State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

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  • Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    When JD Capuano and Sami Abbay joined the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program back in September 2010, they both knew from the start that they wanted to become entrepreneurs. Over the course of the past two years, JD and Sami were able to make their career dreams a reality in the form of Closed…

  • IKEA Foundation Pledges $2.5 Million to Earth Institute Project in India

    IKEA Foundation Pledges $2.5 Million to Earth Institute Project in India

    In partnership with Earth Institute researchers, the IKEA Foundation has pledged over $2.5 million to help improve the quality of education through pilot projects in two Indian states.

  • Rare Earth Metals: Will We Have Enough?

    Rare Earth Metals: Will We Have Enough?

    Cell phones, iPads, laptops, televisions, hybrid cars, wind turbines, solar cells and many more products depend on rare earth metals to function. Will there be enough for us to continue our high-tech lifestyle and transition to a renewable energy economy?

  • Ikea Foundation Funds Effort To Boost Primary Education In India

    $2.5 Million for 5-year Demonstration Project Led by the Earth Institute

  • MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    Prior to joining the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program (MPA-ESP), current student Maggie Dewane was working as the Executive Assistant to United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, while also serving as the Senator’s Projects Specialist for military, veterans’, foreign, and women’s affairs. Having studied Diplomacy and International Relations as an…

  • 2 Earth Institute Centers Join Forces

    The Earth Institute today announced that beginning Oct. 1, the Center for Global Health and Economic Development (CGHED) would migrate its staff and projects to the Earth Institute’s Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development.

  • Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    We invite you to come and learn more about Master of Science in Sustainability Management and the Certification of Professional Achievement in Sustainability Analytics programs by joining us at these events. All events are open to the public and free of charge. The deadline to apply for both programs for Spring 2013 enrollment is November…

  • Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Measure Carbon Footprints

    A Step to Help Lower Emissions, Says Industrial Sponsor

  • Conservation and Environmental Sustainability Education Goes International

    Conservation and Environmental Sustainability Education Goes International

    CERC’s integration of web-based learning into the Certificate Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability allows the Center to reach an international audience, providing education to students from as far away as the United Kingdom, South Africa, and New Zealand.

Photo of the Earth from space with the text "Lamont at AGU25" on top.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More

  • Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    When JD Capuano and Sami Abbay joined the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program back in September 2010, they both knew from the start that they wanted to become entrepreneurs. Over the course of the past two years, JD and Sami were able to make their career dreams a reality in the form of Closed…

  • IKEA Foundation Pledges $2.5 Million to Earth Institute Project in India

    IKEA Foundation Pledges $2.5 Million to Earth Institute Project in India

    In partnership with Earth Institute researchers, the IKEA Foundation has pledged over $2.5 million to help improve the quality of education through pilot projects in two Indian states.

  • Rare Earth Metals: Will We Have Enough?

    Rare Earth Metals: Will We Have Enough?

    Cell phones, iPads, laptops, televisions, hybrid cars, wind turbines, solar cells and many more products depend on rare earth metals to function. Will there be enough for us to continue our high-tech lifestyle and transition to a renewable energy economy?

  • Ikea Foundation Funds Effort To Boost Primary Education In India

    $2.5 Million for 5-year Demonstration Project Led by the Earth Institute

  • MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    MPA Student Hopes ESP Program is Path to Capitol Hill

    Prior to joining the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program (MPA-ESP), current student Maggie Dewane was working as the Executive Assistant to United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, while also serving as the Senator’s Projects Specialist for military, veterans’, foreign, and women’s affairs. Having studied Diplomacy and International Relations as an…

  • 2 Earth Institute Centers Join Forces

    The Earth Institute today announced that beginning Oct. 1, the Center for Global Health and Economic Development (CGHED) would migrate its staff and projects to the Earth Institute’s Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development.

  • Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    Learn About Programs in Sustainability Management and Analytics

    We invite you to come and learn more about Master of Science in Sustainability Management and the Certification of Professional Achievement in Sustainability Analytics programs by joining us at these events. All events are open to the public and free of charge. The deadline to apply for both programs for Spring 2013 enrollment is November…

  • Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Measure Carbon Footprints

    A Step to Help Lower Emissions, Says Industrial Sponsor

  • Conservation and Environmental Sustainability Education Goes International

    Conservation and Environmental Sustainability Education Goes International

    CERC’s integration of web-based learning into the Certificate Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability allows the Center to reach an international audience, providing education to students from as far away as the United Kingdom, South Africa, and New Zealand.