emLab UC Santa Barbara

On March 24, emLab will host the inaugural UC Climate Research Forum in Sacramento! Join us as we bring together UC researchers and state leaders to bridge the gap between climate science and policy. ✏️ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We're hiring! We are looking for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position to lead in research in low-carbon transitions in electricity systems in India and other regions. For full consideration, learn more here: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03065

🚨 New paper alert! Published today in @NatureFoodJnl, emLab People & Poverty Director Kathy Baylis & coauthors show the severity of food insecurity has been underestimated globally. Read the story here: news.ucsb.edu/2025/022288/gl… Or read the paper: nature.com/articles/s4301…

As #COP30 calls for stronger global action on emissions, what happens at sea can’t be ignored. Industrial vessels emitted 1.3B tons of CO₂ in 2023, ~3% of global fossil fuel emissions. Transparency at sea is key to climate accountability. @ClimateTRACE @emLabUCSB Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/49ew9Ou

🚨 Job alert! In collaboration with @EnvDefenseFund, we are hiring up to 3 postdoctoral researchers to lead applied research projects in environmental & resource economics. 📨Apply by Dec 8th for full consideration. Learn more here 👉 recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03036

📬 Registration is now open for the 22nd Occasional Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics! Join us in beautiful Santa Barbara, October 24–25, 2025! 👉 Full list of speakers: occasionalworkshop.weebly.com/program.html 👉 Register here: occasionalworkshop.weebly.com/registration.h…

Why do some say marine protected areas are just “paper parks”? And are industrial fishers actually staying out of these no-fishing zones? New in @ScienceMagazine: We used AI + satellite radar to find out. doi.org/10.1126/scienc… #ScienceResearch #OceanTransparency #Fisheries

Marine protected areas can protect fish and maintain healthy ecosystems. As demonstrated by two related papers in this issue, however, such areas are only effective against illegal fishing when established limitations are enforced. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/40yP9Ci

Using artificial intelligence methods applied to satellite data, #UWMadison researchers have found that the world’s most strongly protected marine protected areas had little-to-no industrial fishing activity. news.wisc.edu/satellites-sho…

🏆 Congratulations to Andrew Plantinga, 2025 AERE Fellow! He is honored for his pioneering research on land use, environmental policy, and ecosystem services, his outstanding mentorship, and his unwavering service to the AERE community. 👏

As part of our ongoing work to shine a light on all industrial activity at sea, we have—for the first time ever—mapped and estimated the emissions of all industrial vessels operating in the ocean. See what we uncovered with our @emLabUCSB and @ClimateTRACE partners. [bit.ly/41TQ0NT]

The Environmental Markets Lab (@emLabUCSB) is hiring a pre-doc to support project within emLab’s Climate & Energy program, working in particular with Prof. Kyle Meng (@kyle_c_meng). Learn more at: bit.ly/43n6AXf

I look forward to help organize and participate in this IZA workshop. Email or DM if you have any questions. Submission deadline: 3/1/25

🎓It is my great pleasure to share that I’ve successfully defended my PhD entitled “Modeling the biodiversity crisis: the roles of space and strategic behavior in bioeconomic modeling” under the supervision of @LMouysset and Chris Costello (@emLabUCSB) A short thread 🧶

🚨🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨🚨 In @ScienceMagazine: Over 400k whale sightings combined with @GlobalFishWatch data reveal how shipping traffic puts whales at risk across the global ocean. 🌊🐋 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… globalfishingwatch.org/news-story/glo…

🚨 #postdoc job alert! We are hiring up to 3 postdocs to lead in the development and execution of research projects in environmental and resource economics. Apply by December 2nd: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02874 (UCSB is an EOE, including disability/vets) #EconTwitter

Today is my last day as Senior Climate Economist @WhiteHouseCEA. It has been the privilege of my career to serve my country with such dedicated & talented USG colleagues on all things climate, energy, & environment. Now back to @BrenUCSB @EconomicsUcsb @emLabUCSB @ucsantabarbara!

Very excited to be spending this semester at @emLabUCSB & @BrenUCSB! Looking forward to meeting great people, presenting my work on air pollution and productivity... and seeing if the ocean air boosts mine!

Current postdoc @KaiwenWang13 specializes in modeling the global fishing access market to ensure more effective management of renewable resources for both conservation and #SustainableDevelopment. Learn more about Kaiwen's research interests here: emlab.ucsb.edu/about/our-team…

Working within emLab's #Climate & #Energy program, Guillermo Terrén-Serrano studies the clean energy transition in India to ensure a reliable energy supply and reduce the economic and environmental impact. Check out one of his projects here: emlab.ucsb.edu/projects/empow…

It’s #NPAW2024! Postdocs at @emLab_UCSB are solving some of the world’s toughest environmental challenges. Today, we recognize their invaluable contributions to science and beyond. 👏