Climate Solutions

Six participants from the UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit offer quick takes on defining the impacts of climate change, their interdisciplinary research addressing the problem and why the University of California is uniquely positioned to lead in these efforts. Featured speakers include Dan Kammen and Max Auffhammer of UC Berkeley, Rachael Nava of the UC Office of the President, Bill Collins of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,

Nancy Skinner of UC Davis and Teenie Matlock of UC Merced. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30311]

Leading experts from the California Energy Commission and the University of California describe what is being done in California and what can be done on state, national and global scales to slow the pace of climate change. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30288]

Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California, describes the steps the University of California has undertaken to reduce its carbon footprint to zero; Nobel Laureate Mario Molina describes international actions; and “Ram” Ramanathan, chief architect of the “Bending the Curve” report, lays out the Top Ten Scalable Solutions to combat global climate change. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30296]

Janet Napolitano, President, University of California, describes the steps the University of California has undertaken to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2025. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 30297]

V. Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, introduces the report that details scalable tactics on the best ways to “bend the curve” by finding the most efficient and practical ways to minimize the Earth’s temperature increase due to emissions of greenhouse agents. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30283]

Closing Remarks: Sandra Brown, Vice Chancellor of Research (UC San Diego) Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30307]

Welcome and Introduction from Applied Research Working Group of the UC Global Climate Leadership Council: Sandra A. Brown, Vice Chancellor of Research, UC San Diego Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30308]

Scientists agree that California’s droughts are cyclical and appear to be growing worse. While some technologies have been developed to address shortages, water policy remains a divisive issue in the Golden State, and not necessarily along traditional Republican-Democratic party lines. Instead, the splits are evident between agricultural and urban industries, the Central Valley and coastal communities, and environmentalists and fracking proponents, among others. Join moderator Dick Beahrs, State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus, former US Representative Mel Levine and David Sedlak, director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley for a timely discussion on finding bipartisan solutions to ensure a sustainable water supply in California. Presented by the Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30123]

Scientists agree that California’s droughts are cyclical and appear to be growing worse. While some technologies have been developed to address shortages, water policy remains a divisive issue in the Golden State, and not necessarily along traditional Republican-Democratic party lines. Instead, the splits are evident between agricultural and urban industries, the Central Valley and coastal communities, and environmentalists and fracking proponents, among others. Join moderator Dick Beahrs, State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus, former US Representative Mel Levine and Davd Sedlak, director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley for a timely discussion on finding bipartisan solutions to ensure a sustainable water supply in California. This web-only version contains the Q&A that followed the presentations. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30276]

The conference emphasizes two complementary issues: “sustainable science” and sustainable “science communication.” This conference discuss how the transition to a sustainable society will require a “third industrial revolution”, in which manufacturing, transportation and communication are conducted within constraints imposed by resource availability and supply risk; limitations on energy and freshwater consumption; and knowledge about the environmental fate and transport of components. The focus of this conference is the impact. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 29902]