Paris Climate Agreement

Our society is hurtling toward globalization. And as we edge nearer to an international community, issues such as the environment will cross borders.

The Community Environmental Advisory Commission, or CEAC, may recommend adopting aggressive policies aimed at reaching carbon neutrality.

Mayor Jesse Arreguín pledged Berkeley’s commitment to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Describing himself as a “skunk at the garden party,” former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry found himself in San Francisco speaking to an older, eager crowd Thursday afternoon.

The two items were introduced separately, but voted on together — one that declared a climate emergency and called for a town hall to engage the community in discussion, and one that delineated goals for working towards a future where Berkeley does not rely on fossil fuels.

Human-caused climate change is a fact — sorry, fake news enthusiasts — and it is causing increasingly costly impacts on everything from human health to ecosystem health. It is increasing inequality, creating situations where the poor do not have the means to respond to higher food, energy or medical costs.

He has led millions of Americans to doubt the basic concepts of truth, facts, evidence and science.

Aaron Parsons, a campus associate professor of astronomy, wrote an open letter to President Donald Trump soon after Trump’s inauguration to convey the widespread consensus among scientists that anthropogenic climate change is real.

About 2,300 faculty members from the UC and CSU systems, including more than 400 UC Berkeley faculty members, have signed an open letter urging President Donald Trump to continue efforts to meet greenhouse gas emission targets set by the Paris Climate Agreement.