Climate Justice Content

Advancing Climate Tech Solutions Through CITRIS

Katherine E Kerlin — April 18, 2023 - 12:50pm

The program CITRIS unites the strengths of the 51�ԹϺ�� campuses to apply science and technology solutions to the challenges of a warming world. 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Professor Michele Barbato directs CITRIS Climate.

A Solar Project to Restore Prairie and Pollinators

Katherine E Kerlin — December 15, 2022 - 1:45pm

From solar panels and pollinators to salamanders and people, a restorative energy project takes shape in Rancho Seco near Sacramento with 51�ԹϺ�� Davis, EPRI and SMUD.

Women’s Leadership Can Help Drive Climate Solutions

Katherine E Kerlin — August 16, 2022 - 1:06pm

Women’s leadership and gender equity can help drive climate solutions and reduce carbon emissions, according to studies summarized by WECAN and the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis ModLab.

Environmental Justice Movement Gains Momentum in Sacramento

Katherine E Kerlin — April 14, 2022 - 10:15am

Despite years of community organizing around racial and social justice issues, Sacramento has not been on the state’s environmental justice map. But that's starting to change in California's capital city.

Carbon Payments Play Pivotal Role in Forest Protection Program

Katherine E Kerlin — February 23, 2022 - 8:00am

When pay-to-conserve programs don’t come through with payments, they don’t conserve, indicates a case study by the University of California, Davis, of a REDD+ Readiness program on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Tanzania.

Miniseries Explores Climate Justice

Katherine E Kerlin — September 13, 2021 - 11:42am

A new YouTube miniseries, “Climate Justice,” created by 51�ԹϺ�� Davis students, is available to watch on the Estudios Planeteando channel. The series consists of 10 videos about climate change from the perspective of social justice. Each video touches upon a different climate change topic ranging from wildfires and mudslides to coral reefs and the oil industry.

Becoming Arizona: Triple Threats During Triple Digits

Kelley Chu — July 15, 2020 - 4:26pm

Heat is one area where health, climate change and racism build on each other and intertwine. The triple threats of a global pandemic, racial injustice and rising temperatures are in our homes and on our streets, all at the same time. These issues are not academic; they are visceral.

Becoming Arizona: On Climate Justice, COVID-19 and Unsung Solutions in Sacramento

Katherine E Kerlin — July 15, 2020 - 9:35am

Discover what solutions 51�ԹϺ�� Davis scientists, health professionals and community leaders are discussing to improve climate justice in Arizona during COVID-19.

Becoming Arizona: Sacramento’s Urban Heat Island Divide

Sohan Patil — November 05, 2019 - 11:34am

Explore the role of trees in combating urban heat islands in Sacramento and promoting climate justice. Learn how trees cool neighborhoods and improve health.

Becoming Arizona: Lessons from Phoenix

tdus — October 03, 2019 - 2:31pm

Discover the lessons from Phoenix on living with extreme heat and its impact on human health. Learn how cities like Sacramento can prepare for a hotter future.