ERG celebrates 50 years of working toward a sustainable environment and a just society.
Oral Histories with ERG Founders

As part of the celebration of ERG’s 50 years of impact, founders John Harte, John Holdren, and Dick Norgaard sat down to with an oral historian in summer 2024 to … Continue Reading »
Advanced conductors provide path for grid expansion

A new study led by Duncan Callaway, professor and chair of the Energy and Resources Group (ERG), and Amol Phadke, an affiliate and senior scientist at the Goldman School of Public Policy, shows … Continue Reading »
Help celebrate ERG’s 50th anniversary!

From its storied founding in the early 1970s, to the contributions of decades of activist-scholars, and the vibrant and passionate community of today, UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group has … Continue Reading »
Students return from KTH Royal Institute of Technology exchange
Africa’s path to green growth
Partnership with KTH Royal Institute of Technology creates opportunities for students

A dozen students from Sweden and California swapped places last week for summer research internships focused on digital transformation, kicking off a new exchange program between UC Berkeley and KTH … Continue Reading »
Study shows PFAS threat to drinking water in rural, predominantly Latinx communities

Public water wells in communities of color might be disproportionately polluted by pesticides contaminated with harmful per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a new study led by a team … Continue Reading »
Professor Andy Jones explains how a Warming Planet can cause bigger Winter Storms, in this clip from CBS News

ERG’s Professor Andy Jones covered an interview with CBS; discussing how Bay Area’s winter storm back in March could be a signal of global warming causing huge storms. “Climate change … Continue Reading »
Daniel Kammen and Berkeley Researchers finds that China is the only Nation on track to triple its Renewable Capacity by 2030

Amid continuing geopolitical tensions, climate change remains a key area of collaboration between the United States and China. Ahead of last November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28, Presidents Biden … Continue Reading »