Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometime shocking new tactics that are meant to go viral to spread their message.
USC experts weigh in on the impacts of the protracted conflict on climate change as world leaders convene for the annual climate summit — an event being held against the backdrop of Russian supply chain manipulation.
While the number of Americans concerned about climate change is increasing, other issues like the economy and threats to democracy rank higher for voters, say USC experts.
The Center for Climate Journalism and Communication will provide critical training to media, public relations and communications professionals to be climate storytellers who advance a deeper understanding of the consequences of climate change.
A new computer modeling tool provides a more accurate analysis of species’ movement amid climate change. What it’s finding is bleaker than experts expected.
Cross-disciplinary researchers work to educate general audiences about what they need to know when faced with confusing environmental information.
Americans are also showing increased concerns about climate change, an analysis by USC Price’s Wändi Bruine de Bruin finds.
How do you measure a cloud? How do you count a swarm of bees? Machine learning provides insights into complex natural phenomena.
USC researcher Douglas Noble discusses the impact of climate change on Old Faithful, shrinking glaciers and desert oases.
Because of humans, the concentration of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 50% higher than before the industrial era and these gases are raising Earth’s temperature.
USC experts predict wildfire threat to grow in coming years, but see hope in new mitigation methods.
USC faculty members weigh in on the latest report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: It’s a matter of life and death.
EARTH WEEK: From disparities to interdisciplinary teamwork, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers explore evidence and seek solutions.
EARTH WEEK: Students are transforming giant globes to communicate abstract ideas about the climate crisis.
Climate change isn’t an inevitable death sentence, but the latest news often makes people as though it is. A task force led by USC’s Gale Sinatra finds that psychologists can make a big difference.
Human behaviors change constantly and shift in response to numerous factors such as changes in public policy and the arrival of new technologies. All those changes and more are hard to predict, and they affect tomorrow’s costs.
The USC Dornsife professor explains how market capitalism will help us adapt to the growing challenges unleashed by a warming planet.
In a move taken by only a handful of universities, USC aims for carbon neutrality. By 2025, USC will have improved its energy efficiency and expanded the use of solar power. USC also has made sustainability a core part of its curriculum, fostering global citizens who will fight climate change.
The latest USC Dornsife-Union Bank LABarometer survey shows that the effects of climate change have impacted Los Angeles County residents in a variety of ways including mental health.
The second annual USC Dornsife-Union Bank LABarometer survey regarding sustainability and resilience examines how Los Angeles County residents experience and interact with their natural environment in the midst of a warming climate.
See how students use poetry, viola concertos and animated whales to try to wake the world up to climate change.
Murad Jah scored a dream assignment for a young environmental scientist. He worked with activists and studied climate change negotiations to prep for the summit underway in Scotland.
The president of USC Dornsife’s Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies explains the Catholic case for climate action.
COP26 summit brings the world together to discuss sustainability, and Trojans aim to contribute.