Prof. Lucy Hutyra, a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently featured in an article in BU Today highlighting a tool called Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions System (ACES) that she is developing with Conor Gately, a post-doctoral associate in the Department of Earth & Environment. Unlike global […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored his second book, titled Accelerating Sustainable Energy Transition(s) in Developing Countries: The challenges of climate change and sustainable development. The book, published by Routledge Press, explores how transitions away from carbon-based fuel sources to renewables occur in […]
The Boston Green Ribbon Commission and Boston University hosted a panel discussion on Internal Carbon Funds on Thursday, September 21. Carbon pricing is a policy instrument regarded by climate scientists, economists, and political and business leaders as an important part of efforts to mitigate global climate change. Microsoft’s Liz Willmott explained how in its first five years […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented a paper on sustainable energy transitions in developing countries at a conference in Bonn, Germany. Delina’s paper, titled “Non-state actors’ contributions in meeting mitigation and access challenges in rural Thailand,” explores the global challenges of […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave an interview for Radio Ecoshock, a program syndicated over 92 radio stations across the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. The episode explored the question of how and why collapse happens, and featured experts on the […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-hosted a panel discussion on Thursday, February 22, highlighting the role played by Boston University researchers in two of the city of Boston’s signature climate initiatives: Climate Ready Boston and the Boston Climate Action Plan. The event, co-hosted by Initiative on Cities (IOC), the […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented papers at two conferences held in Sydney, Australia, and Bergen, Norway. The first paper, titled “Climate mobilisation from below: deliberative exercises for scaling micro-level climate actions,” explores the strengths and limitations of specific local climate actions […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently published a paper in the journal International Environmental Agreements. In the paper, Delina explores how and why the role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in climate finance is increasing by analyzing energy projects supported by the Asian Development Bank […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has been chosen to chair Boston University’s Climate Action Plan Task Force. The announcement of Prof. Janetos’ appointment to lead this year-long effort was made in a university-wide email from President Robert A. Brown on October 31. President […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, and post-doctoral associate Laurence Delina will guest edit a special issue of Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) on ‘Energy and the Future’ to be published in October 2017. The special issue seeks a collection of interdisciplinary papers that explore the […]