Climate Governance
Sustainability requires new modes of governance, policy mechanisms, and business models along with new community partners. Policymakers, corporate leaders, and communities face the challenge of transitioning energy systems while addressing socio-economic considerations and energy justice.
The Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) is tackling the politics and business of sustainability transitions at all levels, including corporate social responsibility and performance, urban transitions, new modes of governance, net-zero supply chains, and more.
The Impact Measurement & Allocation Program (IMAP) is led by IGS and the Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy. IMAP is working to streamline existing sustainable investment metrics and criteria to evaluate a company’s environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) in a reliable and universal way.
The following research is authored by IGS executive leadership, faculty associate directors, and core faculty.
Social and Environmental Events Disrupt the Relation Between Motor Gasoline Prices and Market Fundamentals
IGS Research | Energy Economics, October 2023 Read more
Energy Price Volatility Affects Decisions to Purchase Energy Using Capital: Motor Vehicles
IGS Research | Energy Economics, October 2023 Read more
Towards More Equitable Energy Transitions in Low-income Households: an Integrated Analysis of Energy and Transport Poverty in Northern Ireland
IGS Research | Energy Conversion and Management, September 2023 Read more
Harnessing Human and Machine Intelligence for Planetary-level Climate Action
IGS Research | npj Climate Action, August 17, 2023 Read more
Expanding Carbon Removal to the Global South: Thematic Concerns on Systems, Justice, and Climate Governance
IGS Research | Energy and Climate Change, December 2023 Read more
Public Support for Decarbonisation Policies: Between Self-interest and Social Need for Alleviating Energy and Transport Poverty in the United Kingdom
IGS Research | Energy and Climate Change, December 2023 Read more
The Effectiveness of Global Chemicals Treaties
IGS Research | Nature Sustainability, July 10, 2023 Read more
Decarbonizing the Cement and Concrete Industry: A Systematic Review of Socio-technical Systems, Technological Innovations, and Policy Options
IGS Research | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, July 2023 Read more
The Demographics of Energy and Mobility Poverty: Assessing Equity and Justice in Ireland, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates
IGS Research | Global Environmental Change, July 2023 Read more
A Cross-Country Analysis of Sustainability, Transport and Energy Poverty
IGS Research | Nature Urban Sustainability, June 30, 2023 Read more