ASU Sustainability and Innovation News

Rajesh Buch

How a decision made in China affects Arizona’s recycling programs

In a global economy, it is not unusual for decisions made on one end of the world to affect what goes on in the opposite end of the globe. So,

Wrigley Hall building

Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability celebrates 15 years

On the 15th anniversary of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, here’s a look back the accomplishments and evolution of the ASU Wrigley Institute.

Zachary Holman

ASU engineer works to increase solar panel efficiency

Solar energy, while quite expensive, still remains one of the most promising sources of alternate energy. ASU’s Holman Research Group has published new findings in the science journal Joule that show how a minute change to the industry-standard silicon wafers significantly enhances solar cell composition.

Map showing locust swarm locations

Current locust swarms emphasize the importance of GLI researchers

Pakistan. Somalia. Ethiopia. Kenya. Locust swarms of near biblical proportions are currently wreaking havoc across a wide swath of southwest Asia and east Africa. According to the United Nations, the

Australian wildfires illustrate urgent need for collective action

Medium Across the globe, wildfires continue to occur with increasing frequency and higher intensity. The world watched in shock as the still-burning flames in Australia engulfed thousands of homes, scorched

Wind farm of generators

In an interdisciplinary effort, ASU researchers develop a framework to help decide sustainable futures

As we continue to witness the devastating impacts of climate change, there is a consensus that we as a human population need to transition to a more sustainable way of

Christiana Figueres Wrigley Lecture ASU

Christiana Figueres inspires action to cut carbon emissions in half this decade

At the Wrigley Lecture Jan. 30 at ASU, climate leader Christiana Figueres said extreme events like the Australian wildfires are foretelling of things to come if we continue to sleepwalk into the future. “That world is possible, but it is not inevitable,” she said.

Flooding in Norfolk, Virginia

Sunny day flooding in Norfolk, Virginia

“Sunny Day Flooding,” a 9-minute documentary produced by Stephen Beschloss for the Global Futures Laboratory, investigates the climate crisis in Norfolk, Virginia — site of the world’s largest Naval base. Norfolk is the first U.S. location where complications from sea level rise began in earnest.

View about people sharing a meal showing plates of food

The wisdom of indigenous foodways

To equitably transform our food systems and tackle climate change, we must include indigenous voices and decision-makers. That’s why the 2020 Food Tank Summit, co-sponsored by ASU’s Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, focused on the wisdom of traditional knowledge systems.

Sunny day flooding in Norfolk, Virginia

With Hurricane Dorian threatening in late August 2019, staff from Arizona State University traveled to Norfolk, Virginia to investigate and film flooding due to the climate crisis. Norfolk is the site of

Peter Schlosser leading discussion

ASU workshop tackles questions surrounding the transition to a sustainable future

There is near unanimous consent that we need to transition to a sustainable future. The real question is, how do we do so? In an effort to address this vital

ASU workshop tackles questions surrounding the transition to a sustainable future

ASU Now There is near unanimous consent that we need to transition to a sustainable future. The real question is, how do we do so? In an effort to address