Climate Break
by Berkeley Law
Latest episode
Rerun: Recycling Solar Panels, with Pablo Dias
Rerun: Recycling Solar Panels, with Pablo Dias
About this podcast
Climate change is upon us. Fires, droughts, hurricanes, sea level rise, and melting ice caps are all part of our new normal. But something else is happening as well. Scientists, innovators, organizations, cities, companies, and citizens are taking action, making progress, and finding solutions.
Climate Break brings you stories of climate progress and interviews with climate innovators from California and around the world, in under 2 minutes. Our solution-oriented, radio-ready shows are produced by students and climate law and policy experts at the University of California, Berkeley.
Climate Break is a co-production of the Center for Law, Energy, and Environment at UC Berkeley Law and KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area, in conjunction with the Berkeley School of Journalism.
(For a transcript of the trailer, visit https://climatebreak.org/about-climate-break/)
Episodes
The newest 20 of 275 episodes
- Rerun: Recycling Solar Panels, with Pablo Dias · 2 min · Episode 206A sustainable, waste-free solar industry may be cultivated through solar panel recycling. This week, we spoke to Dr. Pablo Dias, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of…
- Electrifying Freight, with Lukas Lukoschek · 2 min · Episode 218Lukas Lukoschek, co-founder of Kabisa, discusses how electric trucks can reduce freight emissions, improve air quality, and lower operating costs. He also explores the challenges…
- Preserving Public Access to Climate Information, with Rebecca Lindsey · 2 min · Episode 217Climate education and literacy is an often overlooked climate solution. This week, we spoke to Rebecca Lindsey, project director of Climate.us. Her team of former Climate.gov…
- Buying heat pumps with neighbors, with Shreyas Sudhakar · 2 min · Episode 215Group-buys of heat pumps can encourage homeowners to make the switch from traditional gas furnaces, which are large contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, by offsetting the…
- Developing perovskite solar cells, with Dr. Marina Leite · 2 min · Episode 214Solar panels have become a leading solution in the race to expand renewable energy infrastructure - but cost, both environmental and financial, is a critical challenge. This…
- Growing meat from cells, with Dr. Natalie Rubio · 2 min · Episode 213As livestock farming is increasingly known as a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions, cellular agriculture has emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional meat…
- Building large-scale solar infrastructure, with Patrick Mealoy · 2 min · Episode 212The Central Valley faces devastating water shortages exacerbated by climate change. At the same time, California requires massive solar energy deployment to meet its climate…
- Building disability-inclusive disaster strategies, with Germán Parodi · 2 min · Episode 211As climate change increases the frequency and strength of extreme weather events, disabled individuals are uniquely vulnerable. This week, we spoke with Germán Parodi, a leader…
- Grazing Livestock on Solar Farms, with Stacie Peterson · 2 min · Episode 210The development of new solar farms demands a limited and precious resource - land - which is also critical to ranchers and graziers raising livestock. This week, we spoke to…
- The Future of Battery Storage, with Dr. Shirley Meng · 2 min · Episode 209For decades, lithium-ion batteries have been on the cutting edge, but now, sodium-ion batteries could make renewable energy storage more abundant, cheaper, and less…
- Making Cheese with Microbes, with Matt Gibson · 2 min · Episode 208Cheese is one of the least sustainable food products in the world. Matt Gibson, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Culture, has spearheaded a way to make cheese…
- Building a Climate Workforce, with Julia Hatton · 2 min · Episode 207A more equitable, climate-ready workforce may be cultivated through green job training. This week, we spoke to Julia Hatton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rising Sun…
- Recycling Solar Panels, with Pablo Dias · 2 min · Episode 206A sustainable, waste-free solar industry may be cultivated through solar panel recycling. This week, we spoke to Dr. Pablo Dias, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of…
- Approaching Climate Change Through Tribal Stewardship, with Geneva EB Thompson · 2 min · Episode 205Partnering with California’s longstanding native tribes and restoring stewardship can bolster solutions to today’s climate challenges. We spoke to Geneva EB Thompson, Deputy…
- Green Tech Hubs: Scaling Climate Technology Startups · 2 min · Episode 204Small green tech startups often have the right ideas but lack the resources to get them to market. Howard Lee, associate director of Hong Kong's green technology hub at HKSTP…
- Building Berkeley’s Clean Energy Campus, with Sally McGarrahan · 2 min · Episode 203At UC Berkeley, electricity and steam are generated by burning natural gas - but a renewable energy future is right around the corner. This week, we spoke to Sally McGarrahan…
- Rerun: Staying Safe in Extreme Heat, with Dr. David Sklar · 2 min · Episode 158Regions across the world have begun to experience severe heat waves, which threaten millions of people, especially vulnerable communities. This week, we spoke to Dr. David Sklar…
- Backing Climate Champions in Local Elections, with Caroline Spears · 2 min · Episode 202Strong climate advocates are important at every level of government in the United States, including in state and local offices. We spoke to Caroline Spears, founder and Executive…
- Advancing Climate Solutions Through Legal Action, with Rob Bonta · 2 min · Episode 201As science and technology continue to advance the response to climate change, lawyers in California are finding new ways to defend the environment and public health. We spoke…
- Zero-Energy Cooling, with Martin Zhu · 2 min · Episode 200Air conditioning accounts for a significant and growing share of global electricity use. This week, we spoke with Martin Zhu about his clean energy startup i2cool, which uses…
