Quantifying the value of storage technologies for solar and wind energy Professor Jessika E. Trancik Engineering Systems Division, MIT Wind and solar energy industries have grown rapidly in recent decades but still supply only a small fraction of global electricity. The continued growth of these industries, to levels that contribute to climate change mitigation, will depend on whether they can compete against […]

Wil Burns, Co-Director, Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment RAEL Lab Meeting 12:00 pm, 15 April 2015 310 Barrows Hall, Room 323 ---Wednesday--- While geoengineering was once considered to be “taboo” in the forum of climate change policymaking, the increasing desperation engendered by the specter of passing critical temperature thresholds has led to increasing interest in the approach, […]

Mitigation Actions Plans and Scenarios for the Climate Change in the Chilean Power Sector Professor Enzo E. Sauma Visiting Professor, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Department, UC Berkeley Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile RAEL Lab Meeting 12:00 pm, 22 April 2015 310 Barrows Hall, Room 323 ---Wednesday--- Developing countries with middle […]

The Future of Palm Oil and the Sustainability of Palm Oil Producing Landscapes and Societies Darrel Webber RAEL Lab Meeting 12:00 pm, 15 April 2015 310 Barrows Hall, Room 323 ---Wednesday--- In 2008 global production of palm oil stood at 48 million tonnes. More than three quarters of this comes from two countries: Indonesia and Malaysia. According to […]

As President Obama sells his climate agenda to the nation, state legislators in California are set to vote on a package of bills that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut petroleum use in half. Gov. Jerry Brown and many high-profile state Democrats say California needs to take the lead on mitigating climate change. Opponents of the new regulations, including industry groups and state Republicans, say the strict regulations go beyond leading and put California at risk.

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:
Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Association
Dan Kammen, professor of energy at UC Berkeley and director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, UC Berkeley
John Myers, senior editor of KQED's Politics and Government Desk
Kate Galbraith, reporter for Calmatters