Policy Briefs Featuring IGS Faculty

A map of Massachusetts. CELT Energy Transition Atlas: A Tool for Advancing Clean Energy Projects Across Massachusetts (PDF)
Wind turbines and solar panels. Energy Storage Innovations to Unlock More Renewable Energy and Cleaner Transportation across Massachusetts (PDF)
Closeup of solar panel. Renewable Energy is More Beneficial for Climate and Health than Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide (PDF)
Dense green forest. Understanding Climate Change across All Seasons Can Inform Forest Carbon Storage Estimates (PDF)
Tree canopy from worms-eye view. Cooling through Roofs and Trees: A New Framework to Help Cities Target Extreme Heat Interventions (PDF)
An empty school classroom. New Method for Estimating School Ventilation Could Inform Classroom Air Quality Improvements (PDF)
Children raising hands at school. Local Regulations, Community Science, and Increased Capacity Can Improve Classroom Air Quality (PDF)
Justice in Renewable Energy Supply Chains (PDF)

Research Translation Lab participants attend ClimaTech.

Examples of Support We Offer

  • Identify and conduct outreach with strategic non-academic partners
  • Match IGS faculty with the thematic needs of partners’ efforts
  • Draft of policy briefs and other translational and media materials
  • Provide letters of support for proposals and roll out the outreach and policy impact components of grants
  • Consult city & state government representatives to identify climate/sustainability research needs
  • Analyze city, state, or federal legislation to facilitate faculty commentary
  • Organize events that bring researchers together with policymakers, industry, and non-profit organizations

Research Translation Lab participants with MassCEC discussing collaboration with academia.

Highlights

  • In 2026, we worked with Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and MassVentures to present funding options to IGS faculty, organized a strategy session between MassCEC and BU public health researchers, and matched IGS faculty with the themes of the MassCEC/MAPC Resilience Playbook.
  • In 2025, we supported the CATCH project on extreme heat to build relationships with US cities and produce materials friendly to city officials.
  • In 2024, the CAFÉ Research Coordinating Center supported a training for climate-health researchers initiated by Research Translation Lab with 19 faculty from the United States, Australia, Bangladesh, Chile, Namibia, and Pakistan.

Research Translation Lab Leaders

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