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California’s Climate Regulations
KQED Radio (NPR) - Forum San Francisco area, San Francisco area, CA, United StatesAs 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
KQED Forum — Stronger Climate Regulations Make Their Way to State Assembly
KQED Forum (Radio) 88.5 FM http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201509020900KQED Forum - Stronger Climate in California 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 […]
RAEL Lunch — September 16, 2015 — Anthony Nahas
ERG Reading Room 323 Barrows Hall, Berkeley, CA, United StatesOakland EcoBlock: Demonstrating Capability and Scalability in Retrofitting a Sustainable Neighborhood Tony Nahas Visiting Research Scholar - Energy and Resources Group RAEL Lab Meeting 12:00 pm, 16 September 2015 310 Barrows Hall, Room 323 ---Wednesday--- Purpose: The Oakland EcoBlock project is an urban sustainability experiment that brings together over 100 residents of a local Oakland […]
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Yale University — Energy System Analysis Speaker Series
Burke Auditorium Kroon Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United StatesTo make the needed pathways for decarbonization both intellectually sound and operational, we have developed analytic tools to explore the cost, reliability, and technology integration for a diverse suite of regional energy systems (western North America, China, Chile, Nicaragua, the East African Power Pool and the Balkans). We use these models - SWITCH (rael.berkeley.edu) - to explore the costs and benefits of meeting decarbonization targets. We find that for both on-grid and off-grid energy needs, robust pathways can be developed to meet energy and environmental goals.
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RAEL Lunch — Mark Delucci
323 Barrows Hall UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CATransportation Energy – What is Best? Mark Delucchi Research Scientist Transportation Sustainability Research Center Institute of Transportation Studies U.C. Berkeley What is the best alternative to petroleum energy in transportation? I define “best” broadly, encompassing a wide a range of criteria including climate change, air quality, energy security, water use, land-use and biodiversity, full […]
Special RAEL Lunch Seminar Presents: Lee Lynd — Oct 8, 12pm
Biofuels: Need, Land, Carbon, and Development Lee R. Lynd Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College Global Sustainable Bioenergy Project Enchi Corporation RAEL Lab Meeting 12 - 1 pm, 8 October 2015 310 Barrows Hall, Room 323 ---THURSDAY--- Two of the most important challenges facing those alive today are smoothly navigating a transition from reliance […]
RAEL Lunch Seminar, Wednesday — Oct 14, 12pm — SWITCH Modeling
SWITCH Model RAEL Lab Meeting 12 - 1 pm, 14 October 2015 310 Barrows Hall, Room 323 ---WEDNESDAY--- Join in for a fun meeting discussing the progress of a variety of SWITCH projects and potential research ideas. Dan Kammen will also provide food to boost brain power and stimulate a lively discussion!
Decarbonizing Energy Systems: Addressing Climate Change Cooperatively
San Juan Islands Conservation District. San Juan Island, Washington, Friday Harbor, WA, United StatesPublished on Oct 27, 2015 This lecture took place on October 23, 2015 and was sponsored by the San Juan Islands Conservation District. Watch the lecture HERE.
RAEL Meeting — SWITCH Model — Nov 4
323 Barrows Hall UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CASWITCH Model RAEL Lab Meeting 12 - 1 pm, 4 November 2015 310 Barrows Hall, Room 323 ---WEDNESDAY--- Josiah Johnston will be presenting a review of approaches for dealing with uncertainty in the context of Switch, an investment planning tool for low-emission electric power grids. The discussion will also include an introduction to stochastic programming […]