The Breakthrough Institute

The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges in three areas: energy, conservation, and food and farming.

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The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges in three areas: energy, conservation, and food and farming.

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Benjamin is a livestock analyst at the Breakthrough Institute where he focuses on agricultural innovation, including the methane emissions and land use effects of practices used in production of cattle and other livestock. He has worked as a research associate in agricultural policy and economics at the American Enterprise Institute and a line cook and sous chef at restaurants in Saint Paul and Baltimore.

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Claire Bilicki is a Food and Agriculture Policy Intern at the Breakthrough Institute, and a fellow at the Reducetarian Foundation. She is working on her BA In Environmental Studies at Hunter College. Claire seeks to explore agriculture's role in climate change and support innovations that mitigate today's food production challenges, focusing on sustainability and equity. Claire also assists with research and data collection on a green roof, and previously worked for 7 years in the restaurant industry. Originally from Wisconsin, Claire works and studies in New York City. In her free time, she enjoys running, weightlifting, and wandering aimlessly around Manhattan.

Vijaya Ramachandran is an economist whose research focuses on economic growth and energy infrastructure, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has three decades of experience in public policy and academia, serving on the faculty of Duke University and Georgetown University, as well as working at the World Bank, the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the Center for Global Development. Vijaya is on the board of the Energy for Growth Hub. Her work has been published in Foreign Policy, Nature, and other journals, and cited by over fifty media outlets including the Economist, National Public Radio, and the Guardian. Vijaya has a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University.

Despite urgent infrastructure and development needs, climate adaptation remains underfunded Share via Twitter Share via Facebook