Environmental Market Solutions Lab

The Environmental Market Solutions Lab (emLab) is an interdisciplinary team of economists and scientists based at UC Santa Barbara dedicated to bringing market-based solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems. emLab conducts cutting-edge research and develops innovative policy solutions related to marine fisheries, climate change, freshwater resources, ecosystem services, and poverty alleviation. emLab takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problem solving, combining economic principles, ecological insights, and big-data analytics to maximize its real-world impact.