Most California cities measure their emissions only when they can afford a consultant, once every five or ten years. A new platform from CIEE’s CoolClimate Network offers the first comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory of every city in the state, and a way to keep it current.

CIEE joined ACEEE, the City of Oakland, and Delta Arc Strategies to host a session at the 2026 ACEEE Summer Study exploring what it takes to decarbonize entire neighborhoods.

CIEE’s Art Rosenfeld Award recognizes graduate students pushing the field of energy efficiency forward. This year, the $10,000 award goes to two UC Berkeley fellows whose research asks uncomfortable questions about programs we thought we understood.

CIEE, the BEST Center, and CREL are partnering to bring hands-on research into California community colleges, turning campus buildings into living labs for future clean energy leaders.

Researchers at CIEE and UC Berkeley are developing low-power personal comfort devices that allow office workers to control their immediate thermal environment while helping buildings reduce HVAC energy use.

CIEE is looking to identify and recommend Technical Advisors to conduct research and/or provide expertise in support of CPUC Energy Division staff in the new Demand Response rulemaking proceeding activities.