Podcast appearances and mentions of Daniel Kammen

Most of us have never been there but according to a quick Google search, some of the things you might see at the bottom of the ocean include sea spiders, tube worms, and something called a blob sculpin. Add to that list: heavy equipment for mining rare earth minerals like cobalt and manganese. This week … Continue reading Daniel Kammen: The Perils of Deep-Sea Mining → This article and podcast Daniel Kammen: The Perils of Deep-Sea Mining appeared first on Sea Change Radio.

We hear US President Joe Biden's address to the UN's COP27 climate change summit in Egypt, as he outlines a plan to crackdown on methane leaks from the oil and gas industry. We hear from Daniel Kammen, a Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley - and a climate change advisor to US administrations over two decades. The major cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States. It caps a tumultuous week for the platform, which was worth billions of dollars just days ago. Alix Stewart, fund manager at the UK brokers Schroders, explains the significance. Russian forces have retreated from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Ukrainian forces have now regained control of that city, in a huge blow to Moscow. Meanwhile, western sanctions continue to hurt Russia, as the country's isolation from the west deepens. We hear from Sergey Aleksashenko, a former deputy minister of finance of the Russian Federation who also used to be a deputy governor of the Russian Central Bank.

Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed a historic climate package into law that will ramp up California's action to reduce fossil fuel emissions. The measures require the state to produce 90% of its electricity from clean sources by 2035 and become carbon neutral by 2045. A plan is being drafted outlining how the state will become carbon neutral.. and to do so all greenhouse gas emissions need to be captured or eliminated. To discuss further, KCBS Radio news anchor Bret Burkhart spoke with Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy at UC-Berkeley and former science envoy for the U-S State Department

With just four months until the next annual UN meeting on climate change, and with record breaking temperatures and heatwaves sweeping across Europe, the US and other parts of the world, the UN says it is further proof that the world is ‘on a fast track to disaster' warning that it is ‘now or never' to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Guests: Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Former President of Mauritius; Kishan Kumarsingh, Lead Climate Negotiator for Trinidad and Tobago; Daniel Kammen, Senior Advisor at USAID

There's an emerging technology that California is considering to combat global warming; the idea is to capture carbon dioxide from oil refineries and store it underground. This comes as the state is working to finalize its climate plan which could possibly rely on this new technology, dubbed "CCS."  But many environmentalists aren't on board with this idea, they say it could actually increase oil production. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart spoke with Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy at UC Berkeley and Science Envoy, for the US State Department

Biofuels are a way to make our cars, lorries and even planes run on renewable fuel. They're often made from food crops. Globally 7% of cereal crops and 15% of vegetable oil crops are used to make biofuel – according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). As pressure on food prices and supply chains increase, some people are questioning why we turn food into fuel. In this programme we'll be looking at the history of biofuels, why food crops have been used, and what alternatives may exist. Joining us are Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy at University of California, Berkeley, who is currently serving as a senior advisor for energy and innovation in the Biden administration in the United States; Bernardo Gradin, the founder and CEO of Gran Bio, a company that produces biofuel made from sugar cane waste in Brazil; and Sailaja Nori, Chief Scientific Officer at Sea6 Energy, a company investigating the possibilities of biofuel made from seaweed in India and Indonesia. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk Presented by Ruth Alexander. Produced by Beatrice Pickup. Additional reporting by Ashish Shama. (Image: Field of rapeseed crops behind picture of fuel nozzle. Rapeseed image credit: BBC. Fuel nozzle credit: Matthew Fearn/PA)

On this week's EcoNews Report, Gang Green talks with Professor Dan Kammen of UC Berkeley and Gary Hughes of Biofuelwatch to investigate how the state of California intends to meet its climate targets and whether its plan is sufficient. (Spoiler alert: it's not). The California Air Resources Board has released its draft scoping plan, a document intended to guide the state's climate actions moving forward. The plan has been poorly received by environmental groups. Find out more on this week's episode.REQUIRED READING:“Op-Ed: California can do better than carbon neutrality by 2045,” Daniel Kammen, Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2022.Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: Resist False Solutions to Climate ChangeSupport the show

California's last nuclear plant, owned by PG&E in Diablo Canyon, is set to be decommissioned by 2025, but Governor Newsom may be going back on that plan. This comes at a time when public opinion on nuclear energy's role in fighting the climate crisis is shifting, with a recent poll from the L.A. Times and UC Berkeley finding that 44% of Californians actually favor building more nuclear reactors in the state. For more on the nuclear elephant in the room, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Eric Thomas spoke to Daniel Kammen, professor of energy at UC Berkeley and Science Envoy for the U.S. State Department.  

Dr. Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, talks about how we as Californians can move faster on climate change.

