UC Davis Institute of the Environment

Climate change is the defining challenge of the 21st century. Learn more from One Climate Big Idea Champion Benjamin Houlton during this online talk

Read Director Ben Houtlton's take on how we can slow global warming through carbon farming, which is a way for farmers to store carbon in their soil with real benefits for both our food supply and also our climate.

Director Ben Houlton's project to mitigate climate change by placing pebbles on tropical beaches is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle.

The One Climate Initiative, championed by our Director Ben Houtlon, has been recognized for its innovation and recently has been selected by UC Davis as a BIg Idea.