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ERG Professor Isha Ray Emphasizes Hand-washing in the Midst of Covid-19

April 21, 2020

In the current pandemic of Covid-19, ERG professor Isha Ray points out how the public health directive to "wash your hands" is a challenge for people lacking access to clean water. In her article on Matrix, she describes the need to increase water and sanitation investments to prevent further spread of disease and to simply increase the standard of living for all families.

Zeke Hausfather Cited by the Washington Post on 2017’s Concerning Temperatures

January 25, 2018

Recently, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that 2017 was among the warmest years in history. While the two agencies approach global temperature measurements differently, both ... Continue Reading »

ERG’s Dan Kammen on How Recent Fusion Breakthroughs Could Pave the Way for Clean Energy

December 14, 2022

A recent breakthrough in fusion energy technology is a landmark achievement in the development of clean energy.

ERG Alumna Barbara Haya on the Ins and Outs of Carbon Offsets

October 7, 2020

In a recent Washington Post article, "How do carbon offsets work?", ERG alumna Barbara Haya was quoted on the purpose of carbon offsets and how they potentially help reduce overall carbon emissions. The article discusses both the benefits and drawbacks of enforcing carbon offsets, and offers an in-depth look on their utilization. “The whole purpose of offsets is to create a way for an individual or a company or a university to pay someone else to reduce emissions to cover emissions that they can’t reduce themselves," Haya states.

ERG Professor Isha Ray on the Reality of Drinking Water Monitoring in Rural India

September 2, 2020

ERG professor Isha Ray recently co-authored and published her research paper, "The reality of water quality monitoring for SDG 6: A report from a small town in India" on IWA Publishing. The paper features their study of microbial water quality in a small town (Alibag) in India, and focuses on the weaknesses of water quality monitoring and testing infrastructure. "We show the practical limitations of monitoring for fecal indicator bacteria to meet SDG 6... We find that even when water quality monitoring and testing infrastructure is in place, low institutional capacity and the pressure to not ‘fail’ the expected water quality standards can result in the failure to accurately report bacterial water quality," the paper states.

ERG PhD Student Ian Bolliger Researches How COVID-19 Measures Prevented Over 500 Million Infections

June 16, 2020

ERG PhD student Ian Bolliger was recently titled part of a research team that published a study "The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic". Their research found that the emergency COVID-19 measures prevented more than 500 million infections around the globe.

ERG Alumni Gleick and Cooley Link Clean Water Access to Coronavirus Prevention

March 30, 2020

In an article titled "Hand-washing is critical in the fight against coronavirus, but what if you don't have safe water?" published by The Hill, authors ERG Alumni Peter Gleick and Heather Cooley highlight the critical need to increase clean water access in America in order to protect families from the Coronavirus and lack of drinkable water.

ERG Alum Hausfather Reveals Hottest Decade Ever

February 3, 2020

ERG Alumnus Zeke Hausfather was recently cited on The Washing Post and KQED for analyzing new data revealing how "2019 capped world’s hottest decade in recorded history".

Distinguished Scientist and ERG Emeritus Remembering Jack Hollander

December 3, 2019

ERG emeritus professor Jack M. Hollander passed away on November 10, 2019 at age 92.

ERG Graduate Student Advisor Kay Burns Receives Berkeley’s Highest Advising Honor

December 18, 2018

ERG graduate student advisor Kay Burns (pictured with ERG/CNR Undergraduate Advisor Ryann Madden and ERG Professor Emeritus Dick Norgaard) has been named a 2018 recipient of the the Mary Slakey ... Continue Reading »

Carbon Loopholes: Report by ERG Student Cecilia Springer in New York Times

September 6, 2018

In an article examining the costs of carbon pollution "outsourcing" this week, The New York Times featured a report co-authored by ERG student Cecilia Springer.

How Does Building a New Suburb Affect the Atmosphere?

March 15, 2018

A team of scientists at the University of Utah as well as several other universities decided to take a closer look at the effects of expanding suburban communities near Salt ... Continue Reading »

WA Solar Powered “Net-Zero Community” on Lopez Island

March 6, 2018

ERG alumni Chris and Chom Greacen explain the vision and execution that brought to life the Common Ground community on Lopez Island, WA. Read about the project’s origins and objectives, efficiency ... Continue Reading »

Climate Change Slowing Down Wind Turbines? Kammen Weighs In

December 12, 2017

With global temperatures increasing, researchers analyze the effects of temperature differences on wind patterns. Multiple studies confirm the possibility of wind resources declining across the Northern Hemisphere, reducing the energy ... Continue Reading »

Adds Plug for Impeachment Kammen Resigns State Department Science Envoy post

August 23, 2017

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 »

Kammen and Hausfather of ERG Respond to Withdrawal from Paris Agreement

June 22, 2017

ERG Professor Dan Kammen and graduate student Zeke Hausfather respond to President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement

No Pause in Global Warming Says ERG Grad Student Hausfather NOAA Was Right

January 11, 2017

A controversial paper published two years ago that concluded there was no detectable slowdown in ocean warming over the previous 15 years — widely known as the “global warming hiatus” — has now been confirmed using independent data in research led by researchers from UC Berkeley and Berkeley Earth.

ERG Professor Kammen: We’re Placing Far too much Hope in Pulling Carbon Dioxide Out of the Air

October 20, 2016

ERG professor Dan Kammen commented for the Washington Post on the uncertainty of negative emissions as a viable fix for the planet's warming.

ERG’s Energy Research Featured in Multiple News Outlets

May 25, 2016

“Research at the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory [ERG Professor Daniel Kammen’s lab] at the University of California Berkeley highlights that while cities currently contribute to global climate change by ... Continue Reading »

The magic number: Holding warming under 2°C is the goal. It may already be too late.

December 1, 2015

Dan Kammen comments for the Washington Past on negative emission technology as a key to keep warming to two degrees, without major emissions cuts before the year 2020.

WorldAffairs: “What’s it like to worry about every drop?”

August 12, 2015

ERG associate professor Isha Ray talks about the reality of life with restricted water access.

Siegner finalist in Feeding the Planet’s Storyfest

May 3, 2015

Signer writes about the potential of urban foraging

California could power itself three to five times over with solar

March 17, 2015

ERG postdoctoral fellow Hernandez with Hoffacker and Field from Stanford publish in Nature Climate Change.

Why people use less energy on Super Bowl Sunday

January 28, 2015

Data provided by Joseph Kantenbacher, ERG PhD candidate, underpins an analysis showing how it is that significantly less energy is used by Americans on Super Bowl Sunday.

What if it’s not that “green”?

October 22, 2014

NBC interview of Dr. Kammen on new technology not meeting green expectations.

Water Quality: Woelfle-Erskine’s Search for Salmon

October 10, 2014

“As the dry season becomes more intense and rainfall more erratic, we’d expect to see this pattern propagating northward.”

Brown Schwarzenegger

September 10, 2014

Kammen speaks at Schwarzenegger's climate pep rally where both parties agree that it's time to fight the dark side.

Professor Ray & Team Selected for 2014 Obama-Singh Award

August 25, 2014

The Berkeley team will work with faculty from IIT Bombay on a 3-year effort titled the Sustainable Indian Water Infrastructure Project (SIWIP): A Systems Approach.

Are Obama’s Carbon Rules Enough?

June 3, 2014

The New York Times calls the EPA's emission proposals "modest." Professor Dan Kammen points out the challenge.

Narain calls for Reinventing India’s Growth

April 22, 2014

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