rural northeast, it was very difficult to understand who I was and where I belonged. Some of the children in our conservative,…
UCLA study of threatened desert tortoises offers new conservation strategy
Animals with more genetic variation are more likely to survive relocation
Morgan Tingley in UCLA Newsroom: Wildfires should be considered a top threat to survival of species
A new study by 27 prominent scientists from around the world — including UCLA’s Morgan Tingley — emphasizes the need to include fire among the list of potential threats to…
Wildfires should be considered a top threat to survival of species
UCLA ecologist joins worldwide team of experts calling for new approaches to fire management
California needs policies to protect communities moving to renewable energy
Without careful planning, UCLA study finds, shift to green power could cost more and strain the state’s grid
Sustainability leaders discuss possible outcomes of pandemic
The abrupt onset of the coronavirus forced people, businesses, and organizations to aggressively prepare for a new reality and uncertain future. Around the world, institutions shifted to digital engagement, implementing…
Extreme rainfall projected to get more severe, frequent with warming
Climate and population changes would expose millions more to severe flooding in continental U.S.
TED Talk: The challenge and responsibility of energy sufficiency with Stephanie Pincetl
In California as we work towards electrification of our energy systems we must consider the impacts those systems have on existing ecologies and how we meet the demands for more…
UCLA researchers win Ecography Award for Excellence
UCLA ecology and evolutionary biology professor Morgan Tingley and visiting graduate researcher Austin Spence were awarded the Ecography Award for Excellence in Ecology and Evolution, or E4 Award, for their…
Wildfire expert videos: Stephanie Pincetl
Stephanie Pincetl is professor-in-residence at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and founding director of the institute’s California Center for Sustainable Communities. She has studied how various factors contribute to wildfires…
New book from UCLA urban sustainability experts: Q&A with Stephanie Pincetl
A quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings in California — over 100 million tons per year. And while the state is a leader in setting ambitious climate…
New book outlines path for equitable clean energy transition
Researchers with the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA have been researching ways to make urban systems — including water and energy supply — more sustainable. A new book…
Himalayan glaciers melting because of high-altitude dust
Dust, climate change and air pollution are triple threat to water source for a billion people
Energy Use in Cities: A Roadmap for Urban Transitions
A new book by the team at CCSC gives a detail look at the UCLA Energy Atlas, published by Palgrave, with chapters written by Center directors and staff. The book…
Daniel Swain in The Los Angeles Times — ‘If you think it’s bad now, just wait’: California faces new fire threats, further straining resources
The forecast is not encouraging. This upcoming heat event is on track to be “major, prolonged and potentially record-breaking,” according to UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. It appears Central California…
Professor Michael Stenstrom Recognized as Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Fellow
Professor Michael K. Stenstrom, of the UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has recently been recognized as an Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Fellow. AEESP Fellows…
What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California’s electrical grid
Q&A with UCLA energy systems expert Eric Fournier
Climate change isn’t a green problem — it’s a greed one
News and other media outlets have a responsibility to create a more inclusive narrative to shape environmental policies while elevating the leadership of Indigenous and African American communities