The Future of Energy and the Environment

The award honors the Patterson lab’s work to advance microscopic techniques in research.

Fires in North America and Eurasia spewed record-shattering amounts of CO2 in 2021

UC Irvine-led study found northern-latitude forest fires to be the highest source.

New program focuses on science of climate change.

The aviation industry carries a high-carbon footprint, and its transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 is a complex puzzle.  However, new research from UC Irvine says that through a combination of factors and swift action, it is possible to reach that target.

A recent federal survey found that California lost more than 36 million trees just in the last year. The large-scale die-off is alarming ecologists and policymakers.

Net-zero-emissions flying is possible by 2050 with new technologies and habits

Undergraduate students Kumalie Wijesekare and Cynthia Abuede on their fieldwork in Vietnam.

The seal and robot helped scientists find a climate change disaster waiting to happen in one of the most mysterious regions on Earth: vast glaciers in West Antarctica.

Southern California has so far escaped the worst impact of recent rainstorms, but a new study shows a 100-year-flood event would disproportionately impact Black residents.

New research in the northern part of Greenland finds temperatures are already 2.7 degrees warmer than they were in the 20th century.

Earth system science professor teaches first session of climate change course from Antarctica.