ASU Sustainability and Innovation News

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A double heat and housing crisis in Phoenix

In the June 20 edition of The New York Times, writer Jack Healy visits Phoenix to explore how the region is addressing a housing shortage while in the midst of

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Do trees provide the best shade for urban environments?

Shade is a term that residents of arid, hot environments learn to appreciate, especially during scalding summer months. But what makes for the best shade? “Cities have started to plant

Peter Schlosser named chair of AGU Development Board

ASU vice president and vice provost of Global Futures, Peter Schlosser, was recently named as chair of the Development Board for the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Joining Schlosser on the

ASU recognized as nation’s most impactful for second straight year

With sustainability long held as a core value across the entire university and home to the nation’s first comprehensive Global Futures Laboratory, ASU was again ranked by Time Higher Education as

Greg Asner, Haunani Kane discuss coral reefs, indigenous knowledges and role of youth for Earth Day Celebration

Two of the planet’s leading ocean biologists, Greg Asner and Haunani Kane from the Global Futures Laboratory’s Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, joined ASU vice president and vice provost for Global Futures, Peter Schlosser, for an extensive conversation as part of a celebration of the 52nd annual Earth Day.

The Texas Storm Was No Black Swan

Last month’s winter storms proved Texas’ utility systems are not prepared to persevere through extreme weather, but what about the rest of the nation? Or the planet?

“COVID-19 has revealed some of the weaknesses in the energy system”: Gary Dirks talks energy transitions with International Policy Digest

In this exchange, Dirks shares ASU’s history in energy research and why this pandemic has shined a brighter light on the need to transition fuel sourcing and production away from fossils and to renewables.

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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.

ESSA: a new graduate training initiative solving global challenges from the bottom-up

“How do we expand our reach not just to other disciplines but also to non-scientists to make it easier to work with stakeholders and those who make policy decisions?” That

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2020 brings record heat and dryness to Arizona

“The heat in 2020 was not helpful in the least, and the global pandemic was not helpful as well,” said associate professor David Hondula, a partner with the Healthy Urban

Phil Haygarth and Jim Elser

Feb 23: Phosphorus: Past and Future book launch

Phosphorus: Past and Future, available from Oxford University Press, discusses emerging efforts and innovations to develop phosphorus sustainability solutions to protect our food supply and water quality.

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Who gets their lights back first if a cyberattack brings down the grid?

According to experts from ASU’s Decision Theater, the United States needs a Continuity of the Economy plan to ensure we can reconstitute the economy in the wake of a devastating cyberattack.