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Advocating for Women on World Water Day

New commentary published in the Lancet on World Water Day (March 22) calls on researchers, policy makers, and professionals to strengthen their commitment to addressing gender inequities in global water delivery systems. Co-authored ... Continue Reading »

Brookings Institute Launches Carbon Scoring Taskforce with UC Berkeley’s David Anthoff and Meredith Fowlie

The Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institute has launched a new taskforce to create a blueprint for a federal Office of Carbon Scoring. The taskforce includes co-chair ... Continue Reading »

ERG’s Crespo Montañés and Kammen on Centering Equity In the Clean Energy Transition

A commentary with authorship by ERG PhD student Cristina Crespo Montañés and ERG professor Dan Kammen has recently been published in Science Direct on how we can center principles of ... Continue Reading »

ERG’s Dan Kammen on How Recent Fusion Breakthroughs Could Pave the Way for Clean Energy

A recent breakthrough in fusion energy technology is a landmark achievement in the development of clean energy.

New Study by Coalition of ERG Researchers Reveals True Social Cost of Carbon

Researchers from Rausser College’s Energy and Resources Group (ERG) and Resources for the Future (RFF) have released a new estimate that the social cost of carbon (SCC), a key metric ... Continue Reading »

ERG’s Dan Kammen in TIME on The Case Against Deep Seabed Mining

ERG’s Dan Kammen recently published an op-ed in TIME about the hazards of deep-sea mining. Kammen and co-author Sylvia Earle argue that deep-sea mining would greatly disrupt the natural sequestration ... Continue Reading »

ERG is a col­lab­o­ra­tive com­mu­nity of grad­u­ate stu­dents, core fac­ulty, 200 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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A Clean Energy Future

Watch Dan Kammen on MSNBC discuss what a recent breakthrough in fusion technology means for the development of commercial clean energy.

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.

Scaling Carbon Removal

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

“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,
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Advocating for Women on World Water Day

Advocating for Women on World Water Day

New commentary published in the Lancet on World Water Day (March 22) calls on researchers, policy makers, and professionals to strengthen their commitment to addressing gender inequities in ...
Brookings Institute Launches Carbon Scoring Taskforce with UC Berkeley's David Anthoff and Meredith Fowlie

Brookings Institute Launches Carbon Scoring Taskforce with UC Berkeley’s David Anthoff and Meredith Fowlie

The Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institute has launched a new taskforce to create a blueprint for a federal Office of Carbon ...
ERG's Crespo Montañés and Kammen on Centering Equity In the Clean Energy Transition

ERG’s Crespo Montañés and Kammen on Centering Equity In the Clean Energy Transition

A commentary with authorship by ERG PhD student Cristina Crespo Montañés and ERG professor Dan Kammen has recently been published in Science Direct on how ...

Sustainability Summer: Register Soon!

Summer 2023 registration opens February 1 for all UC Students and February 15 for all others. The certificate program and individual courses are open to the public.

The Minor and Certificate in Sustainability provides a comprehensive understanding of the most pressing issues facing the world today. The program offers a practical and relevant interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of environmental, economic, social, political, and cultural issues.

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