Event & Presentation Archive
View recordings and slide decks from past IGS events across our core research areas of planetary and environmental health, energy systems of the future, and climate governance and sustainability transitions.
IGS Announces IPCC Faculty Appointment and 2025 Sustainability Research Awardees at Annual Event
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... More
BU Indoor Air Quality Research for Healthy Schools Featured Side-Event of UN General Assembly
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. More
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 More
The Clean Energy Transition Illuminates New Ways of Doing Business, Governing
Recently, IGS Visiting Researchers presented their work to a packed room of IGS faculty, staff, and students. More
Bestselling Author Talks Environmental Justice, Community Advocacy, and Investigative Reporting at IGS Event
IGS hosts BU community members for conversation with author Keith O'Brien. More
Research on Tap: Climate Change and Clean Energy
Check out lightning talks on climate change and clean energy topics (December 6, 2024). More
Watch Now: Author Brett Christophers on his Book ‘The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet’
Brett Christophers visited the IGS office to discuss his new book about capitalism and sustainability, October 21, 2024 More
Working Towards a Zero Waste World Workshop Series
Addressing the next big questions in waste, recycling, and manufacturing. More
DOE Webinar: IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool on Equity and Justice in Industrial Decarbonization
DOE hosts thought leaders for Considering Communities webinar series. More
Watch Now: IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool Delivers Lecture at Ostrom Workshop
Ostrom Workshop features IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool, February 5, 2024 More