BERC 101 Materials
- Energy 101 slides and video presentation
- Resources 101 slides and video presentation
Podcasts
- Catalyst (Latitude Media) - hosted by Shayle Kann of Energy Impact Partners
- Shift Key (Heatmap News) - hosted by Robinson Meyer of Heatmap and Jesse Jenkins of Princeton University
Books
- How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates (2021)
- Speed & Scale: A Global Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now by John Doerr (2021)
- The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin (2020)
- Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet by Varun Sivaram (2018)
- Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy by Jigar Shah (2013)
- The Grid: The Fraying Wires between Americans and Our Energy Future by Gretchen Bakke (2016)
- Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy by Russell Gold (2019)
- How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present, and Future by Vaclav Smil (2022)
- Sustainable Energy - without the Hot Air by Daniel JC MacKay (2008)
- Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L Friedman (2008)
Additional Resources
- A Deep Dive into Energy + Environmental Consulting with E3 - January 26, 2021 (video presentation)
- Future Nuclear - Challenges and Perspectives - November 10, 2020 (video presentation)
- Energy Tradeoffs with David Spence (UT Austin Law) - October 2, 2020 (video presentation)
- Weathering adaptation: The grid isn't ready for climate change with Laurel Dunn & Anna Brockway - September 23, 2020 (slides, op-ed, & research paper)
- Who Turned Off the Lights? with Severin Borenstein (CAISO) - September 16, 2020 (slides & video presentation)
Have suggestions for additional resources we should add? Reach out to copresidents@berc.berkeley.edu.