CIEE Electric Grid Director Speaks at USGBC Smart Building Summit
CIEE Electric Grid Director Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier joined industry experts at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)’s inaugural Smart Building Summit to discuss the role of smart building technologies in advancing decarbonization and the challenges of integrating renewable energy resources with the electric grid.
Barbara Haya Expresses Concerns Over Carbon Offsets
How effective are carbon offsets at advancing net-zero goals? Not very, says CIEE’s Dr. Barbara Haya in a story by the Financial Times.
Do Airline Carbon Offsets Really Work? Barbara Haya Weighs In
CIEE research fellow Dr. Barbara Haya explains the problem with airline carbon offsets in a recent article by the NY Times.
BERC Energy Summit Panel: “Empowering the Energy Transition Through DEI”
At the 2022 Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) Energy Summit, industry experts explored opportunities for leveraging diverse perspectives to enact a more sustainable energy future in the “Empowering the Energy Transition Through DEI” panel. Learn about the discussion and summit proceedings.
Announcing the 2022 Art Rosenfeld Award Winner: Alanna Cooney
We are excited to announce Alanna Cooney as the winner of the 2022 Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency!
Sascha von Meier Talks Breakthrough Energy Technologies at 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference
The CIEE Electric Grid Director and EcoBlock Principal Investigator (PI) discusses breakthrough innovations in energy technology at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference.
Book Review: Miriam Aczel on Confronting Climate Injustice
CIEE’s Miriam Aczel, a postdoctoral researcher on the Oakland EcoBlock project, recently had book reviews she wrote on What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care by Elizabeth Cripps and Is Science Enough? Forty Critical Questions about Climate Justice by Aviva Chomsky published in Science Magazine!
What You Need to Know About the IPCC Climate Mitigation Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment Cycle Report this year, critically timed for impacting climate policy around the world. Here’s what you need to know.
Register: 2022 Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) Conference
Save the date for the 2022 Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) Conference! BECC 2022 will take place from November 13-16 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC, with a pre-conference virtual component on November 9.
Register: 2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (August 21-26)
Mark your calendars for ACEEE’s 2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. The theme for this year’s event is “Climate Solutions: Efficiency, Equity, and Decarbonization.”
