Achieving Beneficial Electrification: Lessons Learned from the CPUC’s Clean Energy Programs

Speaker: Carla Peterman, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 10/26/2018 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis Watch Video of Seminar
Net-Zero Emissions Energy Systems

Speaker: Steve Davis, Associate Professor of Earth System Science, UC Irvine Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 10/19/2018 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis Watch Video of Seminar
Raising Voices Against Rising Seas: How Bold Policies Are Needed And How California is Meeting the Challenge

Speaker: Senator Nancy Skinner Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 10/12/2018 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: UC Davis School of Law, 400 Mrak Hall Dr., Room 1001
Groundhog Day: The Making of California Energy Policy and Cyclical Crisis

Speaker: Bob Foster, President, Prometheus Advisors Host: Energy Graduate Group Date: 10/05/2018 Time: 10:30am to 11:50am Location: 1605 Tilia Street, West Village, UC Davis
UC Davis at Global Climate Action Summit

Date: September 11-12, 2018 Location: San Francisco, CA Description: The State of California has selected UC Davis to be an official affiliate event host for the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), scheduled from September 12–14 in San Francisco, CA. One of the world’s highest-ranked universities for sustainability programs and innovation, UC Davis is home to two […]
The Green Economy: Is California’s bid to lead the world on climate solutions paying off at home?

The Green Economy: Is California’s bid to lead the world on climate solutions paying off at home? Outlet Full Name: CALmatters News Date: 08/22/2018 Feature: “Still, said James Bushnell, an environmental economist at the University of California, Davis, “I think we oversold the argument this was going to cause growth.” “All we can really say is that […]
UC Davis Hosts Brazilian High School Students to Design Farming Solutions that Help Refugees

UC Davis Hosts Brazilian High School Students to Design Farming Solutions that Help Refugees Eleven students participate in a week-long course that teaches the fundamentals of design to solve real-world problems This summer, the D-Lab at UC Davis offered a week-long, intensive design class to a group of Brazilian high school students as part of […]
Hot Weather Strains the Grid. Here’s How We Could Fix That

Hot Weather Strains the Grid. Here’s How We Could Fix That Outlet Full Name: grist News Date: 07/30/2018 Feature: “When there’s a shortage of electricity, the prices go up, but customers are mostly still paying the same price they would at any other time,” explained James Bushnell, an energy economist and the University of California, […]
UCD Solar Decathlon team receives awards, accolades

UCD Solar Decathlon team receives awards, accolades Outlet Full Name: Davis Enterprise News Date: 07/20/2018 Feature: The UC Davis Solar Decathlon team in June received the Excellence in Structural Engineering Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Central California…
Trump Says Environmental Regulations Tank the Economy. California is Proving him Wrong

Trump Says Environmental Regulations Tank the Economy. California is Proving him Wrong Outlet Full Name: BuzzFeed News Date: 07/14/2018 Feature: the carbon intensity of the economy,” said Jim Bushnell, an economist at the University of California, Davis. “The reduction in carbon…