Interview by Max Dunsker, Amanda Fong, and Danny Kcomt
2025
Professor Daniel Kammen has established himself as a leading expert on renewable energy through his parallel appointments with the Energy and Resources Group, Department of Nuclear Engineering, and Goldman School of Public Policy. He is the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) and was a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Kammen’s expertise spans climate technology, public policy, global and state contexts, and the public and private sectors. A trained physicist,...
Jashdeep Singh Dhillon examines California’s primary care shortage and its impact on pediatric asthma emergency visits. Through analysis of healthcare workforce trends and social determinants of health, this article reveals how inadequate primary care access disproportionately affects vulnerable communities. In response, this article recommends increasing primary care residency funding, implementing value-based payment models, and adopting community-oriented healthcare approaches.
Barron Omega explores the proliferation of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and their evolving role in modern warfare, narrowing in on the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a case example. Through evaluating technolog- ical developments and battlefield applications, this article demonstrates how autonomous drones create favorable cost-benefit ratios while posing significant ethical challenges. This arti- cle recommends that these systems should only be used defensively against armored machine targets.
It has been a decade since the Paris Agreement was reached at COP21 in 2015. In this article, Kate Altemus Cullen looks back at the United Nations’ early efforts to address the climate finance funding gap through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and why that gap has persisted. After examining the Republic of Palau as a case study, this article envisions broader international climate finance mechanisms and contends with the implications of climate change for the future of international law.
Juan Flores critically examines the consequences of the 1988 California Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention (STEP) Act on gang policing, community well-being, and poverty. Through an overview of the STEP Act’s history, provisions, and effects, this article analyzes how repealing the law, eliminating discriminatory “gang” databases, and investing in community-based and restorative justice programs would help promote racial equity and accountability in law enforcement.
