Energy and Efficiency Institute Content / Energy and Efficiency Institute Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Mapping the Future’s Sweet Spot for Clean Energy and Biodiversity /climate/news/mapping-futures-sweet-spot-clean-energy-and-biodiversity A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study of Joshua trees, kit foxes and solar energy developments highlights the need to consider climate-induced range shifts for species as we expand clean energy. March 08, 2024 - 2:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/mapping-futures-sweet-spot-clean-energy-and-biodiversity Smart Home Lab Aims for a Cooler, Low-Energy Future /news/smart-home-lab-aims-cooler-low-energy-future ºÙºÙÊÓƵ and partners demonstrate a smart home lab to help save energy now and in the near future. September 14, 2023 - 2:17pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/smart-home-lab-aims-cooler-low-energy-future Balancing a Battery-Powered Future With Energy Justice /climate/blog/balancing-battery-powered-future-energy-justice A Q&amp;A with ºÙºÙÊÓƵ grad student Meg Slattery about lithium extraction, the Salton Sea and inclusive science. February 03, 2023 - 3:12pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/blog/balancing-battery-powered-future-energy-justice Student-Built Air Purifiers Tackle Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 /climate/what-can-i-do/student-built-air-purifiers-tackle-wildfire-smoke-and-covid-19 <p><span><span><span><span><span>Schools are facing many challenges this fall, including minimizing risks to students and staff from COVID-19 and wildfire smoke exposure. Air purifiers are one tool that can help.</span></span></span></span></span></p> September 20, 2021 - 4:42pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/what-can-i-do/student-built-air-purifiers-tackle-wildfire-smoke-and-covid-19 Saving Water Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions /climate/news/saving-water-saves-energy-and-reduces-greenhouse-gas-emissions <p>Conserving water goes beyond just saving water; it plays a vital role in conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This is one of the main conclusions of a study conducted by ºÙºÙÊÓƵ in collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (<a href="https://www.ladwpnews.com/">LADWP</a>).</p> February 04, 2021 - 11:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/saving-water-saves-energy-and-reduces-greenhouse-gas-emissions Unfold Podcast, Episode 7: Decarbonizing Energy /climate/news/unfold-podcast-episode-7-decarbonizing-energy-0 <p>A quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions comes from heating and electricity. In the latest episode of <a href="/unfold/"><em>Unfold</em></a>, we talk with Alissa Kendall, professor in the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering about our energy use. We’ll discuss renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies and the importance of life-cycle analysis when discussing climate change solutions.</p> <p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p> November 03, 2020 - 2:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/unfold-podcast-episode-7-decarbonizing-energy-0 The Distance Local Energy Goes to Bring Power to the People /climate/news/distance-local-energy-goes-bring-power-people <p>When you go to the grocery store, you can look at an apple and know if it was grown in Chile, Washington or somewhere closer to you by a quick glance at its sticker. But consumers have largely been in the dark when it comes to energy, and how far it has traveled to reach them.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2020.585110/abstract">A study</a> published today in the journal Frontiers in Sustainability by the University of California, Davis, sheds light on the lengths alternative energy providers go to bring electrical power to customers.&nbsp;</p> October 12, 2020 - 6:06am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/distance-local-energy-goes-bring-power-people Focus on Solutions for Global Climate Action /climate/news/focus-solutions-global-climate-action <p>As California gears up for the <a href="http://globalclimateactionsummit.org/">Global Climate Action Summit</a> held in San Francisco this week, the University of California, Davis, participates in several solutions-based efforts to help sound science inform global climate actions.</p> <h2><strong>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ at the summit</strong></h2> <p>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ has organized five official affiliate events of the summit, one on campus in Davis and four in San Francisco.</p> September 10, 2018 - 11:51am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/focus-solutions-global-climate-action