Science at the Theater: Trading Carbon: Can cookstoves light the way?

What: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Science at the Theater: Trading Carbon: Can cookstoves light the way?

When: Sept. 20, 7-9 pm

Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley

Learn how families in Africa, using stoves designed by Berkeley Lab, are at the forefront of global carbon reduction. Free admission! http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-PID/fobl/. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative.

Who: Ashok Gadgil is the driving force behind the Berkeley-Darfur Cookstove. He is a researcher, inventor, renowned humanitarian, and director of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division.

Kayje Booker is a Berkeley Lab researcher and UC Berkeley graduate student in ecosystem sciences. She is exploring how carbon markets can serve as catalysts for innovation in technologies for the poor.

Adam Rausch is a Berkeley Lab researcher and UC Berkeley graduate student in civil environmental engineering. He helps to design and test stove designs in Ethiopia and elsewhere.

Don't miss these other upcoming Berkeley Lab events:

Oct. 11 Science at the Theater: Cool Cities, Cool Planet featuring Art Rosenfeld: http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-PID/fobl/index.html#coolcities

Nov. 8 Science at the Theater: Putting Carbon in Its Place: What You Can Do. Details to come.



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Dan Krotz
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
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