Peter Schlosser discusses climate and opportunity on Horizon
Global Futures Thought Leader Series
Peter Schlosser discusses climate and opportunity on Horizon
ASU’s Vice President and Vice Provost of Global Futures, Peter Schlosser, was featured on the KAET news and current affairs program Horizon, where he discussed the current threat of climate change and the Biden administration’s prioritization of climate action.
All hands on deck to protect Island Earth
Read the latest Thought Leader Series essay by Hawaiian master navigator Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Thompson encourages all people to come together and act for a better future for the world's children — "but we have to move quickly."
You will return home
A Thought Leader Series essay by Jack Kittinger of Conservation International reflects on the importance of home in taking action to persistently protect what we love. "When I think about the pressures we are ratcheting up on our blue planet, I think about my home," wrote Kittinger, a professor of practice in ASU’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes.
A conservative case for a carbon tax
In this Thought Leader Series piece, economist Bob Litterman, an ASU Wrigley Institute board member and former Goldman, Sachs & Co. risk manager, describes why he believes a tax on producing carbon dioxide emissions is the solution society needs for curbing climate change.
Housing is critical to equitable and inclusive cities
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Jonathan Reckford Note: Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford gave a Wrigley Lecture titled "Housing for Inclusive and Equitable Cities" in January 2018. With 60
Seeing the mission through: growing an army for sustainability
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Alan AtKisson When it comes to sustainability as it is practiced today, I helped get a number of things started, from the use of
Progress in the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Kathleen Andereck & Christine Vogt Note: To celebrate the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute for Sustainability
A funny thing happened on the way to the job market
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Christopher Boone Note: This essay originally appeared in several newspapers in the Valley and across the country. Deans of colleges and schools have an annual ritual.
Seizing sustainability at a time of reckoning
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Sir Crispin Tickell Sustainability is a funny idea. Why should we worry about our sustainability? The history of life is full of species that rise
Myanmar at a turning point for natural capital and human wellbeing
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Leah Gerber & Penny Langhammer After a half-century of isolation, the Republic of Myanmar has reengaged with the international community following democratic elections in
The greatest threat of our time and no one wants to talk about it
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Leon Billings & Thomas Jorling Note: As the two senior staff members who led the Senate environment subcommittee during the 1970s, Leon Billings and Thomas Jorling are
Putting values on our plates
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Joan McGregor Food is inseparable from human history, culture and values. It provides significant meaning to people around the world, regardless of nationality. The failure