Whether and how organic waste, such as food waste from homes, farms and restaurants, can become a significant source of fuel and electric power was the topic of discussion at the Pardee House Seminar on Oct. 31. Pardee Faculty Fellow Nathan Phillips organized and moderated the morning session, which featured panelists Amy Barad, Program Director […]
Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos was among the featured speakers at a national conference on Oct. 29 marking the one year anniversary of Super Storm Sandy. Titled “Sandy: One Year Later,” the day-long conference was held at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey and was sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Part […]
The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty Four, or G-24, is hosting a seminar in Washington, D.C. next week titled “Capital Flow Management and the Trading System” that will feature a presentation and discussion of the Pardee Center Task Force Report, Capital Account Regulations and the Trading System: A Compatibility Review. Pardee Center Faculty Fellow Kevin Gallagher, […]
Pardee Center Faculty Fellow Henrik Selin traveled to Kumamoto and Minimata Japan Oct. 7 – 11 to attend the United Nations-sponsored conference that formally adopted the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The new mercury convention – the first global environmental convention to be concluded in 12 years – was signed by the European Union and 91 […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host an informational meeting about science and technology policy fellowships offered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to recent PhDs as well as mid-career scientists and engineers. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, Oct.17 at 4:30 pm […]
Pardee Center Visiting Research Fellow Janot Mendler de Suarez is one of four authors of a piece titled, “Ensuring survival: Oceans, climate and security” for Ocean & Coastal Management. The authors discuss the ocean and its vital role in the global carbon cycle, affecting food security and livelihoods for billions of people. The importance […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future in collaboration with the Boston University Center for Finance, Law & Policy has published a new Pardee Center Task Force Report titled “Remittance Flows to Post-Conflict States: Perspectives on Human Security and Development.” The Report is the outcome of an interdisciplinary Task Force […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is collaborating with the Boston University Sustainable Neighborhood Laboratory to present a seminar on Thursday, Oct. 31 titled “Biogas: A Landing Pad for Natural Gas?” It will take place at Pardee House, 67 Bay State from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Prof. Nathan Phillips […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a meeting on Oct. 2 with staff who work on programs related to futures strategies and planning in the Public Service Division of the Office of the Prime Minister of Singapore. The visitors included Chin Lum Kwa, Head of the Centre for […]
Pardee Center Faculty Fellow Henrik Selin was quoted in the September 27 issue of Science magazine about the new Minamata Convention on Mercury to be finalized in Japan this week. The article titled “With Pact’s Completion, The Real Work Begins,” is part of the journal’s special coverage on the treaty and mercury’s impact on the […]