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Warmer climate strongly affects human conflict and violence worldwide, says...
A trio of UC Berkley researchers report striking links between a warming climate and increased conflict ranging from domestic abuse to political instability and civil war across the globe.
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Office too hot or cold? Researchers aim for comfort, energy efficiency
New tools for workplace thermal comfort and energy efficiency are being developed as part of research assisted with new funding from the California Energy Commission.
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Newly released climate change report reinforces need for action
The new IPCC report confirms that human activity is causing a rise in global temperatures, underlining the urgency of acting to reduce carbon emissions, UC Berkeley faculty say.
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Students tackle climate change in neighboring Richmond
The city of Richmond, Calif. is working with UC Berkeley students on its plan for dealing with climate change. Beginning with an introductory meeting this week, students will be collecting citizen...
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Report details high costs of Philippine typhoons for families, baby girls
Research on the economic and human impacts of typhoons in the Philippines has produced stunning findings, including the greatly elevated risk of death for baby girls even two years out. The findings...
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Weather stations turn UC reserves into climate-monitoring network
The UC Natural Reserve System has established a network of climate monitoring stations at 26 protected natural places across California, including Berkeley's Sagehen, Angelo, Hastings,...
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Report warns of climate change ‘tipping points’ within our lifetime
UC Berkeley's Tony Barnosky joined climate scientists on Dec. 3 at a press conference at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., to summarize a new report focusing on the short-term...
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First Science for Solutions Award goes to a new professor exploring answers...
Solomon Hsiang's deep curiosity about the intersection of the environment, economics and public policy and answers to the serious problems emerging in that realm has netted him a brand new prize.
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Harrison Fraker named top 2014 architecture educator
Harrison Fraker is a pioneer in architectural design stressing sustainability who has practiced his principles in the classroom and with students in field research all around the globe. Now the former...
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Science authors seek better social science research transparency
More transparency in social-science research gets a boost from a nationwide group of 19 scholars, writing in the journal Science. Berkeley economist Edward Miguel is the lead author.
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‘How global warming works,’ in 35 words, or 52 seconds
A nutshell description, or a super-short video, can be a powerful tool in helping people understand the science behind global warming, says Michael Ranney, a cognitive psychologist at the Graduate...
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Suburban sprawl cancels carbon footprint savings of dense urban cores
UC Berkeley researchers developed interactive carbon footprint maps for the entire U.S., which show that population-dense cities contribute less greenhouse gas emissions per person than other areas of...
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American Academy elects seven from UC Berkeley
Seven of UC Berkeley’s finest — including Robert Reich and Chancellor Nicholas Dirks — have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy has announced.
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Utility companies can increase California’s energy savings by boosting...
A new report says energy-efficiency jobs in the near future will require more knowledge, skills and abilities in order to meet California's energy goals.
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Researcher calls report on economic impacts of U.S. climate change ‘like a...
Solomon Hsiang, a Berkeley researcher on a study of economic impacts of U.S. climate change, reports that the South, the Midwest and the Great Plains will bear the largest economic burden, while states...
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Energy study recommends reforms to California’s cap-and-trade system
California's landmark cap-and-trade program for regulating greenhouse gases could be vulnerable to price spikes and market manipulation, according to scholars affiliated with the Energy Institute at...
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Berkeley, Stanford biologists make foray into politics of climate change
BERKELEY — UC Berkeley biologist Anthony Barnosky’s 2012 Nature paper warning of an impending tipping point in Earth’s climate resonated with California Governor Jerry Brown, who called Barnosky out of...
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Rep. Waxman to FERC: ‘Read UC Berkeley climate-change study’
In a Congressional hearing July 29, Congressman Henry Waxman had a rare chance to speak to all five sitting members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concerning climate change. He urged them...
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Report: Feds can bypass Congress to mitigate climate change
Federal regulators can mitigate the impact of climate change by enforcing laws already on the books, says a new report issued by scholars at Berkeley Law and the Berkeley Energy & Climate Institute.
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Global economic losses from cyclones linger for decades, study finds
A new study co-authored by a UC Berkeley public policy professor debunks the idea that cyclones have no long-term, lasting economic impacts, and suggests the urgent need for revamping disaster policy...
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