Daniel Kammen, a professor in the Energy & Resources Group, writes about the actions we may take at every level of society to “flatten the curve” of climate change, comparing the policy responses to both the pandemic and the climate crisis. Kammen also speaks about this relationship between COVID-19 and climate change with KQED.
In an opinion piece co-authored with Daniel Aldana Cohen, professor Dan Kammen in the Energy and Resources Group writes that the convergence of climate change and the global pandemic will be catastrophic. The authors argue for a green stimulus plan to address both problems simultaneously. Kammen's proposals are also discussed in Politico.
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management associate professor Seth Holmes and graduate student Vera Chang discuss the tough choice food workers across the U.S. must make between remaining healthy or financially stable during the Covid-19 outbreak.