Learn more about ERG Ph.D. candidate Nkiruka “Nikky” Avila’s work on electricity access and the socio-political impact of the low-carbon energy transition. Read the full interview here.
Dan Kammen: Renewable Energy, the Effects of Climate Change on Tropical Storms, and his Science Envoy Resignation
Photo: Lizette Kabré After a few hectic weeks in the news, Energy and Resources Professor Dan Kammen reflects on his resignation as State Department Science Envoy and highlights the continued importance … Continue Reading »
ERG Professor David Anthoff Receives Hellman Faculty Award
David Anthoff joins previously awarded ERG Professors Isha Ray and Duncan Callaway as a 2017 Hellman Fellowship recipient for his work on the Social Cost of Carbon Estimation for Climate Policy. … Continue Reading »
DACA Rescinded – Information for Undocumented Students and Prospective Applicants
Photo: Adrienne Shih – The Daily Californian Following President Trump’s decision on Tuesday morning to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and UC … Continue Reading »
Kammen Resigns State Department Science Envoy post, Adds Plug for Impeachment
ERG Professor Dan Kammen resigned as US State Department Science Envoy on Wednesday morning, August 23. His letter is attached below. Read more about his resignation at the following links: … Continue Reading »
Dan Kammen Discusses Climate Change Initiative Being Developed by California Universities
In a recent Nature article, ERG Professor Dan Kammen comments on the potential establishment of a California-based climate change research institute. The proposal is backed by all University of California … Continue Reading »
ERG Professor Emeritus John Holdren and Alum Nicky Sundt Comment on the EPA’s Proposed Red-Team/Blue-Team Exercise
In a Climate Science & Policy Article co-authored by Nicky Sundt, an ERG alum (MA ’79), former ERG chair John Holdren criticizes the “red-team/blue-team” exercise proposed by EPA Administrator Scott … Continue Reading »
Dan Kammen Featured in Recent WIRED Article
ERG Professor Dan Kammen was quoted in a recent WIRED article addressing the effective withdrawal of US funding for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Paper Authored by PhD Candidate Noah Kittner and Professor Dan Kammen Published in Nature Energy
Noah Kittner and Dan Kammen’s new paper, “Energy storage deployment and innovation for the clean energy transition,” was published in Nature Energy on July 31, 2017
ERG Student Valeri Vasquez Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
We would like to congratulate ERG PhD student Valerie Vasquez on receiving a 2017 ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellowship.