UCI campus map showing location of combined heat and power plan and location of where heating and cooling water and natural gas service goes.

UCI embarks on decarbonization study

Strategy will be developed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2045

Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide

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

Carbon dioxide pollution dropped on California freeways during pandemic

UCI researchers’ results could help cities curb future greenhouse gas emissions

UCI, national laboratory scientists probe carbon sequestration at the molecular level

Ultrathin films of water on metal-rich rocks convert CO2 into solid minerals

Decarbonization leads to more equable air quality in California

UCI study shows how climate mitigation options would affect health of various communities

Carbon emissions rapidly rebounded following COVID pandemic dip

Nature, Nov. 4, 2021

Carbon dioxide emissions rebound to nearly pre-pandemic levels

Phys.org, Oct. 28, 2021

Carbon dioxide emissions rebound to nearly pre-pandemic levels

Chinese emissions rose substantially while those in Europe and the U.S. remained lower

California’s carbon mitigation efforts may be thwarted by climate change itself

UCI study: Higher heat will limit ecosystem’s role in removing atmospheric CO2

New U.S. Carbon Monitor website compares emissions among the 50 states

Tool helps to track abrupt yet temporary emissions declines during pandemic