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Still Time to Act: Impending Disasters Could Spur Progress Mitigating Climate Change

August 5, 2018

New research in climate science indicates that extreme events, such as heat waves, the collapse of major ice sheets, and mass extinctions are becoming dramatically more probable. Though cuts in rising emissions appear unlikely with the stalled 2015 Paris agreement, University of California San Diego scientists argue that new developments…

Economic Impact of COVID-19 will Make the Fight Against Climate Change Harder

April 15, 2020

Measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus have reduced the demand for fuel and slashed oil prices. Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the chief long-term cause of climate warming, have slid perhaps by one-fifth, but can we expect COVID-19 to create lasting change for the planet?

Air Pollution Can Amplify Negative Effects of Climate Change, New Study Finds

September 23, 2022

The impacts of air pollution on human health, economies, and agriculture differ drastically depending on where on the planet the pollutants are emitted, according to a new study that could potentially incentivize certain countries to cut climate-changing emissions.

How Local Governments Can Lead the Way in Decarbonizing the U.S.

October 30, 2024

The success of the $1 trillion that was recently invested by the U.S. federal government to mitigate climate change through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) largely depends on how well state and local governments spend the money.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Nobel Peace Prize, 2007

November 1, 2012

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Nobel Peace Prize, 2007 Mario Molina and Veerabhadran Ramanathan at the COP16 climate conference in Cancun in 2010. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Thousands of scientists and policymakers around…

Losing Sleep Over Climate Change

May 26, 2017

Unusually warm nights can harm human sleep, researchers show, and the poor and the elderly are most affected. Rising temperatures could make sleep loss more severe.

Wildfires Have a Lasting Psychological Impact on Communities

May 1, 2024

Climate trauma is an emerging challenge. It is already well documented that extreme climate events result in significant psychological impacts, even for those whose personal property and family are not directly impacted.

Meet UC San Diego Delegates Attending the 2024 UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan

November 7, 2024

Students, faculty and staff from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy are set to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Call for Proposals Open for New UC San Diego Climate Action Initiative

September 12, 2023

Faculty and students interested in entrepreneurship addressing climate change now have access to grants of up to $50,000 from UC San Diego through a new funding program.

Researchers Create Means to Monitor Anthropogenic Global Warming in Real Time Based on Pacific Ocean

July 18, 2016

A research team including a Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego climate scientist simulated in a computer model, for the first time, the realistic evolution of global mean surface temperature since 1900.

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