Job Opportunity: CIEE Communications Writing/Editorial Assistant (Fall 2022)
CIEE is seeking a motivated UC Berkeley student to assist the core communications team for Fall 2022.
CIEE Research Fellow Helps Develop UC-Wide Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality
As the University of California aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2025, sustainability experts like CIEE’s Dr. Barbara Haya are helping campuses implement a pathway to net-zero.
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.
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!
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.”
Unlocking the Future of Climate Tech: Sascha von Meier Explains Untapped Potential of Solar Microgrids
How can technology tackle the climate crisis? Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier, Director of Electric Grid research at CIEE, weighs in on the transformative potential of solar microgrids to address climate mitigation and adaptation in a recent article by the Wall Street Journal.
