Energy and Resources Group 24, Section 1
The Science, Technology, Policy, and Politics of California Air Pollution (1 unit, P/NP)
Professor Robert Sawyer
Wednesday 2:00-4:00, 74 Hesse Hall, CCN: 27403

This seminar will meet six Wednesdays plus two field trips on dates to be announced.

California experiences the nation's worst air quality. Its innovative regulatory program is a model for the nation and the world. This seminar examines current California air pollution and climate change regulatory issues including the science behind the regulations. The seminar requires a short paper and presentation. This is a Beyond the Classroom Theme seminar.

After forty years on the Berkeley faculty, Professor Sawyer, the Class of 1935 Professor of Energy Emeritus, accepted the appointment of Governor Schwarzenegger to head California's air quality and climate programs as chair of the California Air Resources Board, a position he held for eighteen months. While at Berkeley, his teaching and research included air pollutant formation and control, motor vehicle emissions, energy and environment, and regulatory policy. This seminar is an unusual opportunity to explore air pollution and climate change issues with a professor who also led California's regulatory program. Website: http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/sawyer/