On September 19 and 20, 2024, the Pardee Center and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) co-hosted a two-day Roundtable at Boston University exploring the moral dimensions of climate action and the possible role of faith-based values in encouraging positive environmental and climate behaviors – particularly in the context of Islam and Muslim societies. […]
On September 19, 2024, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS), and the Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs (CURA) hosted a panel discussion exploring the moral dimensions of climate action and the possible role of faith-based values in encouraging positive environmental […]
Photo by Jake Belcher Boston University recently awarded the third annual Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize to Carly Golden (Molecular & Translational Medicine, CAMED ’27) for her research, in collaboration with Dr. Angie Serrano, Saylor Williams (Serrano Lab Manager), and Greg Miller (CReM Lab Manager), which aims to reduce plastic waste and energy consumption in […]
Boston University has awarded the second annual Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize to Olivia Henning (Environmental Analysis and Policy, CAS ’22) and Lucia Vilallonga (Statistics and Computer Science, CAS ’22) for their research on quantifying BU employee air travel emissions. The Prize, which includes a financial gift to the winners, is awarded annually to the […]
Pablo Suarez, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored a series of eight humanitarian insights derived from the Working Group II’s contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, which looks at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global […]
Confused? Terrified? Seeking inspiration? See our 7 Key #Humanitarian Insights from Latest #IPCC Report. "Rapid, far-reaching, unprecedented changes are needed in all aspects of society to #coexist with climate change and avoid its worst consequences" https://t.co/cjJXoUiPxw 1/ pic.twitter.com/DGUOVx4OzP — Pablo Suarez (@PabloSurGames) August 9, 2021 Pablo Suarez, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. […]
On July 30 and 31, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a two-day virtual conference of panels and keynote addresses exploring the future of carbon pricing. The first day, which featured a keynote address by Geoffrey M. Heal (Professor […]
Boston University recently awarded the inaugural Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize to Gayatri Sundar Rajan (Mechanical Engineering, ENG ’22) and Keeley Bombard (Earth & Environment, CAS ’22) for their outstanding contributions to sustainability efforts at BU. The Prize, which includes a financial gift to the winners, is awarded annually to the student or team of […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to present its Spring 2021 Pardee House webinar series, which featured a series of conversations hosted by Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam with leading experts on the future of various long-term, global issues. All webinars in this series […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently co-sponsored a webinar in the Institute for Sustainable Energy’s (ISE) “Energy of the Future” series featuring special guest speaker U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06). Rep. Casten, a scientist and clean energy entrepreneur, discussed the best and most likely path forward for Congressional […]