Daniel Kammen discusses how power shutoffs and evacuations may become the the new normal as climate change continues to spark deadlier wildfires year after year.
Kammen on the Increasing Normalization of Power Shutoffs on KCBS Radio
Alumna Alexandra von Meier on Multi-Customer Microgrids to Combat Wildfires
Alexandra von Meier, an ERG Alumna and director in the California Institute for Energy and Environment’s Electric Grid program area, discusses how locally sourced power, compared to shutting off power, can better prevent wildfires.
ERG Student Patricia Hidalgo-Gonzalez Receives 2020 Siebel Scholars Award
Patricia Hidalgo-Gonzalez, a current ERG Student, has recently been awarded the prestigious 2020 Siebel Scholars Award by the Siebal Scholars Foundation.
Kammen to Speak at Climate of Action in Napa Valley
Climate of Change is an event dedicated to empowering action on climate change; twelve experts, including Daniel Kammen, were invited to speak on the behalf of such a pressing issue. … Continue Reading »
ERG Alum Jonathan Mingle Examines Air Pollution in the New York Review of Books
Jonathan Mingle, an ERG Alumni, published his work reviewing five different publications concerning the critical issue of air pollution.
On Science— Kammen Explores the Industrial Drivers of a Low-carbon Economy
In an recent article on Science, Kammen contributes insight on the possibilities of harnessing renewable energy through various techniques.
Berkeley Leadership on Climate and Justice: ERG Chair Kammen Comments
ERG Professor and Chair Dan Kammen writes an op-ed in the Daily Californian commenting on activism at UC Berkeley and the global climate strike.
David Anthoff Leads Climate Economics Project Team for Matrix
ERG Assistant Professor David Anthoff was selected to lead a research team on climate economics for Matrix, a UC Berkeley Institute for social science research.
Kammen on How Hurricane Dorian Indicates Increasing Climate Change on USA Today
USA Today quotes ERG professor Daniel Kammen on how Hurricane Dorian highlights the increasing problem of climate change reducing the amount of affordable housing, especially in coastal areas.
Yoshika Crider’s Investigation on Chlorination Technology in Sandec News
ERG grad student Yoshika Crider’s work on improving water systems in Rural Nepal through chlorination technology is highlighted in SANDEC’s annual publication.