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 Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Initiative on Cities invite you to attend an upcoming seminar, “Research Spotlight: Impacts of Climate Change on Population Health,” on Tuesday, October 24 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm at the Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road. Patrick Kinney, BU’s inaugural […]
Last fall, the Climate Action Plan Task Force, which is chaired by Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos, was charged with developing a plan to address the University’s carbon emissions and prepare for the impacts of climate change on BU’s campuses. The Task Force has released its draft plan, and held public forum where the Janetos […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Institute for Sustainable Energy invite you to attend a special lecture by Prof. Christian Blanco, an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the Fischer College of Business at The Ohio State University. Prof. Blanco will discuss how he analyzes data to gain insights to help firms […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a seminar on October 19 titled “Assessment of Risks and Options in a Changing Climate,” featuring Katharine Mach, a Senior Research Scientist at Stanford University. Over decades, assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and many others has bolstered understanding […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently interviewed about Hurricane Harvey in BU Today. Prof. Janetos explained the ways in which climate change likely influenced the severity of Hurricane Harvey, such as higher sea levels and warmer water temperatures leading to a larger storm surge and […]
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 […]
On July 31, the Graduate Summer Fellows had their ninth and final faculty lunch discussion of the session with Prof. Pallab Mozumder, an Associate Professor of Earth & Environment and Economics at Florida International University and a recently appointed Sabbatical Scholar at the Pardee Center from August 2017 through May 2018. Prof. Mozumder spoke about his educational background, from […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, will teach a graduate level course this fall titled “Scientific Assessments of Environmental Issues: Process and Evaluation.” Drawing on his wealth of experience serving on several national and international study teams, including the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) […]
On July 12, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a group of students from the St. Paul’s School Advanced Studies Program for a conversation with Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos about science, ethics, and climate change. Prof. Janetos presented the science and impacts of climate change, and the current and […]