Climate
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Columbia Climate School Career Reception Connects Students With Climate and Sustainability Professionals
Climate and sustainability students met with professionals in finance, clean energy, real estate, public policy and communications at the 11th annual career reception.
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Climate Risk Meets Retail: Inside Princess Polly’s SoHo Flagship
This M.A. in Climate and Society capstone team worked closely with Princess Polly to assess climate risks and identify opportunities to strengthen its sustainability and resilience.
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How a Massive Ancient Ice Shelf Stabilized Glaciers—and What It Means for Antarctica
New research could lead to more accurate predictions about how quickly Antarctic glaciers might retreat and raise sea levels.
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Beyond Net-Zero Targets: Lisa Sachs on Designing Systems for Decarbonization
Sachs, director of Columbia’s Center on Sustainable Investment, argues that durable climate progress begins with systems diagnosis, not isolated technologies, targets or promises.
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Climate Change Stopped the Next Ice Age
New research shows that 2,000 years ago, remnants of an Arctic ice sheet began growing again, marking the start of a new glacial period—what we commonly call an ice age. But by the 1960s, global warming had raised summer temperatures enough to reverse that growth.
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Highlights From the 2026 Open House at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
More than 2,500 visitors explored hands-on activities, lectures and installations at Lamont’s campus on Saturday, October 17.
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Discover Climate LIVE K12 Sessions for 2026-27
From October through June, Columbia Climate School researchers and students will host sessions exploring climate and sustainability topics including biodiversity, climate finance, climate action in professional sports and wildfire management.
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Critical Minerals, New Energy Sources and the Race for Resilience
At a Climate Week symposium, Columbia Engineering convened members of government, industry and academia to examine critical mineral supply chains and emerging energy sources.
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How Do We Make COP32 Deliver on Climate Goals?
As COP31 and COP32 approach, a Climate Week panel brought together climate leaders to discuss how the world can turn Paris promises into action.

October 28, 2026 is Columbia Giving Day! Your gift to Columbia Climate School helps advance interdisciplinary research, educate the next generation of leaders, and transform bold ideas into real-world solutions for climate, Earth, and society.
