CoolClimate Divison | UC Berkeley Renewable & Appropriate Energy Lab
The CoolClimate Network (CCN) is a division of UC Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (rael.berkeley.edu).
CCN carries out research on greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation, develops carbon management tools for public, business and government use and implements best practice from behavior research to engage business and individuals in voluntary carbon reduction. Read more...
CoolClimate Projects
Current research and development at the CoolClimate Network. Click on a project title or icon for more in-depth information.
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California Hydrologic Regions GIS Map Hydrologic regions are a part of a larger hierarchical system of classification adopted by the United States Geological Survey. In this method, hydrologic regions are geographic areas that contain the drainage area of a major river or series of... |
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Carbon Management Tools CCN carries out research and development of cutting-edge carbon footprint management tools with specialized versions for households, small businesses, schools and communities in the U.S., with international development underway. These... |
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CoolClimate Network Consortium The CoolClimate Network (CCN)Consortium is a membership program within the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Lab at UC Berkeley supporting research and development of advanced carbon footprint management tools for households, small businesses and... |
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UC Berkeley Supply Chain Carbon Footprint In 2007, U.C. Berkeley became the first U.S. university to calculate its supply chain carbon footprint. The genesis of this project was an understanding by some university faculty and staff that the campus’ traditional greenhouse gas (GHG)... |
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CoolCalifornia Carbon Challenge The Cool California Carbon Challenge is a unique partnership between California State agencies, academia, local governments, community-based organizations and local business. |
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PG&E Supply Chain Analysis Supply chain carbon management is emerging as a promising new strategy to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Roughly one third of all U.S. emissions result from the production of goods and services. Quantifying the environmental... |
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GreenPoint Rated Climate Calculator The objectives of this project are to improve and expand quantification of energy and carbon footprint scores in the existing GreenPoint Rated Climate Footprint Calculator and to align the calculation methodologies with HERS II. Additional... |
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Local Government Decision Support Tool The objectives of the Local Government Decision Support Tool (LGDST) this project are to create a list of GHG reduction measures for the California Air Resources Board, and under their guidance, create a spreadsheet tool to enable local... |
