Climate Change Initiative

The Climate Change Initiative (CCI) brings faculty, students, and communities together to address one of the greatest challenges facing humanity: climate change.

The Initiative draws its members from all six Colleges and Schools of UMass Lowell and from departments and disciplines as diverse as environmental science, public health, engineering, education, management, sociology, art, and others. Learn More.

Also, explore CCI online resources, including curriculum information and modules, research and blog updates.

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University Achieves Gold Standard for Sustainability

University Achieves Gold Standard for Sustainability | Featured Story

9/19/2016
The university earns gold rating from Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, becoming one of three institutions in the state to reach that level.
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Biology Student Helps Drive Fossil Fuel Divestment

Biology Student Helps Drive Fossil Fuel Divestment | Featured Story

6/21/2016
The UMass system’s move to divest from direct fossil fuel holdings is a personal victory for senior biology major Sabrina Pedersen, president of the Climate Change Coalition.
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Researchers Use Solar Energy For Sustainable Fuels

Researchers Use Enhanced Solar Energy to Produce Sustainable Fuels | Featured Story

5/16/2016
Mechanical Engineering Asst. Prof. Juan Pablo Trelles is developing a new process to convert waste carbon dioxide from power plants and factories into sustainable fuels and high-value chemicals.
Featured Story
Lights, Camera, Climate Change!

Lights, Camera, Climate Change! | Featured Story

5/2/2016
Students in Assoc. Prof. Juliette Rooney-Varga’s climate change course produce one-minute PSA videos on the plight of Earth, which are screened at Lowell Eco-Film Series.

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