Climate Break

Grazing Livestock on Solar Farms, with Stacie Peterson

What is Solar Grazing? The deployment of utility scale solar has often required clearing vegetation and then using fossil-fuel-powered mowers or toxic herbicides to preve

The Future of Battery Storage, with Dr. Shirley Meng

Why Sodium? The global transition to renewable energy has accelerated the global development of lithium-ion batteries, but the mining and processing of its materials can

Making Cheese with Microbes, with Matt Gibson

Introduction Mozzarella accounts for over 30% of all cheese produced in the U.S., more than any other variety. So when New Culture, a San Francisco-based food technology

Building a Climate Workforce, with Julia Hatton

Introduction As California works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, the transition to energy-efficient homes is an important opportunity for climate caree

Recycling Solar Panels, with Pablo Dias

The Global Transition As the global transition to clean energy accelerates, scaling solar infrastructure has emerged as one of the most critical pathways to achieving a n

Approaching Climate Change Through Tribal Stewardship, with Geneva EB Thompson

What is TEK? As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, traditional land and water management approaches are proving insufficient t

Green Tech Hubs: Scaling Climate Technology Startups

Introduction to Green Tech Hubs Small green tech startups often possess groundbreaking ideas to combat climate issues, but lack the market resources, capital, and visibil

Building Berkeley’s Clean Energy Campus, with Sally McGarrahan

A Clean Energy Campus In July 2025, the University of California Board of Regents approved a plan to modernize UC Berkeley’s energy infrastructure by replacing its aged s

Rerun: Staying Safe in Extreme Heat, with Dr. David Sklar

Impacts of Heat Waves on Human Health Across the United States, climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves. A heat wave is defined as a persis

Backing Climate Champions in Local Elections, with Caroline Spears

What is Climate Cabinet? Most climate advocates focus their energy on Washington– but often, real change happens closer to home. Climate Cabinet, founded by Caroline Spea

Advancing Climate Solutions Through Legal Action, with Rob Bonta

Introduction California Attorney General Rob Bonta has established himself to be one of California’s leading legal advocates for climate accountability. Through lawsuits

Zero-Energy Cooling, with Martin Zhu

Introduction to the Solution Keeping buildings cool is becoming one of our fastest growing and energy-intensive challenges. A startup based in Hong Kong pioneers for an a

Electric Two-Wheelers, with Kevin To

Introduction Across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, two-wheeled vehicles are the backbone of everyday transportation. With roughly one billion two-wheelers on the road g

Rerun: Advanced Air Mobility, with Adam Cohen

Impacts of Air Transportation on Climate Change Air transportation is a major contributor to the fossil fuel economy: studies have shown that aviation is responsible for

Rerun: Sequestering Carbon in Building Materials, with Dr. Sabbie Miller

Introduction to the Solution UC Davis researchers are examining a novel approach to combating climate change: turning our buildings into carbon sinks. The solution is ba

Rerun: Clean Trucks, with Ruben Aronin

What does a zero-emission vehicle really mean? Clean transportation policies promoting sustainability have progressed over the years and have become even more important,

Energy Efficient Building Air Filters, with Phil Yuen

About the Air Filters Aurabeat is a medically patented air filter technology that has proven to reduce up to 99.9% of COVID-19 bacteria from the air. This was heavily dep

Forging Resilience with Chandra Middleton

What is Forging Resilience? The Forging Resilience project from UC Berkeley School of Law’s Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment seeks to “bridge the gap between cli

Climate-Friendly Banking, with Charley Cummings

Introduction to solution Green banks “provide financing and technical assistance for clean energy and climate solutions” while driving “economic, health, and environmenta

Used Cooking Oil for Aviation Fuel

Introduction to Solution Traditional drilling for crude oil contributes an immense amount of pollution to the Earth’s atmosphere. A study conducted by Stanford University