Event & Presentation Archive
View recordings and slide decks from past IGS events across our core research areas of planetary health, energy systems, and climate governance.
(The Institute for Sustainable Energy is now the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, IGS).
Community Climate Resiliency Efforts: Lessons from Massachusetts
IGS Executive Director Rebecca Pearl-Martinez discusses channeling energy finance to industrial legacy cities. Read more
Watch Now: Research for People & Planet Webinar Series | Daily Heat and Firearm Violence in 100 US Cities
Study attributes almost 8,000 US shootings in recent years to above-average temperatures. Read more
Watch Now: Climate Change and the Canadian Oil & Gas Industry
IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool delivers oral testimony on net-zero industry before the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment Read more
Watch Now: Key Takeaways from IPCC Lead Author Benjamin Sovacool
Justice, Energy & Transport: Key Climate Mitigation Insights from the IPCC Report Read more
You’re Invited: “Entangled” Film Screening
Free screening of award-winning film "Entangled" to celebrate #EarthDay365 with the Boston University community. Read more
Watch Now | Rebuilding Ukraine: Energy Infrastructure and Energy Security
Research for People & Planet Webinar Series focuses on the future of Ukraine's recovery. Read more
Watch Now | COP27 IPCC Session on Managing Just Transitions
IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool opened an IPCC pavilion session on Managing Just Transitions at COP27. Read more
Snapshots from “Growing Our Community” IGS Celebration
Featuring research presentations, awards, and the many faces of the IGS community. Read more
Sustainability, Health Equity, and Antiracism in the 21st Century
IGS panelists Rebecca Pearl-Martinez and Patricia Fabian joined the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research symposium discussion. Read more
Watch Now | The Role of Net Metering in the Evolving Electricity System
IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool presents to the National Academies on Consumer Behavior and Equity in the Electricity System. Read more