Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos was interviewed during a live segment on National Public Radio affiliate WBUR on June 9 about the leading role cities are playing in adopting measures to address the impacts of climate change. Prof. Janetos was interviewed on the Morning Edition program in relation to the announcement this week that in […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-sponsored the BU Conference on Sustainability Research on Monday, May 9. Approximately 100 people attended the one-day conference that featured presentations by Boston University faculty with a diverse range of expertise on their research related to sustainability issues (a full list of presenters can be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a symposium on Tuesday, November 17 titled, “Adaptation Strategies: Coping with Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Developed and Developing Countries.” Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos gave an introduction before presentations by Richard Moss (Senior Scientist, Joint Global Change Research Institute) and Kira Sullivan-Wiley […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave a lecture at Colorado State University’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability titled “Preparing for the Long Range Future: Observations from the Interface of Environmental Science and Policy.” Prof. Janetos spoke about the growing desire within the environmental sciences […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, gave a briefing in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 15 for a report from the National Academy Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Prof. Janetos serves on the committee that authored the report, which advises the USGCRP on […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was an author of a recent report titled, “America’s Future: Environmental Research and Education for a Thriving Century,” published by the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education. Prof. Janetos also served on the 16-member committee, which is chaired […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies recently co-hosted “Prospects for Paris,” a two-seminar series featuring expert panels on the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference to be held this December in Paris. The first seminar, titled “The Role of […]