Educating a New Generation of Climate Justice Changemakers

Join us in empowering students to create a just and thriving planet.

Six Pillars

What Is Climate Justice?

Climate Justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income communities and communities of color around the world, the people and places least responsible for the problem. It seeks solutions that address the root causes of climate change and in doing so, simultaneously address a broad range of social, racial, and environmental injustices. These solutions can be organized into Six Pillars of Climate Justice, below.

Just Transition

Just Transition

Just Transition

Explores the transition of fossil fuel-based economies to equitable, regenerative, renewable energy-based systems.

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Social, Racial, and Environmental Justice

Social, Racial, and Environmental Justice

Social, Racial, and Environmental Justice

Connects the dots between climate change and a range of social, racial and environmental justice issues.

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Indigenous Climate Action

Indigenous Climate Action

Indigenous Climate Action

Recognizes the significant role played by Indigenous Peoples in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Community Resilience and Adaptation

Community Resilience and Adaptation

Community Resilience and Adaptation

Supports community resilience and climate adaptation from a social justice perspective, protecting the most marginalized communities who are already experiencing climate impacts.

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Natural Climate Solutions

Natural Climate Solutions

Natural Climate Solutions

Emphasizes the importance of centering forests and agricultural lands as critical ecosystems for equitable climate action.

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Climate Education and Engagement

Climate Education and Engagement

Climate Education and Engagement

Focuses on educating students, engaging with our partners in the climate justice ecosystem and communicating our work to a broader public.

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Curriculum

Our Climate Justice Curriculum

Bringing together diverse UC faculty and perspectives, this course helps students understand the links between climate and social challenges, build community, and shape solutions that support both people and the planet.

Network

Community-engaged research and collaboration across all ten UC campuses

If you are a community group or organization interested in collaborating with UC faculty on an engaged research project, use our Climate Justice Network maps to learn which UC faculty members work on relevant topics or issues. Search faculty by location, campus, or research area, and find their contact information in the sidebar.

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Our Mission & Vision

How is transformation possible at this scale?

The UC Center for Climate Justice’s mission is to leverage and harness the power of the university to support, strengthen, and build an emergent climate justice ecosystem and social movement that solves the climate crisis through science, systems thinking, and social-ecological justice. We do this through innovative broader-impact research, transformative education, and public engagement. We envision a world where extractive systems and economies have been transformed into ones that are regenerative, equitable, and support the sustained wellbeing of all life.

Learn about the Center for Climate Justice

Learn more about the University of California Center for Climate Justice