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About The 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara

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. 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. Some think tanks look for an approximately right answer before the end of the news cycle. Academics can spend years answering a single narrow question. But in a rapidly warming world, we need precise, proven strategies to address the climate crisis in the near term. The 2035 Initiative addresses this need, leveraging the expertise of our world-leading researchers to produce empirically-grounded, practical solutions on a timescale that will allow us to stabilize climate change in the next 12 years. 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.