Climate change brings new risks for financial investments, but the impact of climate policies on the financial system has remained unclear so far. Several organizations, including the G20 Financial Stability Board, have called for improving both data and methodologies to better disclose the climate risks faced by public and private investors in financial markets. An […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was quoted in a recent Washington Post story by Chris Mooney about the Trump administration’s approach to climate change policy. The White House’s proposed budget has raised doubts about continued funding for climate science programs spanning 13 government agencies, as well […]
Richard Primack, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, convened a working group meeting for his Pardee Center project known as Leaf Emergence and Fall (LEaF) on March 17. Initiated in the autumn of 2016, the three-year project’s goal is […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host a public forum titled “China’s Global Future and the Future of the Globe: How the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is Quietly Changing China and Surrounding Countries” on Monday, April 3, from 5:00-6:30 pm at the BU Photonics Center’s 9th Floor […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a seminar lecture and discussion with Pamela Templer, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow. In her talk, Prof. Templer explored the implications of nitrogen deposition and carbon dioxide losses from soil respiration in […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce the publication of a new Research Report, “The Risks of Multiple Breadbasket Failures in the 21st Century: A Science Research Agenda.” According to the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (Statistics Division 2016), a relatively small area of the world, 23 […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-hosted a panel discussion on Thursday, February 22, highlighting the role played by Boston University researchers in two of the city of Boston’s signature climate initiatives: Climate Ready Boston and the Boston Climate Action Plan. The event, co-hosted by Initiative on Cities (IOC), the […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented papers at two conferences held in Sydney, Australia, and Bergen, Norway. The first paper, titled “Climate mobilisation from below: deliberative exercises for scaling micro-level climate actions,” explores the strengths and limitations of specific local climate actions […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, helped convene and participated in the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs’ Global Food Plus Conference at Harvard University on February 24, 2017. The conference featured 24 “speed talk” presentations on the nexus of food, agriculture, environment, health, and […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend its upcoming seminar, “Atmospheric Pollution in Urban Areas: Implications for Air and Water Quality,” featuring Prof. Pamela Templer, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow. The seminar will be held at […]