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NEWS FROM THE BERKELEY CLIMATE CHANGE NETWORK
April 16, 2026
1. Why We Do This Work
2. Berkeley, SF Climate Week, Earth Week
3. Short Cool Bits
1. Why We Do This Work (every week)
— We’re In for Some Heavy Weather - Spring, Year, Eon
— Trump’s Slump, Energy and Climate
— A Ray of Hope? New Type of Int’l Climate Meet Next Week
— New Research on the AMOC: Very Important and Concerning
— Big Oil Could Pay for Climate-Fueled Insurance Hikes
2. Berkeley, SF Climate Week, Earth Week
Breakfast with the BCCN: One Cool 50-minute Podcast Daily
Posted (very) early Mon-Fri APR 20-24. Climate scientist Daniel Swain (MON), author Kim Stanley Robinson (TUES) Climate journalist Sammy Roth (WEDS) , Bright Saver's Kevin Chou (THURS), New AP-ECE Rachel Morello-Frosch (FRI).
Listen to Season 3 podcasts right now — Master of Climate Solutions, Bakar Lab for Energy and Materials, CLEE Governors & Climate, Future of Oil and Gas Industry in Climate-Safe World, and Cleantech to Market program.
Pouring Possibili-Tea: Visions of a Regenerative Future SAT APR 18
Join couchdate and Stronach Prize winner Shreya Chaudhuri’s Bagaan Chai Co. in Oakland Noon - 3pm — the deeper story of tea, its cultural roots, global impact, and uncertain future.
California’s Climate Leadership and the Next Governor
CLEE & California Enviro Voters Monday APR 20th, 4 pm – 5:30 pm @ SPUR 654 Mission in San Francisco.
19th Annual BERC Energy Summit APR 20 & 22 @ Haas
Two days of keynotes, panels, and workshops on campus. Welcome to the Electrocene where electricity is no longer just infrastructure, it is becoming an organizing principle.
EnergyNet TUES: The future of the Electric Grid Has Arrived
Tuesday APR 21 10-11:30am, free in-person at Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (2625 Durant). New tech to unleash affordable, abundant, secure, and reliable green energy generation and distribution.
Hidden Currencies: Water Justice in the Age of AI
Opening APR 21, an interdisciplinary exhibition by Berkeley’s Greg Niemeyer and Kristiana Chen -- water, climate justice, and imagined futures at Swissnex in SF.
DEN Environmental Justice Archive Exhibition APR 21
SERC’s Decolonial Environmental Network (DEN) will host a DEN Environmental Justice Archive Exhibition, Tuesday, APR 21, 5-7 PM as part of Earth Week!
Bakar Labs: Deep Tech at Dawn and Live from the Future WEDS
9 am APR 22 at the Exploratorium in SF…then 10 am – 1 pm Live from the Future: A Deep Tech Investor Expo (same location).
Building Climate Solutions at Scale WEDS
India-California Clean Energy and Resilience Dialogue by our India Energy and Climate Center at the Consulate General of India in SF, APR 22. 3 pm – 5 pm.
Other Half of Climate: Policy, Capital & Race to Scale Near-Term Solutions
WEDS APR 22, 10 am – Hosted by CLEE @ClimateWorks Foundation Office in SF. Complete info and register here. Super-pollutants!
“Sunrise from the West” THURS
David Hochschild (Goldman lecturer & CEC Chair) APR 23 Ft. Mason. Happy hour at 6 pm, talk 7 pm. Student tickets $5.
The Present and Future of Oil and Gas in California THURS
Zoom Webinar - Thurs APR 23, 3 pm to 4pm – CLEE kicking off big new initiative with Severin Borenstein (Haas) Siva Gunda (CA CEC) and Daniel Sturges (CLEE).
KALX Live Recording of CLEE’s Climate Break FRI
Friday APR 24, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm – CLEE’s Ethan Elkind sits down with cool climate experts to talk SOLUTIONS. Suggested donation ticket.
A Chip Odyssey here at Grimes FRI APR 24
The GLOBE CENTER and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office present film, dialogue, and cultural exchange FRI APR 24, 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM at the new Grimes Engineering Center featuring a screening of A Chip Odyssey
Accelerating the Transition APR 18-20
Big 3-day conference at UC Law in SF. Paid Admission. Includes Berkeley speakers.
See ALL 600+ SFCW EVENTS here.
3. Short Cool Bits
Two from Dave Jones (CLEE): NYT Op-Ed - Gun Manufacturers Won the Ultimate Deal, Bio Oil Wants That Too and Chron Op-Ed Climate Change is Hitting Californians Hard, the State Should Make Big Oil Pick Up the Tab.
Philomathia Graduate Student Fellowship in Environmental Sciences
Deadline for nominations has been extended to APR 30. Please see the original CalMessage for details.
The Triangle: How A Housing Law Became a Reason to Kill Transit
CED’s Nader Afzalan on SB 79 and more.
2nd Hand Market + FREE Clothing Repairs by Berkeley ReUSE students
Stop by SAT APR 18 outdoors 1251 Solano Ave
GRAD STUDENTS: New Research Funds!
Get funded for mentoring undergrads to support your research! Berkeley Discovery, BCCN, and the Office of Sustainability & Carbon Solutions invite you to apply by May 5th for this funded research mentorship opportunity. We provide stipends, leadership training, and professional development for Fellows who mentor clusters of undergraduate students.
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