UCSB professor to lead IPCC methodology report on carbon capture, storage and utilization

When it comes to climate change, preventing greenhouse gas emissions is the name of the game. But what if instead of preventing emissions, we started sucking carbon directly out of the atmosphere?

Researchers link wildfires in California’s coastal watersheds to the water quality at the beach

Indigenous land restitution empowers communities, but environmental gains require extra support

Charting a better future will require redressing the problems of the past. That’s one reason that many countries have begun to return dispossessed land to Indigenous peoples. 

UCSB-led international team evaluates anoxic marine basins as potential sites for carbon sequestration

Could taking plant biomass and burying it in the deep, anoxic parts of the ocean be a workable large-scale strategy for carbon sequestration? The concept has been intriguing scientists for years, and now a recent international workshop led by UC Santa Barbara researchers has taken the very first steps toward developing it.

UCSB environmental studies team launches tire recycling program at A.S. Bike Shop

As a public university that’s been on the cutting edge of environmental issues for decades, it may come as a surprise that the Associated Students Bike Shop at UC Santa Barbara has been throwing away old tires for nearly as long. 

UCSB professor tapped to co-author the seventh IPCC assessment report on climate change mitigation

We need to reduce consumption: That was one of the strongest recommendations to come out of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report on climate change (AR6).

Environmental leadership program launches lab plastics reuse and recycling

Adding to a run of student-led recycling programs at UC Santa Barbara, fourth-year undergraduate students Kaili Mikami and Lauren Buyalos are helping combat the rising tide of discarded plastics in research laboratories.

Trash and the Zero Waste Dream: How UCSB Students Are Leading the Way in Recycling Innovation

Meet Jake Heeren, the student-powered force behind UCSB's recycling revolution, helping the campus get closer to zero waste—one bin at a time.

Reaching net zero for emissions will bring major cost savings to campus

Furthering its reputation as a sustainability leader across higher education, UC Santa Barbara has released its Clean Energy Master Plan, a blueprint for eliminating almost all campus-generated carbon emissions within 20 years, or less.

Isla Vista Beautification Project Driven by Local Volunteers

A community initiative among the Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD), Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County (Habitat Santa Barbara), and UC Santa Barbara Edible Campus Program is underway.

The project is designed to enhance community engagement through volunteer-driven beautification and sustainability projects.