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Climate Action Seed and Matching Grants to fuel the work of ERG Alumni and Faculty

The University of California awarded more than $80 million in state-funded grants to spur climate action this August through the Climate Action Seed and Matching Grant program. ERG alum Patricia ... Continue Reading »

A biotechnology that disrupts mosquito-borne disease is resistant to climate change

ERG PhD student Váleri Vásquez, with ERG Professor Lara Kueppers, recently published a paper in Nature Climate Change with some good news for our ability to control infectious diseases passed ... Continue Reading »

Climate change is an energy problem, here’s how we solve it

ERG Professors Duncan Callaway, Dan Kammen, and John Harte offer some good news in the California Magazine Optimism Issue on how the use of solar, EV, mini-grids, and carbon sinks ... Continue Reading »

Can railways provide a solution for energy reliability?

ERG’s Jill Moraski recently published a paper in Nature Energy examining the potential to use the US rail system as a nationwide backup transmission grid over which containerized batteries, or ... Continue Reading »

Research and education for a sustainable environment and a just society.

ERG is a col­lab­o­ra­tive com­mu­nity of grad­u­ate stu­dents, core fac­ulty, 150 affil­i­ated fac­ulty and researchers across the cam­pus, and over 600 alumni across the globe. We award MA, MS, PhD, and Minor degrees to stu­dents work­ing across dis­ci­plines and depart­ments to cre­ate poten­tially trans­for­ma­tive knowl­edge for the planet and its peo­ple. ERG is a world-renowned pro­gram with a 50-year his­tory of out­stand­ing research, edu­ca­tion and outreach to gov­ern­ment, indus­try, and civil soci­ety at the state, national and inter­na­tional levels.

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Master's class of 2023 on graduation day.

Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair

Register to meet with ERG admissions officers over zoom October 31st from 10-11am.

Scaling Carbon Removal

Listen to ERG PhD student John Dees discuss carbon removal technologies on the My Climate Journey podcast.

Journeys to ERG

ERGies discuss how they came to ERG, how they support their education, and how the community embraces ERG's mission of a sustainable, just society.

“Sustainability, in short, is a shared and at times shifting concept–an inconvenient truth that we at ERG must fully confront in pursuing our mission. It is therefore critical that diverse experiences and knowledge bases are embraced within ERG (and within UC Berkeley), so that the group as a whole can appreciate–and work towards–the range of visions that constitute sustainability.”
ERG Strategic Plan for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity,

Graduate Admissions for 2024

The Energy and Resources Group (ERG) trains interdisciplinary leaders and thinkers who are defining and solving the systemic, social, environmental, and technological challenges facing the world. ERG grants academic Master’s degrees (M.A. and M.S.) and Ph.D. degrees, as well as joint Master’s degrees with Goldman School of Public Policy (M.P.P.) or the Berkeley School of Law (J.D.).

ERG will accept applications for the Master's and PhD programs from September 13 through December 4, 2023. Learn more about the program, requirements, and process by visiting the Graduate Admissions section of this website.

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For 50 years ERG research has advanced the fields of global change ecology, renewable energy deployment, efficient energy systems, ecological economics, and equitable and affordable access to water and energy. Donate now to directly support ERG's unique culture of interdisciplinary research and teaching for a sustainable environment and a just society.

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News

Climate Action Seed and Matching Grants to fuel the work of ERG Alumni and Faculty

Climate Action Seed and Matching Grants to fuel the work of ERG Alumni and Faculty

The University of California awarded more than $80 million in state-funded grants to spur climate action this August through the Climate Action Seed and Matching ...
A biotechnology that disrupts mosquito-borne disease is resistant to climate change

A biotechnology that disrupts mosquito-borne disease is resistant to climate change

ERG PhD student Váleri Vásquez, with ERG Professor Lara Kueppers, recently published a paper in Nature Climate Change with some good news for our ability ...
Climate change is an energy problem, here's how we solve it

Climate change is an energy problem, here’s how we solve it

ERG Professors Duncan Callaway, Dan Kammen, and John Harte offer some good news in the California Magazine Optimism Issue on how the use of solar, ...
Can railways provide a solution for energy reliability?

Can railways provide a solution for energy reliability?

ERG’s Jill Moraski recently published a paper in Nature Energy examining the potential to use the US rail system as a nationwide backup transmission grid ...
Energy Access in Informal Settlements: ERG’s Jess Kersey and Dan Kammen Convene a Conference for the Spotlight Kampala Collaboration

Energy Access in Informal Settlements: ERG’s Jess Kersey and Dan Kammen Convene a Conference for the Spotlight Kampala Collaboration

Colleagues from Uganda, Washington, Arizona and West Virginia travel to Berkeley to progress joint work with ERG’s Jess Kersey and Dan Kammen on the Spotlight ...

Upcoming Events

  • ERG Colloquium Series Fall 2023: Váleri Vásquez October 4, 2023 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 141 Giannini. Climate change has been deemed the greatest threat to global public health. And yet, there is a yawning research gap surrounding the impact that this anthropogenic phenomenon may have on health-relevant infrastructure and decision-making. In this talk, I present my dissertation work structured around a theoretical framework and four lead author papers that…
  • ERG Colloquium Series Fall 2023: Sara Souza October 11, 2023 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Details coming soon.
  • ERG Colloquium Series Fall 2023: Rachel Morello-Frosch October 18, 2023 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Details coming soon.
  • ERG Colloquium Series Fall 2023: Phillippe Phanivong October 25, 2023 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Details coming soon.
  • The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice November 1, 2023 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Climate change is the defining global environmental justice, human rights and public health issue of the twenty-first century. The most vulnerable populations in the United States and around the world will suffer the earliest and most damaging setbacks because of where they live, their limited income and economic means, and their lack of access to…
  • ERG Colloquium Series Fall 2023: Meredith Fowlie November 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Details coming soon.

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