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Two ERG Alumni Named Top 50 Green Innovators and Influencers by Grist Magazine

March 12, 2019

Sam Arons (MS ’07) and Joshua Apte (PhD ’13) were named as the 2019 “Grist 50” — a list of the most innovative and influential leaders in sustainability. Grist is … Continue Reading »

Alumna Laura Schewel Talks Transportation Analytics in ITS International

February 28, 2019

The January/February 2019 edition of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) International features an interview with ERG alumna Laura Schewel (MS ’11). Schewel is the CEO of Streetlight Data, a transportation analytics … Continue Reading »

ERG Alum Patrick Gonzalez Testifies Before Congress as Expert Witness

February 21, 2019

During a recent House Natural Resources Committee event titled “Climate Change and Public Lands: Examining Impacts and Considering Adaptation Opportunities,” ERG alumnus Patrick Gonzalez (PhD ’97) provided testimony as an … Continue Reading »

Isha Ray Comments on Issues Facing Clean Water Technology Implementation

February 11, 2019

In a recent article from Knowable Magazine, ERG faculty Isha Ray provides input on why many water filtering and purification technologies fail to produce significant impacts on community health in … Continue Reading »

Governor Newsom Appoints ERG Alum Carla Peterman to New Wildfire Recovery Commission

January 31, 2019

Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has released three appointments to the new Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery, which includes ERG alumna Carla Peterman (PhD ’17). Peterman served as a … Continue Reading »

ERG student Hausfather in Science: Oceans are warming even faster than previously thought

January 16, 2019

“If you want to see where global warming is happening, look in our oceans,” said Zeke Hausfather, a graduate student in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley and co-author of the paper. “Ocean heating is a very important indicator of climate change, and we have robust evidence that it is warming more rapidly than we thought.”

Study finds racial inequality in the deployment of rooftop solar

January 10, 2019

A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and Tufts University shows fewer rooftop solar photovoltaics installations exist in African-American and Hispanic-dominant neighborhoods than in white-dominant neighborhoods, even when controlling … Continue Reading »

ERG’s Lara Kueppers on Climate Change and CA Wildfires

January 9, 2019

ERG Professor Lara Kueppers recently commented in Bustle on the relationship between climate change and the California wildfires.  “‘Due to climate change, she explains, ‘warm temperatures extend over a larger … Continue Reading »

NPR Interviews Dan Kammen On U.N. Climate Convention

January 2, 2019

NPR’s Michel Martin interviewed ERG Professor Dan Kammen on the U.N. climate talks December, 2018 in Poland. “Unfortunately, because the U.S. backed out, that’s left a number of holes. Essentially, … Continue Reading »

ERG Student Chris Hyun Highlighted as InFEWS Fellow

December 26, 2018
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InFEWS fellowships are granted to students whose PhD research aims to provide lasting environmental solutions and alleviate poverty in the world’s poorest regions. The Blum Center for Developing Economies recently … Continue Reading »

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