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By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“

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• Perspectives Series: Degrowth vs. Green Growth
  Monday, March 9, 2026 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Where: Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Description: Perspectives Dialogue Series | “Degrowth vs. green growth: can capitalism solve climate change?” The Perspectives Dialogue Series is a flagship public forum of the Columbia Climate School, created to elevate rigorous, solutions-oriented conversations on climate questions that do not have easy […]
• Geodynamics Seminar – Russell Callahan
  Monday, March 9, 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: Seismology Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: Presentation by Russell Callahan. Geologic and Tectonic Controls on Weathering, Water, and Ecosystems Tectonic deformation and magmatic processes control mineralogy, and fracture networks, effectively preconditioning bedrock long before it is exposed at Earth’s surface. These inherited properties strongly influence how rock weathers […]
• Climate Justice Now Round Table
  Thursday, March 5, 2026 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Where: Heyman Center for the Humanities, 74 Morningside Dr., New York, NY 10027 Description: A roundtable discussion of the new volume of Climate Justice Now and the current challenges facing the climate justice movement. Information and RSVP Link Climate Justice Now Climate Justice Now offers an exploration of debates on climate […]

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   We must turn away from “business as usual” to instead act in direct relationship to plants and animals, reciprocating by…

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   The reason there is no major recycling of solar panels is that there are almost no panels to recycle. Any…

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   WIND TURBINES Transporting large heavy turbines components from factories to construction sites ships and trucks uses diesel fuel.

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• Iran Conflict Spurs Early Oil Price Surge
  March 1, 2026
  “The risk of escalation is greater than seen in recent regional conflicts,” said Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy, in an essay before markets opened….
• Did Climate Change Contribute to the Record-Setting New England Blizzard? — The Boston Globe
  February 28, 2026
  “That’s the fuel that powers these coastal storms,” said Daniel Bader, a senior staff associate at Columbia Climate School.
• Seattle’s Hidden Megathrust: The Science Hehind the Next ‘Big One’
  February 28, 2026
  In 2021, Suzanne Carbotte, marine geophysicist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, led a 41-day expedition aboard the Marcus G. Langseth. Her team towed a 9.3-mile sensor array across nearly the entire zone, firing sound […]