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In 2021, UC Riverside was able to achieve a Gold Rating in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Educations (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking and Reporting System (STARS)<\/a>.This achievement was in recognition of the campus-wide efforts to incorporate sustainability in academics, engagement, operations and public administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academically, the campus worked to offer the Bending the Curve climate solutions course<\/a> concurrently to undergraduates and graduate students along with opening the course to the public for the first time through UC Extension. This course empowered over 70 students to take on major climate change issues and champion climate solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Campus engagement moved completely to remote methods and found success in the Climate Action Leadership Series, a partnership between Student Life and the Office of Sustainability. This program introduced students to local climate issues and the interconnectedness of climate impacts and included discussions on climate solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major impacts to campus operations at UC Riverside. The campus saw a reduction of on-campus populations of approximately 84%. The largest reductions in greenhouse emissions were seen in commuting and flights (scope 3 emissions) of approximately 87.8% and 79.7%, respectively. Due to the continuity of critical research functions, many buildings remained operational throughout the pandemic and thus emissions related to scopes 1 and 2 were not reduced proportionately with the on-campus population. Natural gas emissions (scope 1) dropped 7.8%, and emissions associated with electricity (scope 2) saw a reduction of 14.5%.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Salton Sea Presents a Critical Climate Justice Issue in the Riverside Region With Environmental Concerns Intersecting With Those Related to Public Health<\/a><\/h3>\n

UC Riverside researchers from a variety of disciplines \u2014 including medicine, the environment and politics \u2014 have continued their focus on these issues at the Salton Sea, the inland body of water straddling Riverside and Imperial counties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n