Methane Emissions are Hard to Measure
When measuring climate impact, #CO2 is the most important #GHG and, according to Robert Kleinberg, we’re able to account for those emissions pretty accurately. But methane? Despite being the 2nd most important #GHG, it’s much, much harder to measure. If you missed our April lunch seminar about this topic, you can watch it here.
SEC Finalizes Climate-Related Disclosure Rule
Almost three years ago, IMAP submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to their draft proposal to regulate climate disclosures. As of March 6, 2024, the SEC has finalized their ruling and will now require businesses to disclose certain climate-related information. While the final ruling is less extensive than originally proposed, […]
IMAP April 4 Lunch Seminar
For our April 4 lunch seminar, we’re hosting IMAP Senior Fellow, Robert Kleinberg, to talk about the need to adopt measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) standards for embodied greenhouse gases. This talk will focus on methane emissions. Get more info and register here.
Pharma and Access to Medicines
Our March 21 lunch seminar is about how to better evaluate the pharma industry’s efforts to improve global access to medicines and other health products. Peter Rockers, of the Boston University School of Public Health will talk about his project to develop a framework for stakeholders, including country governments and investors, who are interested in […]
IMAP March 21 Lunch Seminar
Our March lunch seminar is all about the pharmaceutical industry’s role in supporting universal health coverage. BU associate professor Peter Rockers will discuss his work on creating a process to engage stakeholders in this effort. Check out the details here and join us online or in person at BU.
IMAP December 2023 Newsletter
IMAP’s been busy! Check out our latest newsletter here.
NARSC Conference Brings Insights
A Glimpse into the Future of Energy Transition Modelling By Alicia Zhang, PhD Candidate, in Earth & Environment at Boston University I attended the 70th North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International in San Diego, California, to present findings from a current IMAP project that aims to construct a predictive model of energy […]
Enviro Scoring of Fossil Fuels
Common Environmental Scoring of Fossil Fuels for Foreign Trade and Investment Decisions By Robert L. Kleinberg Download Report The Need for Better ESG Data Investment communities are searching for reliable sources of data in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) spheres. These data can aid wise allocation of capital, to the benefit of individual market […]
IMAP Hosts Research on Tap Event
Seven BU researchers. Six-minute lightening talks on the topic of measuring corporate impacts on the environment and society. Mingling over hors d’oeuvres and drinks. This was the set up for the recent IMAP-hosted Research on Tap, organized by BU’s Office of Research. IMAP Director, Nalin Kulatilaka welcomed the attendees and pointed out that what made […]
IMAP Researcher to Give Keynote at NEURISA Day
IMAP Affiliated Faculty, Suchi Gopal, will give the keynote lecture at the November 6 New England Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (NEURISA) conference in Worcester, MA. She’ll be talking about how the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning with Spatial Analytics has revolutionized the field of Geospatial Intelligence and will […]