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Faculty Spotlight: Dan Mathis
In his course, ‘Equity, Policy, and Sustainability,’ he’s looking forward to teaching students how to incorporate equity into their sustainability endeavors.
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Will You Protect the Trees or the Forest?
Some environmental groups are prioritizing local, smaller-scale conservation over the critical goal of combatting global climate change.
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Multiform Floods: A Growing Climate Threat
When different types of floods occur in close succession or simultaneously, the challenges to communities can be immense.
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An Interview With ‘Hila the Killa,’ Eco-Rapper and Climate Clown
The popular TikTok edutainer shares her thoughts on how creativity and fun can contribute to climate change solutions.
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Harlem Week Event Discusses Environmental Justice and a More Equitable Future
A century ago, the Harlem Renaissance changed the worlds of art and culture. Could Harlem one day become a leader in the transition to a green economy?
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Faculty Spotlight: Rhiannon Gulick
This fall, she’ll be co-teaching ‘Energy and Sustainable Development’ — a class that emphasizes how to ask good questions.
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Predicting the Future of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The transition away from fossil fuels will take a generation: it is a matter of decades, not days, weeks, months, or years. It requires understanding the problem’s scale and uncertainty and the role of the public and private sectors.
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What the Inflation Reduction Act Does — and Doesn’t Do — for Climate
It’s the U.S.’s first bill that focuses on climate change, but it’s not perfect.
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Meet Adam Stickney From the Climate and Society Class of 2023
He’s looking forward to learning how to transform thought into climate action.

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
