Almeida, Paul D, Ingrid Brostrom, Thomas Pogue, and Luis Ruben Gonzalez. 2024. Climate and Jobs: A Community Survey in South Stockton. Merced, CA: North Valley THRIVE/UC Merced Community and Labor Center (31 pages).
Publications by Type: Report
2024
Almeida, Paul, Rasha Naseif, and Isabelle Haddad. 2024. UC Merced Office of Sustainability Brief #1 on Campus Decarbonization 2021_2023 Undergraduate Student Survey. Merced, CA: University of California Merced.
Student Survey Highlights
- Nearly Two-Thirds of Students Have Taken Courses that covered Climate Change
- Students Report Beliefs about Climate Change Consistent with Just Transition Action Strategies
- More Campus Investment in Earth Day-Type Activities May Encourage more Education and Climate Action around Decarbonization
- UCM Students Report Engaging in Several Pro-Environmental Behaviors
Almeida, Paul, Rasha Naseif, and Isabelle Haddad. 2024. UC Merced Office of Sustainability Report #2 on Decarbonization - 2024 Campus-Wide Survey. Merced, CA: University of California Merced.
Key Findings and Recommendations
- The decarbonization survey reached nearly one in three members of campus
- UC Merced maintains curricular resources to overcome the dense jargon of climate action terminology
- There is widespread support for UCM to engage in equitable climate planning in the region that prioritizes working families and disinvested communities
- There is broad campus backing for UCM to seek greater external investments to fund climate action planning and decarbonization efforts in the San Joaquin Valley
- Nearly one out of every three members of the campus community is willing to participate in climate meetings off campus providing a vast human resource pool for climate action
- A permanent campus climate action commission should be immediately established to continue the implementation of the preferences in this survey
Brostrom, Ingrid, Edward Orozco Flores, Paul D Almeida, Keila Luna, Eliana Fonsah, Rodrigo Alatriste-Diaz, and Rasha Naseif. 2024. Kern CERF Regional Plan Part I: A Report for the Community and Economic Resiliency Fund. Merced, CA: UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
2022
Almeida, Paul D. 2022. Climate Action: Community and Labor Organizations Build Capacity for Environmental Change. Fact Sheet (June). Merced, CA: UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
2021
Almeida, Paul D, and Edward Flores. 2021. Heating Up: Recall Election and Climate Crisis in Fresno. Fact Sheet (September).. Merced, CA: UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
Almeida, Paul, Venise Curry, Edward Flores, and Ana Padilla. 2021. Fresno Speaks 2020: Covid-19, Public Safety, and Civic Engagement in Fresno. Final Report to the Fresno County Civic Engagement Table. Merced, CA: UC Merced Community and Labor Center (75 pages).
Almeida, Paul D. 2021. Fresno Speaks 2021 Pandemic, Spending Priorities and Basic Needs. Report (November). Merced, CA: UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
Almeida, Paul D. 2021. Fresno Voters Give Voice to Budget Preferences. Fact Sheet (October). Merced, CA: UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
2020
Almeida, Paul, Edward Flores, Ana Padilla, Venise Curry, and Rodrigo Alatriste-Diaz. 2020. Fresno Speaks 2020: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Registered Voters and Their Positions on Major Issues. Merced, CA: UC Merced Community and Labor Center.