Boston University
For The Institute For Sustainable Energy
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Amount$255,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/22/2017
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
This grant will support the development of models that will allow cities to set 2050 carbon abatement goals by creating a tailored policy menu to achieve their goals. The Boston University model will combine three elements. First, a "carbon calculator" that allows cities to calculate their emissions on a sectoral basis. Second, a model that assesses the efficacy of individual city policies on meeting their goals. Finally, analysis of developments in the utility sector, new regulatory policies and proceedings, and new strategies employed by utilities and competitive energy service companies that support cities in their efforts to meet their carbon mitigation goals. This will be beta tested in Boston, but available to cities around the world.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.bu.edu
Address
881 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Global Development Policy Center
Founded in 2017, the mission of the Boston University Global Development Policy Center is to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being, and environmental sustainability. This grant will help the center conduct strategic analysis that can enable a low-carbon South-South cooperation and identify pathways under which China’s ambitious pledge to promote renewable energy development in the Global South can become a reality. The project will also identify what investments by philanthropic entities would be necessary to maximize the opportunities and minimize the risk of inaction. (Substrategy: China National Policy)
for support of the Africa POWER Consortium
This grant to Boston University’s Program on Women’s Empowerment Research (POWER) will support the establishment of the Africa POWER Consortium with an aim to fill critical research-policy gaps in service delivery and policymaking on issues related to gender, women’s empowerment, and women’s well-being in Africa. The consortium leverages and consolidates the expertise of global and African institutions that operate at the frontier of research, policy, and advocacy — specifically Boston University, the African Institute for Development Policy, IDinsight, AidData, and the EconInsight Center for Development Research. During this planning phase, the consortium will incubate multi-institutional approaches to promote women’s empowerment research, evidence use, and policy influencing. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity and International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for the Global China Initiative’s data analysis for transparency and accountability
The mission of the Global China Initiative at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center is to conduct policy-oriented research that reveals pathways for the Belt and Road Initiative to foster a more stable, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable world economy. The initiative’s data analysis for transparency and accountability provides a valuable public good, inside and outside of China. (Substrategy: China National Policy)
