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Ethan Elkind
Ethan Elkind is the Director of the Climate Change and Business Program, with a joint appointment at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law. In this capacity, he serves as the lead author of UCLA-UC Berkeley’s grant-funded series of policy reports on business solutions to combat climate change.
The displacement and gentrification that we've seen in places like Hollywood is largely a function of the lack of new…
On California’s Major Housing Bill, Take 3: New Amendments Announced For Local Flexibility
Thank you -- apologies for the mistake. Post is updated!
On The Real Lesson From Madrid’s Failed Climate Conference? Spain’s Success On Urban Quality of Life & Carbon Emissions
California's housing-unit-to-population ratio ranks 49th in units per capita, behind only Utah, which tends to have many large families in…
On California’s Major Housing Bill, Take 3: New Amendments Announced For Local Flexibility
60% could very well be an adequate floor for eligible renewables on the grid going forward. Remember: the long-term goal…
On Conference On SB 100 & California’s Race To A Carbon-Free Grid
I'm told UC Davis will record some segments and make them available afterwards.
On Harnessing The “3 Revolutions” In Transportation To Achieve Climate Goals
As Sean notes, the original article changed their figures. Thanks for pointing this out. I've since added an update to…
On Amazon’s New Urban Headquarters Could Flip A Red State To Blue
The CEQA "exemptions' in past efforts like AB 900 were actually streamlining tools that required projects to meet stringent environmental…
On The CEQA Exemption that Ate LA
Industry is trying to weaken the program as much as they can. Re-authorization will likely require Republican votes, so compromise…
On Breaking News: California Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeal On Industry Challenge To Cap-And-Trade Auction
It's a great point. We didn't factor in access to water, as that was beyond the scope of what we…
On Where Should We Build New Housing In California To Meet 2030 Climate Goals?
No taxpayer dollars were involved, except perhaps some federal tax credits for renewable developers. Ratepayers cover the costs of renewables…
On New Study: California Climate Policies Bringing Over $13 Billion To San Joaquin Valley