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A new @PNASNews study led by ERG and @GoldmanSchool researchers finds that connecting new clean energy resources or battery storage at existing interconnection points could help utilities rapidly integrate new supply to meet rising power demand. erg.berkeley.edu/news/study-…
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Rausser College congratulates professors Gregory Aponte, Lynn Huntsinger, Isha Ray, and David Zilberman on their retirements from UC Berkeley. We thank them for their commitment to their students and their fields, and for their years of service. nature.berkeley.edu/news/rau…
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For a recent Science Advances study, ERG postdoc Johan Eckdahl reconstructed emissions from more than 300 wildfires in Sweden. His results suggest that current climate estimates fail to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/27…
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Congratulations to @ERGBerkeley Adjunct Professor Andy Jones, who was recently appointed as the first science advisor to @CalNatResources Secretary @WadeCrowfoot. Learn more about his role: erg.berkeley.edu/news/andrew…
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Approximately 5,500 hazardous sites across the United States are at risk of coastal flooding by 2100, according to a recent study led by researchers from @ESPM_Berkeley, @ERGBerkeley, @UCLAFSPH, and the nonprofit @ClimateCentral. nature.berkeley.edu/news/coa…
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"It is now cheaper to build a new clean energy power plant than to simply operate an existing fossil fuel plant has contributed greatly to this evolution," @dan_kammen, a Professor of the Graduate School, recently told @Newsweek. newsweek.com/california-hits…
Congratulations to ERG alum @maliniranga, PhD '15, on receiving the Critical Urban Anthropology Association's Anthony Leeds Book Prize for her latest book, Corruption Plots. The book was co-authored with David Pike and Sapana Doshi. erg.berkeley.edu/malini-rang…
The @mercnews recently spoke to ERG alum Beth Zotter, MS '04, about co-founding Umaro Foods and their work turning seaweed into bacon, biodegradable plastics, and more. mercurynews.com/2025/04/18/t…
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Congrats to @ERGBerkeley & @GoldmanSchool professor @dan_kammen on being elected to @theNASciences! Kammen, who studies the design and implementation of renewable energy systems, is one of eight @UCBerkeley faculty elected this year. news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/02…
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Rausser College’s commitment to addressing pressing environmental and societal challenges extends far beyond the Bay Area. Read more about our international exchanges and impacts in the latest issue of Breakthroughs magazine at nature.berkeley.edu/breakthr…
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Congratulations to @ESPM_Berkeley and @ERGBerkeley professor Youjin Chung, whose latest book, Sweet Deal, Bitter Landscape, was recognized with the 2025 CAPE Book Award from @theAAG. nature.berkeley.edu/news/202…
A new @NatCities study led by PhD student @JessKersey1 and Professor Daniel Kammen shows that even with connections to the grid, residents of 25 informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda, still have precarious access to electric service. nature.berkeley.edu/news/202…
Professor Duncan Callaway spoke to @KQEDNews about virtual power plants—which allow for the remote management of energy resources—and how the technology may help manage electrical load during periods of high demand. kqed.org/science/1996563/mee…
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Congrats to Margaret Torn, adjunct professor in @ERGBerkeley and head of the Biosphere-Atmosphere Program at @BerkeleyLab, on being elected to the National Academy of Engineering! @theNAEng nature.berkeley.edu/news/202…
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🔋🚗What equity gaps persist in CA’s #EV charging infrastructure, and which policy tools can best address these gaps?
Ari Ball-Burack of @ERGBerkeley is leveraging geospatial data to inform decarbonization efforts, supported by O-Lab + @energyathaas👉olab.berkeley.edu/energyinst…
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Cristina Crespo Montañés didn’t think she would pursue a PhD, but the intellectual freedom and collaborative spirit of @ERGBerkeley proved irresistible. Now, she's building on her engineering background to help decarbonize the energy sector.
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For the past 50 years, @ERGBerkeley has inspired generations of scholars to address ecological and resource issues in ways that create a sustainable environment and a just society. Read more about the program’s pioneering history: nature.berkeley.edu/breakthr…
In an @nytopinion guest essay, alum Zeke Hausfather (@hausfath) and climate scientist @ClimateOfGavin write about how climate science can become more "operational" to address questions about recent extreme climate events. nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opini…
Research on how to double the capacity of the existing electrical grid was included in a year-end roundup of 10 practical climate solutions from across the UC. The study was led by Professor Duncan Callaway, PhD student Emilia Chojkiewicz, and @phadkeamol. universityofcalifornia.edu/n…
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UC Berkeley researchers @dan_kammen, Laura Kwong, and others in @ERGBerkeley and @UCBerkeleySPH are helping electrify clinics and hospitals across Africa that provide reliable power, Wi-Fi, and water to surrounding communities. nature.berkeley.edu/breakthr…