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Arctic lakes are releasing relatively young carbon, UCI-led study discovers

Written on January 31, 2018.

Findings paint less dire climate picture, as ancient emissions are more harmful Irvine, Calif., Jan. 31, 2018 – When Arctic permafrost soil thaws, greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, but most of the carbon currently escaping from lakes in northern Alaska is relatively young, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine. “This finding is crucial, because much of the biomass stored underground in the Arctic is ancient, dating back to the...

Climate Study Highlights Wedge Issue

Written on January 11, 2013.

Eli Kintisch, Science Eight years ago, Steven Davis was a 26-year-old graduate student when he heard an energy scientist give an inspiring talk about tackling the global climate challenge. The speaker, Robert Socolow of Princeton University, had just co-authored a plan for “Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the Next 50 Years with Current Technologies,” as the title put it (Science, 13 August 2004, p. 968). Humanity could stabilize rapidly rising annual...

UC Irvine Scientist: Climate Change Policies Not Working Fast Enough

Written on January 10, 2013.

Molly Peterson, Southern California Public Radio A scientist at UC Irvine is calling for greater urgency in the effort to control greenhouse gases. In a study published in Environmental Research Letters, earth systems scientist Steven J. Davis and three co-authors said carbon emissions are growing faster than ever, prompting them to re-think a strategy on reversing climate change. “After eight years of mostly delay, the action now required is significantly greater,” the...

The growth of ‘green IT’

Written on August 24, 2010.

Emerging field helps create a more sustainable future, though information technology itself is part of the problem. Sherry Main, Information & Computer Sciences Communications Southern California Edison is in the process of installing 5 million “smart” electricity meters in homes and small businesses throughout its 50,000-square-mile territory. The devices, which provide hourly data and can be accessed wirelessly, will enable consumers to optimize their energy usage – saving them money...

Campus efforts help clear the air

Written on June 23, 2009.

UC Irvine cuts greenhouse gas emissions from the (efficiently irrigated) ground up. In ways that have altered nearly every aspect of campus life, UC Irvine has reduced the energy needed to keep the place humming, serving as a model for other large organizations seeking to shrink their carbon footprints. “Environmental stewardship at UCI began long before we even heard the words ‘green,’ ‘LEED,’ or ‘carbon-neutrality,’” says Wendell Brase, administrative & business services vice...

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Arctic lakes are releasing relatively young carbon, UCI-led study discovers

Climate Study Highlights Wedge Issue

UC Irvine Scientist: Climate Change Policies Not Working Fast Enough

The growth of ‘green IT’

Campus efforts help clear the air