Author: Madeleine Rubenstein3

Madeleine Rubenstein is the Research Coordinator for the Columbia Climate Center. A graduate of Barnard College with a B.A. in French Literature and a minor in Political Science, her research with the Climate Center focuses on renewable energy policy and climate change communication, as well as the intersection of science, society, and ethics. While at Sciences Po-Paris, Madeleine studied international climate change policy as well as political theory and environmental economics.

The Skeptic Series, Part I: Earth is Not Warming: Temperatures Haven’t Risen

Observations such as glacier retreat, decreasing Arctic sea ice, and rising sea levels, are consistent with rising temperatures and support the conclusion that Earth is warming.
Climate Solutions, Nation by Nation

This summer, the Earth Institute launched the Global Network for Climate Solutions (GNCS), a research-driven effort to inform and promote international climate change negotiations and activities on a country-by-country basis. Since then, the GNCS has begun facilitating the design of specific adaptation and mitigation efforts through a virtual network of international experts, universities, government agencies, research…
Answering Claims of the Climate Skeptics: An Introduction

Despite a plethora of evidence that anthropogenic climate change is occurring, there remains a vocal minority of critics, both within the climate community and in the general public, who challenge this accepted position.
Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick’s “Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank,” Part II

Authors: Mary-Elena Carr; Kate Brash; Robert Anderson; Madeleine Rubenstein On September 8, 2010, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) and the Columbia Climate Center (CCC) published a report entitled “Climate Change: Addressing the Major Skeptic Arguments,” which responds to the major claims of climate change skeptics. On September 13, 2010, Professor Ross McKitrick of the…
Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick’s “Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank,” Part I

Authors: Mary-Elena Carr; Kate Brash; Robert Anderson; Madeleine Rubenstein On September 8, 2010, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) and the Columbia Climate Center (CCC) published a report responding to the major claims of climate change skeptics. The report, entitled “Climate Change: Addressing the Major Skeptic Arguments,” aims to examine the many claims and counter-claims…
Climate News Roundup: Weeks of 9/20 and 9/27

Deep in Ecuador’s rainforest, a plan to forego an oil bonanza, Yale 360 An ambitious plan to prevent drilling for oil in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park would facilitate payments from the international community to the government of Ecuador. The park is rich in biodiversity, and is the home of several remote groups of indigenous peoples.…
Climate News Roundup – Week of 9/13

Germany Extends Nuclear Plants’ Life, NY Times, Sept. 13 Germany has signaled its intent to extend the life span of the country’s 17 nuclear power plants. The decision, which stands in contrast to the country’s historic resistance to nuclear power, comes as Merkel’s government pushes for more renewable energy sources in Germany’s energy mix. US…
Climate News Roundup – Week of 8/30 and 9/6

Talks at Geneva Dialogue on Climate Finance constructive, BAFU The Swiss Environment Minister, together with the Mexican Foreign Secretary, concluded an informal 2-day meeting of 46 countries and the EU on the future of climate change finance. The dialogue aimed to discuss the problems surrounding the challenge of raising and distributing $100 billion annually, as…
A Beginner’s Guide to Climate Models

Climate models are an important tool for scientists to understand the complexities of Earth’s climate. These computer simulations incorporate both theory and direct observations of the past and present in order to project climate into the future. Because of this synthesizing role, and because their output takes the recognizable shape of maps, these models lay…

The Skeptic Series, Part I: Earth is Not Warming: Temperatures Haven’t Risen

Observations such as glacier retreat, decreasing Arctic sea ice, and rising sea levels, are consistent with rising temperatures and support the conclusion that Earth is warming.
Climate Solutions, Nation by Nation

This summer, the Earth Institute launched the Global Network for Climate Solutions (GNCS), a research-driven effort to inform and promote international climate change negotiations and activities on a country-by-country basis. Since then, the GNCS has begun facilitating the design of specific adaptation and mitigation efforts through a virtual network of international experts, universities, government agencies, research…
Answering Claims of the Climate Skeptics: An Introduction

Despite a plethora of evidence that anthropogenic climate change is occurring, there remains a vocal minority of critics, both within the climate community and in the general public, who challenge this accepted position.
Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick’s “Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank,” Part II

Authors: Mary-Elena Carr; Kate Brash; Robert Anderson; Madeleine Rubenstein On September 8, 2010, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) and the Columbia Climate Center (CCC) published a report entitled “Climate Change: Addressing the Major Skeptic Arguments,” which responds to the major claims of climate change skeptics. On September 13, 2010, Professor Ross McKitrick of the…
Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick’s “Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank,” Part I

Authors: Mary-Elena Carr; Kate Brash; Robert Anderson; Madeleine Rubenstein On September 8, 2010, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) and the Columbia Climate Center (CCC) published a report responding to the major claims of climate change skeptics. The report, entitled “Climate Change: Addressing the Major Skeptic Arguments,” aims to examine the many claims and counter-claims…
Climate News Roundup: Weeks of 9/20 and 9/27

Deep in Ecuador’s rainforest, a plan to forego an oil bonanza, Yale 360 An ambitious plan to prevent drilling for oil in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park would facilitate payments from the international community to the government of Ecuador. The park is rich in biodiversity, and is the home of several remote groups of indigenous peoples.…
Climate News Roundup – Week of 9/13

Germany Extends Nuclear Plants’ Life, NY Times, Sept. 13 Germany has signaled its intent to extend the life span of the country’s 17 nuclear power plants. The decision, which stands in contrast to the country’s historic resistance to nuclear power, comes as Merkel’s government pushes for more renewable energy sources in Germany’s energy mix. US…
Climate News Roundup – Week of 8/30 and 9/6

Talks at Geneva Dialogue on Climate Finance constructive, BAFU The Swiss Environment Minister, together with the Mexican Foreign Secretary, concluded an informal 2-day meeting of 46 countries and the EU on the future of climate change finance. The dialogue aimed to discuss the problems surrounding the challenge of raising and distributing $100 billion annually, as…
A Beginner’s Guide to Climate Models

Climate models are an important tool for scientists to understand the complexities of Earth’s climate. These computer simulations incorporate both theory and direct observations of the past and present in order to project climate into the future. Because of this synthesizing role, and because their output takes the recognizable shape of maps, these models lay…