Climate Change

Fellow Story

Singh on NPR discussing complexities of climate change, India, and more

Interview Highlights: Kartikeya Singh On why he is going to the “People’s March” in New York
September 25, 2014
Fellow Story

Berger's new book on understanding the climate crisis now out

Climate Peril: The Intelligent Reader's Guide to Understanding the Climate Crisis, by John Berger
September 24, 2014
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Fellows in NYC for People's Climate March

Several Switzer Fellows participated in September's People's Climate March in New York City, just days before the United Nations climate summit. Below are their impressions of the march.
September 24, 2014
Foundation News

Investing in our future – Switzer Foundation takes stand on fossil fuels

At the Switzer Foundation, we believe that climate change is the defining environmental issue of our time. The future of communities and ecosystems across the globe depends on how we respond to this moment. Whether our concerns are...
September 3, 2014
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Golden publishes article on time-variant pricing in California

How does California’s energy pricing system impact consumer behavior, grid reliability, and the environment? This paper addresses the criticisms of the current system: pricing inefficiencies, blackouts, and negative environmental impacts. Although demand is highest during certain times—noon to six pm on weekdays—consumers pay a rate based on total electricity generated, regardless of demand fluctuations.
September 1, 2014
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Bowen on winning MIT team for DOE Better Buildings Challenge

A team of eight MIT undergraduate and graduate students won two awards in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Buildings Case Competition, out of more than 150 students from across the country. The win means MIT students have taken home not just one, but two, prizes from the competition each of the three years it has taken place.
September 1, 2014
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Mulvaney finds Rocky Mountain Power's proposals in Utah would increase economic payback on solar

Dustin Mulvany recently provided analysis and testimony on behalf of the Sierra Club on Utah's net metering debate.
August 15, 2014
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Callahan releases study showing untapped solar potential in L.A., cited by White House

Los Angeles County is currently leaving around 98 percent of its solar capacity untapped. Achieving just 10 percent of its rooftop solar potential could create 47,000 jobs and slash nearly 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually — the equivalent of taking about half a million cars off the road — according to new findings released Tuesday by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and highlighted in a White House announcement.
August 12, 2014
Leadership Grant Grant

Supplying San Francisco Bay Area Land Managers with Climate Data

Pepperwood Foundation, with a $30,000 Switzer Leadership Grant, has hired Nicole Heller as its Climate Adaptation Coordinator for the Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Collaborative (TBC3). TBC3 is an innovative science-management...
July 9, 2014
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Aaron Ordower

2014 Fellow
Aaron Ordower serves as Senior Policy Deputy for Los Angeles Councilmember Paul Krekorian. Aaron staffs the councilmember on the Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice and the Housing committees of City Council. Aaron’s portfolio...