Evaluating and advancing equity in energy transitions
Designing California’s Clean and Climate Resilient Electricity Grid for Vulnerable Communities
Assessing National Oil Companies’ transition plans: An essential tool for banks, investors and regulators
The 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara is a cutting-edge “think-and-do” tank that brings together world-leading environmental policy research labs to develop actionable roadmaps for slashing climate pollution and ushering in a more equitable, resilient future. We use empirical research, policy development, and media engagement to support transformational policy change in the United States and across the planet.
Our research and advocacy has three core aims:
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Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition
Supporting the rapid uptake of clean energy technologies, and widespread electrification.
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Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Winding down the use of fossil fuels in all sectors of our economy.
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Adapting to Climate Change
Helping Americans and people around the world adapt to devastating impacts that are already locked in.
Confronting the climate challenge at scale is not just about technology and economics. We also need politically viable policy solutions for our climate and energy problems. Power is at the center of our work – where it sits, how it’s distributed, and how we can mobilize successful political coalitions in support of climate stability.
Featured News and Events
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Russell Sage Foundation taps UCSB social scientists for fellowships
Dr. David Sherman is one of two UCSB professors who will be heading to New York for the 2024-25 academic year to pursue research projects as visiting scholars of the Russell Sage Foundation.
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Evaluating and advancing equity in energy transitions
A multi-institution team of researchers, including Dr. Ranjit Deshmukh, created an analytical framework that can be used to evaluate equity in energy transitions.
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2035 Initiative Faculty Eric Masanet Appointed to Federal Advisory Committee To Reduce Emissions Across the Industrial Sector
In his new role, Dr. Eric Masanet will advise the U.S. Secretary of Energy on developing a comprehensive strategy to accelerate the development of clean technologies.
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Equitably decarbonizing California: A multi-campus collaboration will help the Golden State reach its energy goals
The 2035 Initiative joins a collaborative research effort to identify barriers to electrification and support an equitable energy transition across California.
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Assessing National Oil Companies’ transition plans: An essential tool for banks, investors and regulators
Transition plans for national oil companies are a critical component of decarbonizing the oil and gas sector.
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Americans prefer clean electric appliances
In a new study with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and Rewiring America, we find that 60% of Americans prefer a home in which all or most major appliances are electric.
The 2035 Initiative is a collaboration between world-leading environmental policy and politics research labs at the University of California Santa Barbara. We are a project of the UCSB Division of Social Sciences, and affiliated with the UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency.
Learn more about what we do and who we are.