Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, co-authored a paper released today that describes the process of developing the U.S. National Climate Indicators System (NCIS), a web-based prototype of climate indicators to track nationally-relevant climate change and its impacts over time. The paper, co-authored by Melissa Kenney, University […]
The French ambassador who played a leading role in facilitating the recent global climate change agreement in Paris will provide a “behind the scenes” account of how the pact was reached during an event on Monday, Feb. 8 co-sponsored by The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and The Frederick […]
Bas van Ruijven has joined the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on a six month appointment as a Visiting Scholar. Bas is a Project Scientist II with the Integrated Assessment Modeling group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO. Bas holds an MSc in Environmental […]
Irene Monasterolo, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, had her research presented at a recent conference titled “Climate Change: The Finance Sector and Pathways to 2°C” at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in Paris. The event, sponsored by the 2° Investing Initiative, the Oxford […]
Marta Marello, a Research Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently attended Climate-KIC’s Champions reception in Paris in conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks. Held at the Grand Palais on December 4, the Climate-KIC program featured an expert roundtable made up of representatives from academia, the private […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, participated in a forum on climate change mitigation and adaptation on December 1. Prof. Janetos — along with Adil Najam, Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, and Madhu Dutta-Koehler, a professor of city planning and urban affairs — gave a […]
Brian Swett, a Visiting Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, joined WBUR’s Morning Edition on Thursday to speak about the role of cities in addressing climate change. Swett, the former Chief of Environment, Energy & Open Space for the City of Boston, stated that cities are at the front line of […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a symposium on Tuesday, November 17 at the Boston University School of Law titled, “Adaptation Strategies: Coping with Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Developed and Developing Countries.” Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos gave an introduction, followed by presentations by Richard Moss (Senior Scientist, […]
Laurence L. Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, will serve on the Advisory Board of The Climate Mobilization, a non-profit organization whose mission is “to protect civilization and the natural world from catastrophic climate disruption.” The Advisory Board, which will “provide insight, expertise from […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a book seminar Nov. 13 on European Union and Environmental Governance (2015, Routledge) with authors Prof. Henrik Selin (Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University) and Prof. Stacy D. VanDeveer (University of New Hampshire). Prof. Selin, a Pardee Center Faculty Associate, provided an overview of the European Union’s membership, […]