Today on Power Lunch Live. We Discuss New Research on Women of Color and Gender Equality in STEM. Dr. Caroline Harper earned her PhD in political science with concentrations in black politics and international relations from Howard University. Currently, she is a lecturer at Howard University and Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Public Fellow. Vanessa Thompson is a researcher and economist from UC Berkeley. She has worked at Google, the United Nations, The Nature Conservancy, Jane Goodall Institute, and World Bank. Her work in STEM has been congressionally recognized, and she has continued her analysis in the lab of Nobel Laureate Dr. Daniel Kammen. #STEM #Diversity #powerlunchlive #linkedinlive www.powerlunch.live

In today’s episode, we cover:Daniel’s background and early academic career in energy research.How Daniel’s research has been implemented outside of his lab.Origins and history of nuclear energy.The question of nuclear energy as a solution to climate change.The stigma around nuclear energy and reasons for it.Tension between proponents of nuclear and advocates of solar.The possibility and feasibility of going 100% renewable energy.The prospects of long-term energy storage.The need for more and lower-cost storage.The importance of moving climate from the development of science and technology into a social movement.Daniel’s thoughts on a price of carbon.The implications of switching from a “dirty” economy to a “clean” one.How clean energy is aligned with the objectives of social justice.His recommendations for the next U.S. President in addressing climate change.Links to topics discussed in this episode:Daniel’s website: http://kammen.berkeley.edu/Joe Biden’s Climate Plan: https://joebiden.com/environmental-justice-2/#Circular economy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_economy

Nobel Laureate Daniel Kammen, head of U.C. Berkeley’s Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, discusses efforts to build clean energy solutions that meet the social and developmental needs of the communities they serve.---Discussions around today’s clean energy transition tend to focus on technological challenges, and the costs and climate benefits of renewable energy. Yet the social and cultural implications of a transition to clean energy are often overlooked.Nobel Prize laureate Daniel Kammen talks about his research into the ways that the adoption of clean energy may impact society and, by extension, guide political discourse. He also discusses how taking into account social, economic and developmental realities could accelerate the move away from fossil fuels, and speed electrification in some of the poorest regions of the globe.Daniel Kammen is Distinguished Professor of Energy in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also Director of Berkeley’s Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, and a former Science Envoy for the U.S. State Department. Related Content Mongolian Energy Futures: Challenges of Radical Energy Sector Decarbonization https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/paper/mongolian-energy-futures-repowering-ulaanbaatar Robust Carbon Markets: Rethinking Quantities and Prices in Carbon Pricing https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/policy-digests/robust-carbon-markets Energy Transition Challenges for the 2020s https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/energy-policy-now/energy-transition-challenges-2020s

Dr. Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy & Society, Energy and Resources Group (ERG) and the Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL), provides an overview of the current state of energy around the globe and the changes that are happening rapidly. After completing his undergraduate studies at Cornell and then graduate studies at Harvard, where he received his Ph.D. in 1988, Dr. Kammen embarked on his long career in the energy field. His postdoctoral work at Caltech and Harvard led him to a position of professor and Chair of the Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at Princeton University in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs from the early to late 90s. Notably, Dr. Kammen is the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley, and he holds additional appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy, as well as the Department of Nuclear Engineering. And in 2010, Dr. Kammen was honored to be named the first Environment and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA) Fellow, tapped by former Secretary of State Hilary R. Clinton.  Dr. Kammen discusses his background and training as a physicist and the steps that he took to reach his current area of study and development in the energy field. Upon seeing an ad seeking engineers for work in Central America, the young physicist convinced the group to include him as well, alongside the engineers, and thus his journey began on the path to energy studies—solar, wind, etc. Dr. Kammen discusses how energy is thought about by various governments, and how new technology and climate change issues are changing the game. He talks about how old utility models are giving way to newer models, and how solar and cleaner energy is leaping forward in the market. As he states, clean energy can make energy management and production actually easier while helping to reduce climate problems.  Dr. Kammen details many of the current problems with energy in America. As he explains, regarding the US government, the current administration is still investing in antiquated energy sources, such as coal, that absolutely cannot be a part of our future, as modern society attempts to move to more sensible, climate-friendly energy sources. The energy expert talks about the future of clean energy in regard to transportation, etc. He talks about emissions, discussing the number of emissions that are created by not only the operation of cleaner energy vehicles but also in the manufacturing of them. As he states, electric vehicles use lighter materials, composite materials, that make them more favorable, with a smaller carbon footprint simply in manufacturing, thus tipping the scales in favor of electric over gas-powered, before consideration of the batteries (which most people think is the main issue). Dr. Kammen goes on to discuss lithium batteries and sources of lithium. He states that even with the lithium and recycling taken into account, the incredible benefits of using cleaner energy vehicles is clear.  Dr. Kammen talks about the future of energy, greenhouse gases, and air quality, and how investing in new sources of energy is good for the environment, as well as the economy!

