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Electric Vehicle Adoption Requires More Effective Public and Private Management
Regulation can help accelerate the adoption of EVs, but more effective public and private management is needed to build better EVs and ensure that charging them is easy and convenient.
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Register to Present at the Climate School’s Earth Month and Student Research Showcase
Columbia’s annual Earth Month and Student Research Showcase will take place on April 26.
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Key Ocean Current Contains a Warning on Climate
A new study shows that a giant current circling Antarctica has speeded up during past warm periods, eating away at the polar ice. It’s doing it again now.
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Student Spotlight: Exploring the Impact of Sustainable Development on Study Abroad Experiences
Two students in Columbia’s Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development discuss their study abroad experiences and offer advice to students curious about similar adventures.
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Summer 2024 Climate School Internship Opportunities
Current full-time Columbia and Barnard students (undergraduate, graduate, and PhD) are eligible to apply.
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Using Nature to Help the Climate: 4 Ways That Work
Only a few nature-based climate solutions are grounded in well-proven science. The good news: these are the ones that are already most widely used.
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The Emerging Field of Sustainable Agriculture
In the United States—and throughout the world—there is potential for a transformation of agricultural practices to make them more efficient and less polluting.
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Dam Removal Spurs the Return of Salmon—and a Local Tribe’s Hopes of Sustainable Fishing
For the first time since dams were removed on Washington State’s Elwha River in 2014, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe was able to open a ceremonial and subsistence salmon fishery.
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Strategies for Safe Drinking Water: Ensuring Lead-Free Taps for All
On World Water Day, Columbia researchers explore the best options for replacing America’s aging pipes.
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
