Climate & Energy | Berkeley Law

Renewable Energy

Encouraging the expansion of renewable energy to meet our climate goals
Transportation

Promoting efficient transportation planning and policy
Energy Efficiency

Fostering innovation in finance and policy to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings

California Climate Action

Examining the economic impacts of California's climate policies and assessing next steps
Energy Storage

Encouraging policy to promote the broader use of energy storage
Energy & Water

Exploring the complex relationship between energy and water

About the Climate Program

As nations, states and cities around the world take action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, they need practical, tested policies to achieve a smooth transition. CLEE’s climate program works to develop, analyze, and disseminate the suite of legal options available to them.

We have worked closely with California’s state and local leaders on their pioneering climate policies and programs as an effective model for jurisdictions beyond our borders. Our program convenes stakeholders, researches effective policy responses, and promotes resulting ideas through policy reports.

Ultimately, the transition to an economy powered by clean technologies will require significant investment and innovation from the private sector. We are committed to providing the needed policy guidance to catalyze this investment and ensure cost-effective technology deployment for the clean economy of the future.

Our flagship Program

Climate Change & Business Research Initiative

Clean and Resilient (June 2020), our most recent publication in the Climate Change & Business series

The Climate Change & Business Research Initiative engages business, nonprofit and government leaders in a collaborative project to achieve economic and environmental benefits from California’s climate policies and program.

The series includes over 20 reports spanning seven sectors of the economy, all of which are available at climatepolicysolutions.org.

The Climate Change & Business Research Initiative is a collaborative effort with the Emmett Institute at the UCLA School of Law and is generously supported by Bank of America.