Watch Now: Director Benjamin Sovacool on Equity and Justice in Industrial Decarbonization
Industrial decarbonization and just transitions are both key to a clean energy future, but they are rarely considered together. Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) Director Benjamin Sovacool is working to change that.
Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World
Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change
Boston’s Rain-Free Month May Mean Fall Foliage Will Come Early This Year
BU biologist explains how recent long stretch of little to no precipitation is impacting Boston area forests and how this pattern is in line with climate change predictions
BU Team Wins Major National Science Foundation Grant to Help PhD Students Attack Climate Change
$3 million, five-year award will encourage multidisciplinary approaches to converting and storing sustainable energy
Air Quality Sensors Could Be Coming to a Bicycle Near You
A team of BU undergraduates’ air quality monitors have won them the 2024 Janetos Climate Action Prize
How High-Level Lawsuits Are Disrupting Climate Change Policies
BU researchers are pushing for changes to international treaties to better protect the planet after finding fossil fuel companies are increasingly suing countries for billions over climate policies
City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise
In a new documentary film, Inundation District, climate reporter David Abel explores how the Seaport is threatened by rising seas
The Race to a Battery-Powered Future
Engineers at BU are figuring out how to make better, more sustainable batteries—a technology that is essential for clean energy
2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record: Current Climate Action Isn’t Enough to Halt Global Warming
BU energy expert Cutler Cleveland uses data visualizations to show what the US and other nations must do to stop the planet from overheating
Can the World Find Agreement on Fighting Climate Change?
Researchers from BU brought their expertise to the global stage at the annual UN climate summit, COP28, in Dubai