IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool Nominated as Coordinating Lead Author on Upcoming IPCC Seventh Assessment Report
Sovacool will co-lead a team of authors to produce the report’s new chapter.
Q&A: With Trust in Media Declining, These BU Scholars are Reimagining Community Storytelling
Inside the new Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact, which is exploring approaches for involving communities in storytelling.
BU Students Power Massachusetts’ Clean Energy Transition through CELT Initiative Fellowships
As climate legislation and clean energy investments accelerate across Massachusetts, a new initiative is ensuring communities—and students—are leading the way.
Interdisciplinary Connections Inspire Broader Research Goals for 2025 IGS Summer Fellows
Program participants reflect on their research progress, the value of mentorship, and what’s next.
TIME Names IGS Research Partner Schneider Electric the World’s Most Sustainable Company
IGS research partner Schneider Electric has once again topped TIME’s list of the world’s most sustainable companies, for the second year in a row. The company is recognized for not only surpassing its own sustainability goals, but also for helping other leading companies achieve theirs. IGS and Schneider Electric are working together to examine the […]
Welcome ENERGIZE Program Trainees
The new BU ENERGIZE Program, hosted by IGS, is off to a strong start!
Institute for Global Sustainability Announces 2025 Graduate Student Summer Fellows
The Summer Fellows program offers BU graduate students a unique opportunity to advance their research in IGS’s key focus areas.
Buildings Analytical Intern: Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) is hiring an intern to support their Climate Analytics team in developing and validating a statewide building stock model (BSM).
Hosted at BU, The Boston Globe Sustainability Summit Highlights Local Climate Resilience Solutions
BU faculty affiliated with IGS discuss work in enhancing tree coverage, clean energy access, and urban heat mitigation
Announcing the 2025 Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize Winners
Campus Climate Lab award goes to BU College of Engineering students assessing indoor air quality in BU buildings By Alison Gold Many students know the feeling of sitting in a classroom that’s either too hot or too cold, too humid or too dry, or just plain stuffy. Poor ventilation can cause high levels of CO2, […]