Climate change, extreme heat, air pollution, and disparities in access to energy innovations pose significant challenges to both planetary health and our own well-being. IGS researchers are at the forefront of addressing these pressing issues.
By Alison Gold Fossil fuels release pollutants into the air when extracted and burned, but there’s more to their production than massive oil rigs diving deep into the Earth and smoky power plants. Those processes are examples of only the first and last—and generally most visible—moments in a fossil fuel’s five-stage journey. Between the initial […]
By Laura Hurley The inspiration for this year’s Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) annual event theme, “From Local to Global,” is easy to find at Boston University (BU). Speaking to sustainability and climate researchers across the university at IGS's annual gathering, BU President Melissa Gilliam recognized BU for leading by example in challenging […]
Apply for the CELT Office of Energy Transformation fellowship.
The City of Boston has awarded a $194,691 2025 Community Clean Air Grant to Boston University's Clean Air, Health, and School Sustainability (CHESS) project in partnership with Boston Public Schools.
Speaking at the United Nations Side Event on Healthy Indoor Air, Katherine Walsh of Boston Public Schools discusses the value of the district's unique research collaboration with Dr. Patricia Fabian, an associate professor of environmental health and an associate director at the BU Institute for Global Sustainability.
Weekly data story from Visualizing Energy, a project of IGS. (October 6, 2025)
Power & People Symposium presents insights from a first-of-its-kind database for healthy and just energy transitions.
