IGS's @Benjamin_Sovaco1, Rebecca Pearl-Martinez & colleagues URI, @udelaware & NAACP comprise an @energy-funded team assessing #EnergyJustice in the #coastal communities near #OffshoreWind development hubs. They recently visited a key site, the State Pier in #NewLondon.

By 2050, an additional 250 million older adults will be chronically exposed to dangerously high temps because of the #ClimateCrisis & global aging trends, per a new study in Nature Communications by IGS's Deborah Carr & Ian Sue Wing. spr.ly/6014YqYQG BU Earth & Environment BU Arts & Sciences BU Experts

Environmental Sociologist Erin Heinz joins IGS, supporting our project with Schneider Electric investigating sociotechnical barriers to building #decarbonization. Her commitment to an #equitable and just transition is a natural fit with our mission. spr.ly/6016Y4JSo

There are more than 1000 large #hydroelectric projects in the world in various stages of planning & construction. Many are mega projects, which can disturb #ecosystems, dislocate populations & induce seismic activity, per Visualizing Energy spr.ly/6013Y4y8F #SciComm #DataViz

More than 90% of the #energy in transportation is derived from #FossilFuels: #gasoline for personal vehicles, #diesel fuel for personal vehicles & trucks, jet fuel in aviation, and residual fuel in maritime shipping. More from Visualizing Energy: spr.ly/6011liMhR

🔗 Register now for this free 8/26 U.S. Department of Energy webinar. IGS's Benjamin Sovacool will discuss the role of #CommunityEngagement in the #CleanEnergy transition to realize an equitable, healthy, and resilient future for all alongside Georgia Tech & NREL panelists. spr.ly/6013YlUFU

Exciting news! @BU_tweets Hariri Institute with BU Institute for Global Sustainability won a $3M U.S. National Science Foundation NRT grant to fund an interdisciplinary training program for PhD students to solve complex sustainability challenges at the industrial level. ➡️tinyurl.com/4mu3eayw #SustainableEnergy #NSFGrant

Last call! Monday, attend this free U.S. Department of Energy webinar as IGS's Benjamin Sovacool discusses #CommunityEngagement as an essential component of a just #energy transition. He joins #equity-focused #sustainability experts from Georgia Tech & NREL. spr.ly/6011lNGIP

We're thrilled to share that IGS & Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University won a five-year, $3 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to train PhD students in #multidisciplinary approaches to #sustainable #energy conversion and storage solutions. Boston University BU Experts BU Arts & Sciences BU Engineering bu.edu/articles/2024/…

In 2022 #ElectricVehicle market shares were highest in DC (9%) & CA (8%) because of #policies like the Advanced Clean Cars II Rule requiring every new passenger #vehicle sold by 2035 be #ZeroEmission, writes IGS's Cutler J. Cleveland in Visualizing Energy: spr.ly/6016mPXCu

🐾 Welcome to Boston University, Terriers! As you settle in, we recommend this article from our friends at Boston University Sustainability with tips for living sustainably on campus, including printing, commuting, recycling & more: spr.ly/6013mnuhF #Sustainability #BackToSchool

Good news!! Our team at Boston University has been awarded a five-year, $3 million NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) grant to train PhD students in developing multidisciplinary solutions for sustainable energy conversion and storage. spr.ly/6002m68km

🔗 A new study co-authored by IGS’s Benjamin Sovacool and U.S. Department of Energy's NREL is among the first to examine both #ElectricVehicle adoption & charging infrastructure through an #equity lens with original survey #data. #PressRelease: spr.ly/6018mdunp spr.ly/6015mdunR

.U.S. National Science Foundation awards $3M Research Traineeship (NRT) grant to help PhD students collaborate across disciplines to develop new ways to convert and store sustainable energy. Research team to be lead by Associate Prof Malika Jeffries-EL (Chem, BU MSE) Malika Jeffries-EL spr.ly/6018mbKjm

No nation's emissions pathway is the same, which means there's no one-size-fits-all solution to climate change. Going forward, 75% of future emissions will be in the global south by mid-century. So, we see a fundamental shift in who will emit, historically, versus the future: Dr

As the demographic dividend for India continuous to rise in the next few decades, India has the potential to unlock $10 trillion in value through green skilling of its population for climate action: Dr Benjamin Sovacool, Director, Institute for Global Sustainability and

#equity and #justice must be prioritized in EV adoption with more variety in EV sales + policies like rebates and modified building codes for access to EV charging, says #NewStudy co-authored by IGS’s Benjamin Sovacool and led by U.S. Department of Energy's NREL spr.ly/6010mdR3u

#NuclearPower bloomed from mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Renewed safety concerns caused a drop through the 1990s and early 2000s. What's next? Check out this week's Visualizing Energy data story by IGS's Cutler J. Cleveland: spr.ly/6015WDh0W #NuclearEnergy #CleanEnergy