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Upcoming Certificate Course on Economic Impact of Climate and Energy Policy

August 13, 2014
Climate Change, Course, Daniel Kammen, Economics, Policy

3-day cer­tifi­cate course Oct 3-5, offer­ing a prac­ti­cal per­spec­tive on the eco­nomic effects of cli­mate and energy policy.

Dr. Kammen Comments on Air Carbon Plastic on CBS

August 1, 2014
Climate Change, Daniel Kammen, Plastic, Video

“What’s exciting here is if you can capture carbon out of the air…”

Grist Features ERG Climate Change Solutions

July 2, 2014
Benjamin Mandel, Climate Change, Grist, John Harte, Sasha Harris-Lovett, Tanya Dimitrova
Island Nation of Kiribati Affected by Climate Change

Professor John Harte and three ERG students are “Hacking the Climate” with featured articles in the popular online publication.

Obama’s Carbon Rules Bring Urban Flooding Closer to Home

June 17, 2014
Alumni, Asia, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Flooding, India, Obama, Video

“It seems as if after years of feet dragging the United States is finally willing to walk its climate talk,” Dr. Malini Ranganathan (MS’05, PhD’10), Assistant Professor at American University.

Kammen on UC Climate Advisory Group

June 9, 2014
Climate Change, Daniel Kammen, Janet Napolitano, University of California

UC President forms Global Climate Leadership Council including UC professors and climate experts.

Are Obama’s Carbon Rules Enough?

June 3, 2014
Climate Change, Daniel Kammen, New York Times, News, Obama, Policy
Power Plant by Thure Johnson (flickr)

The New York Times calls the EPA’s emission proposals “modest.” Professor Dan Kammen points out the challenge.

ERG Alum on the Executive Mansion’s Solar Installation

May 28, 2014
Cyrus Wadia, Obama, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Video, White House

Watch White House scientists, including Dr. Cyrus Wadia (ERG MS’06, PhD’08), talk about the White House’s shift toward renewables.

Holdren on Climate Change in the USA

May 6, 2014
Climate Change, John Holdren, Obama, Policy, United States, Washington

Watch Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology and ERG Co-founder, discuss the newly released National Climate Assessment report.

Rethinking Energy on Islands

April 25, 2014
Daniel Kammen, Development, Islands, Rebekah Shirley, Renewable Energy
Malaysian Borneo (Photo: solong_mariana)

Rebekah Shirley (ERG PhD) and Professor Dan Kammen show how small-scale energy can work in the Pacific Islands.

Narain calls for Reinventing India’s Growth

April 22, 2014
Development, Events, India, Lecture, Sunita Narain, Video

Watch Sunita Narain’s “thought provoking and disturbing” conversation during ERG’s 20th Annual Lecture co-hosted with the Center for South Asia Studies.

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