Lucas Davis

Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Lucas Davis

Burning coal is about 18 times worse than burning natural gas in terms of local air pollution. Credit: Takver/Flicker

King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that's good news for the environment

22 Aug 2016

5 min read

Higher-priced electricity would slow the adoption and use of air conditioning. Credit: Arvind Grover / Flicker

The global impact of air conditioning: big and getting bigger

25 Jul 2016

4 min read