Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Is it too late to address climate change?
No, but the risk is exploding. by Bob Litterman I spent the better part of my career assessing risk for major financial institutions and often used mathematical modeling to understand
How would Arizona respond to a natural disaster?
Natural disasters are an increasingly common reality for hundreds of thousands of Americans, and as climate change and urbanization amplify the frequency and intensity of these events, the response by
CAP LTER urban ecology work highlighted by Arizona PBS
The Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research program, a unit of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, was recently featured in an episode of “Catalyst”
Global Drylands Center affiliate wins 2018 American Geophysical Union Ambassador Award
Esteban Jobbágy, an Arizona State University Global Drylands Center affiliate, has been named a 2018 American Geophysical Union Ambassador Award recipient. Recipients are chosen and recognized for their achievements in
The inconvenient consequences of a culture of convenience
Single-use plastics — such as cups with straws, takeout containers and water bottles — are so common in our culture of convenience that we often don’t give them a second
Biodiversity conservation needs new partnerships
If conservation science is going to save the myriad species under threat in the world today, it’s going to have to go about it more efficiently, according to a paper
Female entrepreneurs strengthen sustainable businesses through WE Empower Challenge
Awardees of the inaugural WE Empower UN SDG Challenge — a global business competition for female entrepreneurs who are advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — recently spent several
ASU researcher innovates solar energy technology in space
Experts predict that by 2050 we’re going to have global broadband internet satellite networks, in-orbit manufacturing, space tourism, asteroid mining and lunar and Mars bases. More than a gigawatt of
Arizona university researchers collaborate to forecast, track flooded infrastructure
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million Smart and Connected Communities grant to a team of researchers at Arizona’s three public universities to develop a network that integrates
ASU sustainability scientist developing energy-saving solution for frozen-food storage
Sometimes something sweet requires serious smarts.
ASU sustainability scientist creates climate data visualization tool that reveals real-time changes in atmosphere
PolarGlobe is a large-scale, web-based four-dimensional visualization tool allowing climate data access to anyone with an internet connection. It’s capable of illustrating changes in the atmosphere vividly in real time.
Meeting the UN's Global Goals village by village
In 2015, world leaders agreed to establish 17 goals to achieve a better world by 2030. An end to poverty and hunger. Clean water and energy. Gender equality and decent