CAS Scientists Develop ACES to Monitor Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Tool will give cities data needed to reduce concentrations of carbon dioxide Lucy Hutyra and Conor Gately have developed a new tool called ACES, which provides fine-resolution data on CO2 emissions. A key to climate change regulation, says Hutyra, is monitoring emissions “in a robust, transparent, and reproducible way.” Photo by Cydney Scott. In June […]
NSF Awards $3 Million for Research Traineeship Grant
Will prepare a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists to tackle urban environmental problems Boston University faculty Lucy Hutyra (from left), Pamela Templer, and Jonathan Levy are leading an NSF Research Traineeship program aimed at providing graduate students the technical, policy, and communications skills needed to help cities address multidimensional environmental and public health issues. Photo […]
Yes, Harvey Could Happen Here
CAS climate expert Anthony Janetos on the causes, effects of extreme weather Harvey made landfall for a second time, striking southwest Louisiana early Wednesday. Moss Bluff, La., residents (above) rescue those stranded and retrieve items from flooded homes on Tuesday, August 29. Photo by Rick Hickman/American Press via AP. In the last week, Tropical Storm […]
What Antarctica’s Massive Iceberg Could Mean for the Future
A warning for climate change? BU scientist weighs in. Scientists have been monitoring the accelerating crack in the Antarctic ice for more than a year. Last week, the crack caused a massive iceberg to break off from the Larsen C ice shelf. Photo by John Sonntag/NASA. Sometime between Sunday and Tuesday of last week, an iceberg […]
The High Cost of Summer Energy Price Spikes
Cranking up the AC during peak electric hours will raise your electricity bill Forecast for the future: hotter summers, more peak power consumption, and higher electricity bills. Photo by Dan Logan/iStock. On one of the hottest days on record in recent Massachusetts history—August 2, 2006—the mercury hit 37 degrees Celsius (about 99 degrees Fahrenheit), with […]
Do Your Future Work with Passion, Nobel Laureate Tells Graduating University Seniors
Climate change scientist Mario Molina (Hon.’17) delivers Baccalaureate Address “Science has to work together with government and business for the continued improvement of the quality of life of the human population, now and in the future,” Nobel Laureate Mario Molina (Hon.’17) told those at BU’s Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel May 21. Molina served on […]
Putting Cities on the Climate Map
CAS researcher, undergrad UROP project tackles heat island problem Many cities form “heat islands,” partly because impervious surfaces, like sidewalks, lead to less water evaporation. Photo by winstonwolf89/iStock. More than half of the people on the planet live in cities, yet cities have been largely ignored by climate scientists. But city climate is important, because […]
Trustees Adopt Broad Climate Change Strategy
Cutting energy demand and avoiding investment in coal, tar sands included The Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing has held several forums on fossil fuel divestment, including this one last December with CAS Professor Anthony Janetos. Photo by Cydney Scott. Expanding BU’s efforts to curb climate change, the Board of Trustees last […]
BU Talks Climate Action at the White House
Pledges to reduce its carbon emissions by 35 percent.
A New Map for Greenhouse Gas
Novel tool can help cities meet climate change goals By: Barbara Moran Lucy Hutyra, Conor Gately, and Ian Sue Wing, from the GRS department of earth and environment, developed a new way to measure CO2 emissions from cars. The new system, called DARTE, could help cities combat climate change. Photo by Michael D. Spencer. The […]