Ethan Elkind quoted in Curbed Los Angeles, December 18, 2018
“If his tunneling costs are real, that would provide a staggering benefit for subway transit. And we need more transit tunnels in our cities badly as an alternative to street traffic and to expand overall capacity,” said Ethan Elkind, a transportation scholar who directs the climate program at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment at UC Berkeley Law. “If it works, transit agencies may want a piece in some way.”
Ethan Elkind quoted in Planetizen, December 7, 2018
“California has largely been ‘going it alone’ on major climate policy, specifically the state’s carbon trading program through cap and trade,” blogged Ethan Elkind, Director of the Climate Program at the UC Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, on Tuesday. “But the election today in Washington and Oregon could change that dynamic and possibly usher in a West Coast climate bloc of states willing to tackle carbon directly,” writes Elkind.
Ethan Elkind quoted by KPCC-FM, May 9, 2018
“There are other ways we can reduce more, but it’s a critical way to reduce emissions going forward,” he said. “If we can start reducing the emissions associated with electricity generation, that is going to make up a sizable chunk of our goal.”
Ethan Elkind quoted by The Mercury News, April 18, 2018
“For them to just strangle it in the crib like that,” he said, “indicates that this relatively big approach to rein in local government isn’t going to fly anytime soon in California.”
Ethan Elkind quoted by San Francisco Magazine, April 17, 2018
Elkind poses the challenge to the Sierra Club as though it’s a parable: “What do you do when building something produces an environmental good?”
Ethan Elkind interviewed by The Real News Network, April 11, 2018
“By trying to roll the standards back at the federal level definitely I think will hurt our long term competitiveness. And there’s no question that in terms of our climate change goals, transportation is the single biggest emitter in the United States. … So it’s a big setback in terms of our competitiveness here and also in terms of tackling climate change.”
Ethan Elkind quoted by The Mercury News, East Bay Times, April 8, 2018
“People are not focused on the source of the problem when it comes to our housing shortage — if they’re blaming tech companies and developers, then they’re not showing up at our city council meetings,” said Ethan Elkind. … “That’s where their attention should be focused.”
Ethan Elkind writes for ColoradoBoulevard.net, April 3, 2018
If EPA is successful in rolling back these standards, the agency will undermine the fight against climate change, increase toxic air pollution and attendant public health impacts, cost drivers money in terms of having to buy more gasoline for the same amount of driving, and diminish U.S. automaker competitiveness with international rivals who fully embrace more fuel-efficient and zero-emission vehicles.
Ethan Elkind quoted by Mother Jones, March 30, 2018
Elkind sees displacement as an inevitable product of the state’s housing shortage. “We don’t have a lot of great options given how badly we’ve under-produced housing relative to population and job growth in the state,” he says. Without taking some sort of action, “this problem is just going to continue to get worse and worse.”
Ethan Elkind quoted by Fox 2 KTVU, March 26, 2018
“It’s really tragic. We should be providing homes for students. They have a heavy burden in terms of the tuition that they’re paying,” said Elkind.