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Proceedings of the National Academy publishes our critique of “WWS” model
Our paper now available from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Previous analyses have found that the most feasible route to a low-carbon energy future is one that adopts a diverse portfolio of technologies. In contrast, Jacobson et al. (2015) consider whether the future primary energy sources for the United States could be narrowed to […]
Student Spotlight: Brooke Maushund
This profile of ERG undergraduate concentrator and RAEL student Brooke Maushund, appeared in the College of Natural Resources newsletter here. Best study spot on campus? I’ve spent a lot of time on the 4th floor of CITRIS, but East Asian Library has been my steadfast home — you can’t beat those giant glass walls. Best Cal […]
KQED Forum: California Defiant as President Trump Withdraws from Paris Climate Accord
Forum with Michael Krasny — Friday, June 2: Listen live or download the podcast “Trump is AWOL but California is on the field, ready for battle.” That’s how California governor Jerry Brown responded to President Trump’s announcement Thursday that the United States will pull out of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Governor […]
RAEL Holds First Experts Workshop on the Peace Renewable Energy Credit
May 1, 2017, San Francisco — The Program on Conflict, Climate Change and Green Development, part of UC Berkeley’s Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, convened on April 28, 2017, the first of two expert workshops on the Peace Renewable Energy Credit (PREC). A newly developed financing mechanism, the PREC is designed to encourage renewable energy investment […]
Kosovo must do more for renewables, European Union says
April 27, 2017, PV News. Kosovo must do more for renewables, European Union says Citing a RAEL study, authored by Noah Kittner and Daniel Kammen along with colleagues from KOSID in Kosovo, the European Commission has said that Kosovo’s government needs to increase efforts to improve its energy system, and to provide more support for renewables, although […]