ERG professor emeritus Richard Norgaard, discusses the three greatest threats to California’s water.
Norgaard: On the Front Lines of California Water Issues
ERG PhDs: Making Powering Africa a Reality
ERG PhD students Ranjit Deshmukh and Grace Wu share their research on Africa’s leap toward clean and affordable energy with World Policy.
Kammen: Are Universities Making a Difference on Climate?
ERG Professor, Dan Kammen, comments on the impact University researchers have on Climate Change.
Shaw, ERG Alumna: Helping Agribusiness
Rebecca Shaw, MA 1992 Energy Resources Group, Ph.D. 1997 ERG, is featured in Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources Breakthroughs magazine.
Woods, ERG PhD on Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Emily Woods makes Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her leadership as co-founder of Sanivation, converting human waste into a sustainable fuel source. See the full story and the rest … Continue Reading »
Jones & Kammen compare neighborhood footprints
The first-of-its-kind interactive map was produced by the University of California, Berkeley’s CoolClimate Network and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and covers census block groups –neighborhoods of several … Continue Reading »
Rand, ERG student selected as Switzer Fellow
Congratulations to Joseph Rand, who was selected as a Switzer Environmental Fellow by the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation!
One grad student’s story: from English lit to global climate talks
ERG grad student Valeri Vasquez will be at the COP21, acting as a counselor to the co-chair of the United Nations climate negotiations, Daniel Reifsnyder. She has been advising on the mediation and negotiations among the 195 national parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
ERG at the Paris Climate Talks
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris has begun and will continue until December 11th. Energy and Resources Group faculty, students and alumni will be playing an active role at the conference and the many peripheral activities.
The magic number: Holding warming under 2°C is the goal. It may already be too late.
Dan Kammen comments for the Washington Past on negative emission technology as a key to keep warming to two degrees, without major emissions cuts before the year 2020.