Climate116
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How New York City is Preparing For Climate Change
The New York City Panel on Climate Change reports that extreme weather is becoming more frequent, longer lasting and more intense. How is the city dealing with the impacts of climate change?
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Zero-Carbon Economy is Within Reach, Says Climate Economist
Nicholas Stern is optimistic that we can create a zero-carbon world economy in the coming decades. What he’s worried about is whether we will, he said in a recent talk.
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Workshop Provides New Ideas for Carbon Offsets at Columbia
Students from the Columbia for Carbon Neutrality campaign attended a workshop in April to learn more about the university’s options for offsetting its carbon emissions.
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Unlocking Earth’s Climate Past: A New Tracer Identifies Weathering Intensity Over Time
New method helps determine how quickly silicates wear down over time, which is key to understanding natural processes that remove CO2 from air.
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Lessons Learned From an Energy Company’s Green Transformation
In just 12 years, Ørsted reduced its coal use by 81 percent and became the planet’s leading offshore windfarm developer. Here’s what other companies can learn from the transition.
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Warm Autumn Winds Could Strain Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf
New research shows that the Larsen C ice shelf—the fourth largest ice shelf in Antarctica—experienced an unusual spike in late summer and early autumn surface melting in the years 2015 to 2017.
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The Use and Misuse of Climate Change Projections in Development
Current practices are not making use of the best available scientific knowledge to guide real-world decision making.
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Carbon Lurking in Deep Ocean Threw Ancient Climate Switch, Say Researchers
A million years ago, a longtime pattern of alternating glaciations and warm periods dramatically changed, when ice ages suddenly became longer and more intense. Scientists have long suspected that this was connected to the slowdown of a key Atlantic Ocean current system that today once again is slowing. A new study of sediments from the…
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Mixing Science With Tradition Among Burkina Faso’s Migratory Herders
Anthropologists are working with Fulani community leaders to promote knowledge-sharing between herders and climate scientists.
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
