The Foundation funded a major interdisciplinary Chlorine Research Project over three years, and provided funding for the development of the Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS). Established in 1993, the AGS is an international partnership formed by three leading technical research universities, MIT, the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and the University of Tokyo, to address the complex issues at the intersection of environment and economic goals. The AGS aims to effectively inform the decision-making process at all levels of global society; to translate cutting-edge knowledge into effective action; and to help prepare a new generation of leaders.

The AGS is committed to the study of sustainability in energy, mobility, urban systems, cleaner technologies, global climate change, and natural resources and ecosystems. Some 50 multi-disciplinary, multi-geographic projects have been funded, and more than 200 faculty members and 400 students collaborate with partners from industry and governments on such issues as clean coal combustion in China, transportation systems in large cities and efficient water usage in agriculture.

For more information visit: www.globalsustainability.org