Global Futures Laboratory

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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

We can course correct and save the melting Arctic

Medium The Arctic is experiencing climate change more dramatically than anywhere else on Earth. In fact, the Arctic Ocean is expected to be virtually ice-free in the late summer within

Rethinking corporate value with the Global KAITEKI Center

ASU Now Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, Chairman of the Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, visited Arizona State University on Oct. 24 to kick off the Global KAITEKI Center‘s activities. This center is a partnership

The power of narratives to connect people around climate change

ASU Now Acclaimed journalist and author Earl Swift made two presentations at Arizona State University on October 8 and 9 to discuss his latest nonfiction book, “Chesapeake Requiem,” which tells

This Youth Movement is more than a moment

Medium Since September 20, more than 6 million people have marched worldwide as part of the Global Climate Strikes, spurred on by a youth movement laser focused on making climate

New professor an international leader in ecocriticism and environmental humanities

One of Arizona State University’s newest faculty members, Sir Jonathan Bate, is an international leader in green thinking and applied humanities. Bate holds a joint appointment as a Foundation Professor of

ASU scientists respond to new IPCC report

Medium After the United Nations IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land was released in August 2019, several Arizona State University scientists associated with Global Futures Laboratory wrote a response: “Recognizing

Crow, Schlosser outline origins of ASU’s Global Futures Laboratory

In case you missed it, we recently published an op-ed on Medium called “Why we are launching the ASU Global Futures Laboratory,” co-written by our Vice President and Vice Provost

Kudos to good climate policy

By Peter Schlosser, vice president and vice provost for Global Futures and the University Global Futures Professor with joint appointments in the School of Sustainability, School of Earth and Space Exploration,

Carbon-capture technology moves to commercialization

ASU Now Arizona State University and Silicon Kingdom Holdings (SKH) have announced an agreement to deploy carbon-capture technology developed by Professor Klaus Lackner, director of ASU’s Center for Negative Carbon Emissions. The

ASU students gamify sustainability education with Kahoot! quizzes

ASU Now As part of Arizona State University’s efforts to advance sustainability education for K–12 students, a faculty-led student group created a suite of Kahoot! games to teach sustainability concepts. Kahoot! is a