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NEWS FROM THE BERKELEY CLIMATE CHANGE NETWORK
October 7, 2025
WE THANK YOU! — BCCN funding for 25-26 now includes
Central Campus support for the first time, plus contributions 
from 21 entities called out below. 
Central Campus, VCRO, Arts/Humanities, Bakar Labs, 
Biological Sciences, CDSS, CED, Chemistry, CIEE, Education, 
Engineering, Goldman, Haas, Information, Journalism, 
Law, LBNL, Math/Physical Sciences, Public Health, 
RCNR,Social Sciences, and Social Welfare

1. Why We Do This Work: Tip, Speak, Punch
2. California Must Succeed - Big Role for Greatest Public University
3. New Associate Provost - Energy, Climate & Environment
4. Former DARPA Head Now Leader at Berkeley
5. Cool Job Coming Soon: Living Lab Coordinator
6. Bakar Labs and BCCN Lunch & Learn #1 OCT 23 Noon
7. Possibility Lab Launches Knowledge Hub
8. Next 10 and CLEE: Costs of Climate Change
9. Making Waves: Systems of Resilience & Change
10. Julia Watson: Lo—TEK, Form Follows Flux
11. Ideas Wanted: Carbon Reduction On Campus
1. Why We Do This Work
2. California Must Succeed - Big Role for Greatest Public University
— Danielle Rivera (CED) – Equitable and sustainable flood recovery
— John Battles (RCNR) - California Forest Management Task Force
— Jason-Spingarn Koff (Journalism) – Climate Equity Reporting Project
3. New Associate Provost - Energy, Climate & Environment
The Campus has announced the new AP- ECE position to help us accelerate and expand Berkeley’s great research, education and impact. Strategy! Funding! Coordination! Details here. Nominations due Oct 15th. 
4. Former DARPA Head Now Leader at Berkeley
Meet Victoria Coleman, former chief scientist for the U.S. Air Force who will spearhead the new Berkeley research and innovation hub in Silicon Valley — Berkeley Space Center.
5. Cool Job Coming Soon: Living Lab Coordinator
With a grant from UCOP, the campus will soon be hiring staff to coordinate Living Lab activities connected to the Berkeley Clean Energy Campus and other sustainability initiatives. Stay tuned.
6. Bakar Labs and BCCN Lunch & Learn #1 OCT 23 Noon
MIT’s Ben Soltoff: Disciplined Entrepreneurship for Climate and Energy Ventures - a practical guide to building impactful solutions for people and the planet. Bakar Lab Auditorium 2625 Durant Ave - Lunch provided! Register here.
7. Possibility Lab Launches Knowledge Hub
8. Next 10 and CLEE: Costs of Climate Change
New report from CLEE shows while disasters grab the headlines, there are important but less visible ways that climate fuels affordability crisis in California. Register for a Zoom authors talk on OCT 30th
9. Making Waves: Systems of Resilience & Change 
That’s this year’s theme for Climate Justice Week October 20-25 — Event calendar coming soon from SERC.
10. Julia Watson: Lo—TEK, Form Follows Flux 
CED presents Technology for a Sustainable Tomorrow Weds OCT 15, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, 112 Bauer Wurster. Landscape designer Julia Watson, leading expert in Indigenous and nature-based technologies and founder of Lo—TEK Institute and the Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanism.
11. Ideas Wanted: Carbon Reduction On Campus
Office of Sustainability looking for good projects that reduce carbon emissions, save energy and cut costs. See 24-25 report and submit your ideas here.
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FUNDED BY:Central Campus, VCRO, Arts/Humanities, Bakar Labs, 
Biological Sciences, CDSS, CED, Chemistry, CIEE, Education, Engineering, 
Goldman, Haas, Information, Journalism, Law, LBNL, Math/Physical Sciences, 
Public Health, RCNR, Social Sciences, and Social Welfare
 — THANK YOU!

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