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In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF), today DSE announced publication of Kigali Sim in the Journal of Open Source Software. The milestone marks a new chapter for the free, open-source modeling tool that helps policymakers worldwide assess strategies to reduce emissions from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are some of the most potent greenhouse gases, under the Montreal Protocol’s Kigali Amendment. The paper is co-authored by DSE and MLF. “This publication validates Kigali Sim’s technical foundation and makes it...

At UC Berkeley, we are privileged every year to work with dozens of undergraduate and graduate students. Training the next generation of leaders in environmental and data science is core to our mission. In 2025 we hosted 21 students for internships, fellowships, and research positions! Students represented a variety of departments including environmental science, computer science, applied math, mechanical engineering, biology, environmental economics, environmental design, and more. Their contributions to our projects ranged from developing a biodiversity monitoring app for Tribal partners...

Read this feature on Kigali Sim in Hoodline.

Read a feature on our Kigali Sim tool and quotes from our partners at the United Nations.

Sam Pottinger and our new Kigali Sim tool were featured in two separate segments on the local NBC station. Watch and read now!

DSE developed the free and open source tool with over a dozen country delegates at the United Nations and related organizations