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At the start of the pandemic, as cities implemented lockdowns, there were dramatic reductions in air pollution and carbon emissions due to the closing of transportation and manufacturing, according to Alastair Iles, campus associate professor of environmental policy and societal change.
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Commercial trucking is capable of undergoing major electrification, a recent study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found.
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In a rare silver lining, the environment seemed to benefit from the onset of lockdowns across the globe. March brought viral news stories about venetian canals clearing, animals reclaiming boulevards and nature bouncing back. “People were certainly intrigued and amused, and you could see mountains from New Delhi and from
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With lab spaces taking up 25% of campus buildings, mitigating the negative environmental impacts of research in labs is a necessary step to achieving some of campus’s long-term sustainability goals.
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Led by David Ackerly, dean of the Rausser College of Natural Resources, campus environmental experts discussed the intersection of COVID-19, climate change and challenges to global sustainability in an installment of UC Berkeley’s ongoing online conversation series about the pandemic.
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Nine UC Berkeley faculty members from a wide range of departments were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, or AAAS, on Thursday.
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Climate and public policy experts from across the country, including UC Berkeley professor Daniel Kammen, are calling for a $2 trillion Green Stimulus to rebuild the U.S. economy following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A recent study co-authored by a UC Berkeley professor shows that the scope of possibly mitigating climate change is wider than previous models suggested.
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Gene Rochlin, a professor emeritus in the UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group, died Nov. 25 of stroke complications. He is remembered for his work in a variety of fields, his caring mentorship of students and his excellent storytelling.
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Science must be nonpartisan and tangibly inform political decision making. Scientists of both parties are obligated to model the nonpartisan nature of science, to ensure that these decisions are made with bipartisan engagement and uncompromised scientific support.
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