Evidence is everywhere, from the die-offs of trees in the Sierra Mountains, to the community-destroying wild-fires we experienced each of the last two summers, to damage to our rich agricultural sector. [...] The most informed experts in California and globally concur: from choking air pollution, to dramatic shifts in terrestrial ecosystems, to the massive and under-discussed changes to coastal and marine biomes, climate change is both upon us, and additional painful surprises surely loom in the greenhouse we are creating. [...] We need to redouble our efforts to again lead in the energy transition and to be the hub of off-shore wind energy investment and deployment, the rise of Hydrogen for energy storage, and in other emerging climate solutions. [...] Biography: Daniel Kammen is a physicist by training, who is currently professor and Chair of the Energy and Resources Group (ERG) at the University of California, Berkeley, where I am also a professor and Faculty Chair of the Environmental Policy Program in the Goldman School of Public Policy, and Professor of Nuclear Engineering. [...] State Department as Lead Scientist for the Fulbright NEXUS6 program (2012 – 2014), appointment by Secretary of State Hilary Clinton as Energy Fellow of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (2010 – 2016), and appointment by President Barack Obama to serve as Science Envoy for Secretary of State John Kerry (2016 – 2017).
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