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BERC Social Science & Policy
Who We Are
BERC Social Science & Policy Group strives to introduce the research undertaken in Social Science in the areas of energy and resources, to BERC and the wider Berkeley community.
What We Do
BERC Social Science & Policy has created a small but growing group of students from various departments including geography, economics, sociology, public health, public policy, political science, as well as interdisciplinary programs such as environment science, policy, and management. Our bi-annual talks bring top-tiered scholars to Berkeley in order to introduce new ideas from other universities and generate much needed debate in the areas of social scientific research related to energy, climate change, resources, and sustainable development. Our first speaker in the spring of 2009 was David Victor of Stanford University who spoke about the Political Economy of Carbon Regulation. Read about the event!
Meet Your Liaison
Bobak Tamaddon is a PhD student currently working towards his dissertation on the Political Economy of Energy Transition at the Political Science Department. He has also founded a Berkeley startup in the energy transition and sustainability space. tamaddon@berkeley.edu
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Science at the Theater: How to Bring Solar Energy to Seven Billion People
Speaker: Cyrus Wadia, LBNL
To a full house of 400 people at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Cyrus Wadia provided an in-depth look at his research to discover and develop a new material system toward a more expansive solar photovoltaic future. He substantiates on what is required for solar to reach the 1.2BB people living without electricity today. He covers topics of: the history of photovoltaic R&D efforts; material selection based on abundance, new synthetic pathways for scaleable materials, and preliminary results of working solar cell devices he has fabricated with these principles in mind.
BERC 2nd Annual Lecture: Van Jones and the Green Collar Economy
BERC 2nd Annual Lecture: Van Jones and the Green Collar Economy Wednesday, February 11th Event Co-sponsors: As climate chaos and soaring fuel costs batter the U.S. economy, Van Jones brings a unique perspective to the color green. He argues that a green economy that rescues the polar bears can also rescue the U.S. economy -- putting America back to work; driving down energy and food prices;giving green collar jobs and new chances to underserved youth; and forever ending the need for oil wars and resource wars.
Don Vial Center on Employment and the Green Economy
UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education
The Stiefel Family Foundation
John Doerr on Cleantech vs. the Internet
Thu, 08/14/2008 - 21:33 — webadminKleiner Perkins Partner addresses the UC Berkeley Energy Symposium.
BERC, Gardeners of the Energy Revolution
Tue, 08/12/2008 - 11:51 — webadminRemarks from Co-Chair Henry Stern on BERC's mission of cross-pollination for innovation.
Cap-and-Trade for Cities?
Fri, 08/01/2008 - 21:42 — webadminAn ambitious policy proposal indirectly regulate transportation from California Air Resources Board member Dan Sperling.
Chevron Senior Advisor on Poker and the Uncertain Future of Big Oil
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 16:58 — webadminEve Sprunt, Senior Advisor to Chevron, speaks about confusing consumers and other unknowns.
Biofuels vs. Food
Tue, 07/29/2008 - 16:39 — webadminEnergy Biosciences Institute Executive Director Chris Somerville discusses the food versus fuel debate in the context of the advanced bioenergy research initiative at UC Berkeley.
