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Announcements

Sustainability Fellows Take On Sustainable Development

UC Davis’s Sustainability office is host to two fellowship programs for the ‘22-’23 academic year. The Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Fellows and The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) Climate and Environmental Justice Fellow. This team of six graduate and undergraduate fellows joined UC Davis Sustainability in Fall 2022, tasked with improving the sustainability of the Davis and Health campus operations.

Join Webinar to Review University of California Updates to Climate Policy

Join us for webinar March 15 from 12-1 p.m. to discuss the University of California's plans to update its climate policy. The current version relies heavily on carbon offsets, but the University is now proposing to shift to a strategy of direct decarbonization which requires fully transforming campus energy infrastructure.

Humphrey Fellows Put Students in the Driver’s Seat on Climate Action

The 2022–23 UC Davis Humphrey fellows arrived on campus with the goal of strengthening their professional development and collaborating on global challenges using their collective expertise. During the fall quarter in collaboration with UC Davis Sustainability, the fellows facilitated a First-Year Aggie Connection for new undergraduate, international and transfer students on climate change.

Attend the Fossil Fuel-Free Pathway Plan Town Halls

The Campus Advisory Committee on Sustainability, or CACS, seeks the campus community's input on its draft Fossil Fuel-Free Pathway Plan. Register to attend one, or both, open, virtual Town Hall meetings scheduled for November 17 and 18 from 12:10-1:30 p.m.

Leadership Message: Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month throughout October

As we celebrate Campus Sustainability Month, it’s important to understand the three pillars of sustainability – social sustainability (impact on people), economic sustainability (financial impact), and environmental sustainability (impact on the natural environment). True sustainability occurs when the three pillars are balanced.

Sustainability Summit 2022 recap

This year's Sustainability Summit was a triumphant return to an in-person event to share news and accomplishments in sustainability, honor student, staff and faculty Sustainability Champions — with help from the chancellor — and have an insightful conversation with our keynote speaker on environmental justice.

Planning for a fossil-free future

UC Davis seeks to further lead in sustainability and environmental stewardship, by proposing a plan to end fossil fuel use in its operations.

2021 GreenMetric Rankings: UC Davis Maintains Ranking as Most Sustainable University in North America and 5th Most Sustainable University in the World

On December 14, 2021 University of Indonesia's (UI) GreenMetric shared the 2021 World University Rankings, announcing that UC Davis earned #1 in North America (for a sixth year) and #5 in the World (for a second year). In the last 11 years, UC Davis has ranked in the Top 10 World's Most Sustainable Universities.

Climate Raising Challenge: A 21st century “barn raising”

UC Davis undergraduate of graduate students (individually or as a team) are invited to identify a climate-related agricultural issue in the Valley, take a position on that issue, and develop a digital or hand-drawn mural proposal that visually communicates that position to the public.