During a recent House Natural Resources Committee event titled “Climate Change and Public Lands: Examining Impacts and Considering Adaptation Opportunities,” ERG alumnus Patrick Gonzalez (PhD ’97) provided testimony as an … Continue Reading »
Isha Ray Comments on Issues Facing Clean Water Technology Implementation
In a recent article from Knowable Magazine, ERG faculty Isha Ray provides input on why many water filtering and purification technologies fail to produce significant impacts on community health in … Continue Reading »
Governor Newsom Appoints ERG Alum Carla Peterman to New Wildfire Recovery Commission
Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has released three appointments to the new Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery, which includes ERG alumna Carla Peterman (PhD ’17). Peterman served as a … Continue Reading »
ERG student Hausfather in Science: Oceans are warming even faster than previously thought
“If you want to see where global warming is happening, look in our oceans,” said Zeke Hausfather, a graduate student in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley and co-author of the paper. “Ocean heating is a very important indicator of climate change, and we have robust evidence that it is warming more rapidly than we thought.”
Study finds racial inequality in the deployment of rooftop solar
A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and Tufts University shows fewer rooftop solar photovoltaics installations exist in African-American and Hispanic-dominant neighborhoods than in white-dominant neighborhoods, even when controlling … Continue Reading »
ERG’s Lara Kueppers on Climate Change and CA Wildfires
ERG Professor Lara Kueppers recently commented in Bustle on the relationship between climate change and the California wildfires. “‘Due to climate change, she explains, ‘warm temperatures extend over a larger … Continue Reading »
NPR Interviews Dan Kammen On U.N. Climate Convention
NPR’s Michel Martin interviewed ERG Professor Dan Kammen on the U.N. climate talks December, 2018 in Poland. “Unfortunately, because the U.S. backed out, that’s left a number of holes. Essentially, … Continue Reading »
ERG Student Chris Hyun Highlighted as InFEWS Fellow
InFEWS fellowships are granted to students whose PhD research aims to provide lasting environmental solutions and alleviate poverty in the world’s poorest regions. The Blum Center for Developing Economies recently … Continue Reading »
ERG Graduate Student Advisor Kay Burns Receives Berkeley’s Highest Advising Honor
ERG graduate student advisor Kay Burns (pictured with ERG/CNR Undergraduate Advisor Ryann Madden and ERG Professor Emeritus Dick Norgaard) has been named a 2018 recipient of the the Mary Slakey … Continue Reading »
ERG’s Isa Ferrall and Haas Teammates Win “Energy in Emerging Markets” Case Competition
The case competition, hosted Nov. 6 by the MBA Energy Club at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, required a team of three to five graduate students to compare the electrical … Continue Reading »