On May 29, Dr. Miriam Aczel, with support from Dr. Phillippe Phanivong, presented the Oakland EcoBlock as part of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)’s Science Talk series. Miriam shared lessons learned from the project, which aims to achieve communal ownership and management of shared energy resources for an underserved neighborhood in Oakland, CA.
Phanivong Comments on California’s Energy Challenges
The EcoBlock postdoctoral scholar spoke to Newsweek about the barriers posed by “aging infrastructure, rising new demand, and climate change-fueled natural disasters.”