Climate change and sustainability
Securing a healthier, fairer, more sustainable future for all
As a community of staff, students and partners, UCL is using its breadth of talent and expertise to address the climate challenge on multiple fronts, ranging from what we can achieve today, to pioneering future system change, and putting sustainability at the heart of our campus.
““Climate change is the existential crisis of our time, and a massive shift in the way our civilisation works is now a huge but necessary task. To navigate the next few decades our society will require publicly available knowledge provided by careful and robust studies. UCL has a huge range of multidisciplinary expertise and the right structure to address this challenge. We are stepping up to provide the tools, ideas and evaluation that our society is going to need.” - Dr Helen Czerski, Associate Professor, UCL Mechanical Engineering
Addressing the challenge on multiple fronts
Climate science research
We're improving our understanding of how our climate is changing at both planetary and local
scales.
Adaptation and mitigation
How and where we live as we adapt to future climates is a major global challenge – we're providing the solutions.
Changing opinion and policy
We're ensuring knowledge is shared to drive constructive public dialogue and build the consensus for action across communities.
Research news
Donor story
Zero-emission transport is a step closer thanks to new UCL-HORIBA partnership at UCL East. The company will fund the HORIBA Chair in Advanced Propulsion Technologies as well as the work of two PhD students who will conduct research with them.
UCL Climate Hub
Explore UCL's climate change research, learn how we're preparing for COP28, and join our campaign for a new era of climate action, all on the UCL Climate Hub.