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CO2 Reduction Law Rejected in Swiss Referendum
The people of Switzerland narrowly rejected a law that would have curbed greenhouse gas emissions, a win for commercial industries and a blow to environmental activists.
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Wildfires Are Decimating the West and Choking the East — It’s Time for Solutions
Unlike other natural disasters, wildfires endanger the health and well-being of populations near and far.
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More Carbon Emissions Will Kill More People. Here’s How Many.
Current methods to calculate the so-called social cost of carbon largely leave out how many future people our emissions will kill. This study tries to correct that.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kimberley Miner
MPA-ESP alumna Dr. Kimberley Miner has spent her career understanding earth and climate systems to better predict and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Meet Celena Wasserstrom From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class
She wants to help vulnerable communities adapt to climate change.
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The Necessity of Recycling
Without recycling, there can be no circular economy. Without a circular economy, we cannot build environmentally sustainable cities. Without sustainable cities, we’d better start looking for another planet.
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Air Pollution Is Harming People in the Global South at an Alarming Rate. A Climate School Project Wants to Help
Researchers from Columbia’s Climate School are using data collection, community collaboration, and startups to reduce the negative health effects of pollution in India, Indonesia, and the continent of Africa.
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Can New Technology Incentivize Farmers to Capture Carbon in Their Soil?
Remote imaging has the potential to streamline how farmers measure the amount carbon in their soil — historically a major hurdle for farmers hoping to earn money by offsetting CO2 emissions.
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Internships with Interdisciplinary Networks
Internships are available to support the coordination and activities of interdisciplinary Earth Networks. Columbia and Barnard students – apply by August 6.
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
