Author: Andrew Revkin2

Andrew Revkin is the founding director of the new Initiative on Communication and Sustainability at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. There he is building programs, courses, tools and collaborations aimed at bridging gaps between science and society to cut climate risk and spread social and ecological resilience. Revkin has written on climate change for more than 30 years, reporting from the North Pole to the White House, the Amazon rain forest to the Vatican – mostly for The New York Times. He has won the top awards in science journalism multiple times and has written acclaimed books on the history of humanity’s relationship with weather, the changing Arctic, global warming and the assault on the Amazon rain forest, as well as three book chapters on science communication. His 1992 proposition that we’ve entered a “geological age of our own making” got him invited onto the Anthropocene Working Group, the expert team assessing evidence that Earth’s fate is being markedly reshaped by humans. The Golden-Globe-winning HBO film “The Burning Season” was based on Revkin’s biography of slain rain forest defender Chico Mendes. A lifelong musician, he was a frequent accompanist of Pete Seeger and is a performing songwriter. He lives in the Hudson River Valley.

The Webb Telescope’s Faraway Revelations, and Earth’s Here-and-Now Challenges

NASA has two missions: understanding and protecting the home planet, and exploring outer space. Both missions are necessary to building a sustainable future.
Heat, Storm, Drought, Fire: Prolonged Climate Extremes as Cool La Niña Pacific Pattern Persists

As the tropical Pacific stays stuck in a cool phase, dangerous patterns persist worldwide.
In Energy, Water and Climate Crises, Conservation is Still Too Often an Unmentionable ‘C’ Word

Whether the challenge is energy, mobility or water, addiction to the status quo has long cut against doing something incredibly effective at community scale: using less.
To Improve Climate and Food Futures, We Need More Rewards for Connection Makers

The networked approach taken by World Food Prize Laureate Cynthia Rosenzweig shows a path to progress in facing rapid climate and societal change.
Meet Global Press: Filling Global News Gaps With Female Reporters

This innovative journalism network trains, publishes and protects reporters in many of the world’s least-covered, most troubled regions.
Beyond Earth Days

Tune in to Sustain What for justice songs, eel revivals, and myriad paths toward planetary progress today and every day.
Why Flotillas of U.S. Natural Gas or Heat Pumps Can’t Rescue Europe from Its Putin-Driven Gas Crisis

Europe has to save itself from its energy emergency, but Congress can address today’s political and geopolitical jolts with a smart, stripped-down energy and climate bill.
A Global Teach-in Explores Paths From Classrooms to Climate Change Impact

Too often, when people think of climate education, they envision dry lectures on greenhouse gases or melting ice. What’s missed is how student-led inquiry can reveal climate solutions.
How Agencies and Communities Facing Wildfire Can Collaborate to Cut Risk Now

A talk with two leaders of the Biden administration’s effort to fight fire before things burn.

The Webb Telescope’s Faraway Revelations, and Earth’s Here-and-Now Challenges

NASA has two missions: understanding and protecting the home planet, and exploring outer space. Both missions are necessary to building a sustainable future.
Heat, Storm, Drought, Fire: Prolonged Climate Extremes as Cool La Niña Pacific Pattern Persists

As the tropical Pacific stays stuck in a cool phase, dangerous patterns persist worldwide.
In Energy, Water and Climate Crises, Conservation is Still Too Often an Unmentionable ‘C’ Word

Whether the challenge is energy, mobility or water, addiction to the status quo has long cut against doing something incredibly effective at community scale: using less.
To Improve Climate and Food Futures, We Need More Rewards for Connection Makers

The networked approach taken by World Food Prize Laureate Cynthia Rosenzweig shows a path to progress in facing rapid climate and societal change.
Meet Global Press: Filling Global News Gaps With Female Reporters

This innovative journalism network trains, publishes and protects reporters in many of the world’s least-covered, most troubled regions.
Beyond Earth Days

Tune in to Sustain What for justice songs, eel revivals, and myriad paths toward planetary progress today and every day.
Why Flotillas of U.S. Natural Gas or Heat Pumps Can’t Rescue Europe from Its Putin-Driven Gas Crisis

Europe has to save itself from its energy emergency, but Congress can address today’s political and geopolitical jolts with a smart, stripped-down energy and climate bill.
A Global Teach-in Explores Paths From Classrooms to Climate Change Impact

Too often, when people think of climate education, they envision dry lectures on greenhouse gases or melting ice. What’s missed is how student-led inquiry can reveal climate solutions.
How Agencies and Communities Facing Wildfire Can Collaborate to Cut Risk Now

A talk with two leaders of the Biden administration’s effort to fight fire before things burn.