Global Climate Leadership Council

The Global Climate Leadership Council was formed in 2014 to advise UC on the ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality while also providing guidance on integrating the Carbon Neutrality Initiative and other sustainability goals into UC’s teaching, research and public service mission.

The council is comprised of scientists, administrators, students and experts from inside and outside UC. Its focus spans energy services, applied research, communications and government relations, faculty engagement, student engagement, policy, climate action planning, climate equity and justice, UC Health, and financial strategies. Additionally, the council  engages the entire University community in its effort to seek out the best practices, policies and technology to achieve carbon neutrality and pursue decarbonization.

Council members

The council is co-chaired by:

  • Nathan Brostrom, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (UCOP)
  • Fonna Forman, Professor of Political Science and Director, UCSD Center on Global Justice (UCSD)

Council members include UC officials and students:

  • Ken Alex, Director, Project Climate (UCB)
  • Roger Bales, Professor of Engineering (UCM)
  • Matt Barth, Professor of Engineering andAssociate Dean for Research and Graduate Education (UCR)
  • Michael Beck, Vice Chancellor, Administration (UCLA)
  • Carl Blumstein, Director, California Institute for Energy & Environment (UCB)
  • Wendell Brase, Associate Chancellor for Sustainability (UCI)
  • Michael Condrin, Interim Chief Operating Officer (UCD Health)
  • Steven Cheung, Academic Senate Vice Chair (UCOP)
  • Michael Reese, Interim Senior Vice President, External Relations and Communications (UCOP)
  • Matt Deines, Senior Planner, Campus Physical and Environmental Planning (UCI)
  • John Elliott, Chief Sustainability Officer (LBNL)
  • Marc Fisher, Vice Chancellor, Administration (UCB)
  • Erin Gore, Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration (UCSF)
  • Robert Horwitz, Professor of Communication (UCSD)
  • Glenda Humiston, Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCOP)
  • Caroline Hung, Graduate Student Representative (UCR)
  • Darnell Hunt, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (UCLA)
  • Kenneth Janda, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry (UCI)
  • Pramod Khargonekar, Vice Chancellor of Research (UCI)
  • Lori Kletzer, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (UCSC)
  • Rich Leib, Chair, UC Board of Regents
  • Theresa Maldonado, Vice President, Research and Innovation (UCOP)
  • Beth Rose Middleton, Professor, Native American Studies (UCD)
  • Ryan Manriquez, President, University of California Graduate & Professional Council
  • Isabel Montañez, Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Director, Institute of the Environment (UCD)
  • Rachael Nava, Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer (UCOP)
  • Katherine S. Newman, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs (UCOP)
  • Charles Nies, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (UCM)
  • Tracey Osborne, Associate Professor, School of Engineering (UCM)
  • David Phillips, Associate Vice President, Energy & Sustainability (UCOP)
  • Lekha Sapers, Undergraduate Student Representative (UCSB)
  • James Steintrager, Academic Senate Chair (UCI)
  • Sheri Weiser, Professor of Medicine and Internist in Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine (UCSF)

External Advisors:

  • Cecilia Estolano, CEO, Estolano Advisors
  • Ramé Hemstreet, Vice President, Operations, Kaiser Permanente

Pathways to Fossil Free UC Task Force

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., appointed the Pathways to Fossil Free UC Task Force in October 2022 under the auspices of the GCLC.

The task force is co-chaired by:

  • Marc Fisher, Vice Chancellor, Administration (UCB)
  • Robert Horwitz, Professor of Communication (UCSD)

Task force members include UC faculty, students, climate action planning leads, expert advisors, as well as academic, campus, UC Health, and UCOP leadership:

  • Richard Azar, Chief Operating Officer (UCLA Health)
  • Roger Bales, Professor of Engineering (UCM)
  • Matt Barth, Professor of Engineering; Director, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (UCR)
  • Michael Beck, Vice Chancellor, Administration (UCLA)
  • Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Associate Vice Chancellor, Global Engagement, and Senior International Officer
  • Wendell Brase, Associate Chancellor (UCI)
  • Nathan Brostrom, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (UCOP)
  • Steven Cheung, Academic Senate Vice Chair (UCOP)
  • Michael Condrin, Interim Chief Operating Officer (UCD Health)
  • Adam Cooper, Ph.D. Candidate in Atmospheric Chemistry (UCSD)
  • Matt Deines, Senior Planner, Campus Physical and Environmental Planning (UC Irvine)
  • John Elliott, Chief Sustainability Officer (LBNL)
  • Cecilia Estolano, CEO, Estolano Advisors
  • Fonna Forman, Professor of Political Science and Director, UCSD Center on Global Justice (UCSD)
  • Erin Gore, Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration (UCSF)
  • Caroline Hung, Graduate Student Representative (UCR)
  • Darnell Hunt, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (UCLA
  • Lori Kletzer, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (UCSC)
  • Ryan Manriquez, President, University of California Graduate & Professional Council
  • Daniel Okoli, Vice Chancellor, Administration, and Chief Operating Officer (UCM)
  • Pierre Ouillet, Chief Financial Officer (UCSD)
  • David Phillips, Associate Vice President, Energy & Sustainability (UCOP)
  • Lekha Sapers, Undergraduate Student Representative (UCSB)
  • James Steintrager, Academic Senate Chair (UCI)