The 2035 Initiative — UC Santa Barbara

A think-and-do tank built to
confront the climate crisis.

We bring together world-leading environmental policy research labs to develop roadmaps for a more equitable, resilient future, in the US and around the world.

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THE CLEAN HEAT OPPORTUNITY

The Clean Heat Climate Opportunity

A near-term national roadmap for electrifying low- and medium-temperature industrial heat.

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REPORT

Polling: Politicians Shouldn't Hide From Climate

Public opinion polling · National · Jul 2026
REPORT

Onshore Oil Phaseout in Santa Barbara County

Oil & gas phaseout · SB County · Apr 2026

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PAST EVENT
May 14, 2026 · Webinar · Recording available

Policy pathways for decarbonizing manufacturing

With Fresh Energy: actionable, cost-effective decarbonization opportunities for industry in Minnesota.

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NEWS · JAN 2026

UCSB professor tapped to co-author 7th IPCC report

Eric Masanet · IPCC
NEWS · DEC 2025

Leah Stokes receives 2025 Energy Thought Leader award

Leah Stokes · American Energy Society

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 the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, and affiliated with the UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency. Learn more about what we do and who we are.

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