Climate Science

Omar Yaghi awarded 2024 Balzan Prize

September 9, 2024
Professor Omar M. Yaghi was awarded the 2024 Balzan Prize by the International Balzan Prize Foundation.

Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO2 from the air as a tree, scientists say

October 23, 2024
A typical large tree can suck as much as 40 kilograms of carbon dioxide out of the air over the course of a year. Now scientists at UC Berkeley say they can do the same job with less than half a pound of a fluffy yellow powder.

Capturing carbon from the air just got easier

October 23, 2024
A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up CO2 from ambient air.

Peidong Yang and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announce research partnership

August 19, 2022
In a new partnership, The Peidong Yang research group will work with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) to develop technology that will convert air into sugar.

Omar Yaghi featured in Time.com article on climate change

September 11, 2023
In a Times.com article entitled 'A World Renowned Chemist Wants to Suck Water, and Carbon, Out of the Air', Omar Yaghi discusses his MOF water harvesting technology and his company Atoco.

New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics

August 29, 2024
The catalytic process, discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley, efficiently reduces polymers to chemical precursors, bringing a circular economy for plastics one step closer to reality.

Omar Yaghi wins prestigious Tang Prize for Sustainable Development

June 18, 2024
Yaghi wins in recognition of his groundbreaking efforts founding and advancing the field of reticular chemistry.

Berkeley’s ecosystem of innovation, entrepreneurship combats climate change

May 16, 2024
UC Berkeley faculty are fast-tracking the development of new and creative climate solutions.

EVs are lowering Bay Area's carbon footprint

April 4, 2024
Ron Cohen and grad student Naomi Asimow conclude that the decrease in Bay Area CO2 is due to passenger vehicle electrification.

Three decades after UN milestone, experts convene to find AI climate solutions

March 21, 2024
Aditi Krishnapriyan, Omar Yaghi, and colleagues are using the power of artificial intelligence to develop cutting-edge technology to stem the planet’s warming and its related impacts.