Author: Guest56
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Coronavirus is Not Helping to Slow Down Climate Change
The same level of emissions cuts reached during the pandemic would need to be repeated each year to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement by 2030.
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Using Art as an In-Road to Science and Activism
Artist Jill Pelto, who fuses data and visuals to communicate about climate change, shares her process and reflections.
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Protecting Biodiversity Requires Action at All Levels
As the U.N. gathers for a biodiversity summit, an alum reminds us that citizens’ actions and voices can make a difference, too.
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Staff Spotlight: Ismini Ethridge, Special Assistant at the Center for Sustainable Development
Growing up in a multicultural family, surrounded by champions of social and environmental justice, helped to set the stage for her work at CSD.
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COVID Economic Recovery: What Might a Green Stimulus Look Like?
The current crisis has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle two monumental challenges at the same time.
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How the Eco Ambassador Program is Transforming Environmental Education
The program from Columbia’s Center for Sustainable Development is equipping young people with skills to address environmental crises in their communities.
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Reporter Russell Gold Warns Against a ‘Failure of Imagination’ in the Energy Sector
In an interview with State of the Planet, the journalist shares some of the lessons he’s learned about climate change while reporting on energy and power companies.
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Seeking Intern to Help Investigate Global Flood Risk
The project objective is to create a global flood hazard risk layer, to be included in a flood risk model, that incorporates exposure and social vulnerability that will be capable of capturing climate changes.
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Europe’s ‘Great Famine’ Years Were Some of the Soggiest in Centuries
Unrelenting rains led to a miserable famine in Europe from 1315-1317. Just how wet was it? A new study reveals that the beginning of the famine included some of the wettest years in the last 700 years.
