On July 30 and 31, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a two-day virtual conference of panels and keynote addresses exploring the future of carbon pricing. The first day, which featured a keynote address by Geoffrey M. Heal (Professor […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently co-sponsored a webinar in the Institute for Sustainable Energy’s (ISE) “Energy of the Future” series featuring special guest speaker U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06). Rep. Casten, a scientist and clean energy entrepreneur, discussed the best and most likely path forward for Congressional […]
Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored two new papers on climate change and sustainable development policy in Southeast Asia. In the first paper, published in the journal Climatic Change, he explores the potential for future geoengineering research in Southeast Asia. […]
On October 23, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-hosted a webinar titled “Clean Energy Markets in the Wake of COVID-19,” in which panelists discussed the dynamics that will shape clean energy markets in 2021 and beyond. The panel included Robert Kaufmann (Pardee Center Faculty Associate and Professor, Earth […]
Ahmad Azari, a 2020 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow and a MA candidate at the Pardee School of Global Studies, recently authored a blog post for BU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy on the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) renewable energy investments during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the post, Azari outlines the recent steps taken by the UAE […]
Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored a paper on the importance of resilient energy systems for islands in the journal Energy Research & Social Science. While the need for resilient infrastructure in climate-vulnerable islands (whether geographical islands surrounded by water […]
Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave the keynote address at the Ateneo School of Government’s first Energy and Sustainable Development webinar. The event, which was attended virtually by over 400 people, focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]
Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently delivered a pair of lectures on sustainable energy transitions at the University of the Philippines. The lectures were part of Delina’s 19-day scientific visit to the University of the Philippines under the auspices of the Balik […]
Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently convened a pair of interdisciplinary workshops on the future of energy systems in developing countries. The first workshop, which was held November 1-2 at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India, focused on China’s rapidly expanding investments in energy […]
On September 25, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) co-hosted a seminar titled “Rising Temperatures, Rising Costs: The Increasing Global Energy Needs that Come with a Changing Climate,” featuring Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow Prof. Ian Sue Wing and ISE Associate Director […]