A new generation of urban leaders is rising to power and they're kicking butt and challenging long-standing assumptions about the role of the car in the city. Among them is Corey Johnson, New York City's new City Council Speaker. At 37 years old, Corey is the first bonafide, avocado toast–eating Millennial to hold citywide elected office. We ride the subway with Corey to learn more about his plans to “break car culture” in the Big Apple. So can Millennials win the War on Cars? What even is a Millennial anyway? Plus, a special round-up of the all-time great historic speeches in The War on Cars. Support The War on Cars on Patreon and get exclusive TWOC stickers and other rewards. Buy a War on Cars T-shirt at Cotton Bureau. Rate and review the podcast on iTunes. Show Notes: Watch New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson's 2019 State of the City Address on Vimeo. Or read a transcript of the speech. "Why Housing Policy Is Climate Policy," by California State Senator Scott Wiener and Prof. Daniel Kammen. Vancouver, British Columbia Legislative Assembly Member Bowinn Ma teaches her fellow elected officials about induced demand. Car-free Oklahoma City Councilor JoBeth Hamon has “resting bicycle face.” And here are some more exciting, up-and-coming local elected officials: Michelle Wu, Boston; Lisa Bender, Minneapolis; Pete Buttigieg, South Bend; Scott Wiener, San Francisco; Mitra Jalali Nelson, St. Paul; Jason Dozier, Atlanta; Rob Dooling, Washington D.C.; Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn; Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle; Meghan Sahli-Wells of Culver City is “burning calories, not carbon.” Check out this Twitter thread for dozens more urban leaders who are fighting and winning The War on Cars. Thanks for all of your suggestions and tips. The full report that Corey Johnson's office released along with his speech: “A Case for Municipal Control and a Comprehensive Transportation Vision for the Five Boroughs.” And a very special thanks to Steve Ross for his impressions of FDR, JFK and Reagan. You can find more of Steve's work on YouTube. Follow us on Twitter: @TheWarOnCars. Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek, Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1, Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke. Our show is produced and edited by Curtis Fox Productions @curtisfox. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email or send a voice memo to: thewaroncars@gmail.com.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of the Interior have been repealing various Obama era policies as the last year wound to a close. Host Dan Loney talks with Eric Orts, Director of Wharton's Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership, and Daniel Kammen, Founding Director of the University of California Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, to discuss the changes led by Scott Pruit, and whether these changes put U.S. businesses at a disadvantage compared to those in countries that support environmentally friendly policies and renewable resources on Knowledge@Wharton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this short 8.5 minute podcast, you’ll listen to Part One of our two-part interview series with Professor Daniel Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy in the Goldman School of... [...] The post Smart Villages Podcast 3 – A brief look at the off-grid energy work of Daniel Kammen, University of California Berkeley appeared first on Smart Villages.

This is the second podcast (21.5 minutes) in our two-part series of interviews with Professor Daniel Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy in the Goldman School of Public Policy... [...] The post Smart Villages Podcast 4 – Renewable energy & going “beyond coal”: A conversation with Daniel Kammen (21.5 minutes) appeared first on Smart Villages.

Daniel Kammen of UC Berkeley and Doug Rotman of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory explore how actions to reduce carbon can be scaled to national and global levels. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30290]

Daniel Kammen of UC Berkeley and Doug Rotman of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory explore how actions to reduce carbon can be scaled to national and global levels. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30290]

Leading experts from the California Energy Commission and the University of California describe what is being done in California and what can be done on state, national and global scales to slow the pace of climate change. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30288]

Leading experts from the California Energy Commission and the University of California describe what is being done in California and what can be done on state, national and global scales to slow the pace of climate change. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30288]

After being summoned to the Vatican to advise on climate change, Dan Kammen of UC Berkeley shares an insider’s view on what inspired Pope Francis to issue such a passionate plea to protect the earth in Laudato Si, his 2015 encyclical on the environment. As a practicing Catholic, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm praises the Pope for presenting “human ecology” as a moral issue in this lively exchange with Kammen and Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 29853]

After being summoned to the Vatican to advise on climate change, Dan Kammen of UC Berkeley shares an insider’s view on what inspired Pope Francis to issue such a passionate plea to protect the earth in Laudato Si, his 2015 encyclical on the environment. As a practicing Catholic, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm praises the Pope for presenting “human ecology” as a moral issue in this lively exchange with Kammen and Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 29853]

A panel moderated by KCRW's Warren Olney, featuring energy journalist Lisa Margonelli, UC Berkeley energy expert Daniel Kammen, SolarCity's Jim Cahill, and LADWP general manager Ron Nichols discusses the future of solar energy in California. They agreed that solar energy has the potential to change the way the state is fueled, but that the financial and political policies need to catch up to technological advancements

This week, California and 15 other states sued the federal EPA over its decision to deny California permission to regulate tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases. One of the reasons that EPA administrator Steven Johnson gave for his decision was that California hadn't shown it faced what the Clean Air Act calls "extraordinary and compelling conditions". Johnson wrote that greenhouse gases have a global impact, so there's no reason for one state to get special dispensation to regulate the pollution within its borders. That logic is being hotly contested by national environmental groups, state air officials, and even a ski company in Aspen Colorado-all of whom would rather see California do something about global warming than watch the federal government continue to do nothing. But today we thought we'd take up the question of whether or not Global Warming does affect California differently-whether global warming's effects here are, in fact, "extraordinary and compelling."Brian Edwards-Tiekert interviews Mark Jacobson, a professor of Environmental Engineering at Stanford University; and Daniel Kammen, Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. The post Terra Verde – January 4, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.