Anthony Janetos
Director, Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University
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Prof. Anthony Janetos joined Boston University in May 2013 as Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of Earth and Environment. Previously, Prof. Janetos served as Director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute at the University of Maryland, where for six years he oversaw an interdisciplinary team of natural scientists, engineers and social scientists committed to understanding the problems of global climate change and their potential solutions.
Prof. Janetos has devoted his career to high-impact global change science and policy, earning international recognition for his scholarship and holding executive leadership positions at institutions including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, World Resources Institute, and the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. He has written and spoken widely on the need to understand the scientific, environmental, economic, and policy linkages among the major global environmental issues, and he has served on several national and international study teams, including working as a co-chair of the U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. In addition to his research interests in the interaction of land systems with human needs and climate change, he has been an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Lead Author and Coordinating Lead Author, and has served on multiple National Research Council Committees and Boards.
Prof. Janetos has testified before Congress many times on issues ranging from the use of space observations to understand Earth processes, on impacts of climate change on the U.S., and on the implications of climate change for development pathways and vulnerability. He chairs numerous advisory committees for research related to environmental decision-making, and has published in both natural science and social science venues. His priorities for the Pardee Center are to foster the integration of natural and social sciences, so that it can continue its long tradition of “interdisciplinary, policy-relevant, and future-oriented research that contributes to long-term improvements in the human condition.”
Prof. Janetos received his A.B. in Biology from Harvard University and his Master’s and Ph.D. in Biology from Princeton University.
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Experts: Megastorms could become norm
August 28, 2017
Boston Herald quoting Anthony Janetos, Pardee School of Global Studies “Megastorms such as Tropical Storm Harvey, which is expected to dump record-setting rainfall on parts of Texas over the next few days, will be increasingly common if the human factors fueling global warming aren’t addressed, climate change experts warn…” View full article.
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What if several of the world’s biggest food crops failed at the same time?
June 4, 2017
The Conversation by Anthony Janetos, Pardee School of Global Studies/ College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “Less than one-quarter of Earth’s total cropland produces nearly three-quarters of the staple crops that feed the world’s population – especially corn, wheat and rice, the most important cereal crops…” View full article.
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Why Trump’s decision to leave Paris accord hurts the US and the world
June 1, 2017
The Conversation co-written by Anthony Janetos, Pardee School of Global Studies/ College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “The whole of the Paris Agreement is based upon goodwill: There are no punitive actions or means to enforce the agreement…” View full article.
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The White House calls climate change research a ‘waste.’ Actually, it’s required by law
March 28, 2017
Washington Post Anthony Janetos, Pardee School/ College and Graduate School of Arts and Science “The day that President Trump’s climate science-slashing budget landed last week, his government held a public meeting here to prepare the nation’s Southeast region for rising seas, wildfires, extreme downpours and other impacts of climate change.” Expert quote: “They’re trying to be […]
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Scientists tease out climate change’s role in Zika spread
August 4, 2016
Daily Bee Anthony Janetos, College of Arts & Sciences Athletes and tourists converging on Brazil this week are crowding into a country where rapid environmental change and natural weather fluctuations nurtured a viral epidemic that has gone global… Expert quote: “If they’d been able to show that the same patterns occurred in other outbreak regions, […]
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DAY 1: Climate summit cites rising ocean effects
December 4, 2015
SouthCoastToday Anthony Janetos, College of Arts & Sciences When Hurricane Bob slammed into the region in 1991, it knocked out power throughout SouthCoast, fueled storm surges of up to 15 feet in Buzzards Bay and caused $1 billion in damages across southern New England… Expert quote: “This is not just an issue … about preserving […]
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Discussing climate change in America
September 22, 2014
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Anthony Janetos presents at MIT Symposium
June 17, 2014
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Obama Turns to Web To Illustrate the Effects Of a Changing Climate
March 19, 2014
New York Times Anthony Janetos, College of Arts & Sciences, Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future President Obama wants Americans to see how climate change could deluge or destroy their own backyards — and to make it as easy as opening a web-based app… Expert quote: “With respect to some aspects of the […]
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Lessons from Superstorm Sandy: Planning for What Lies Ahead
October 30, 2013
NJ Spotlight Anthony Janetos, College of Arts & Sciences, Pardee Center for the Study of Longer-Range Future One year after storm, concerns raised about future risks… View full article
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