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Land Restoration Can Profoundly Benefit People and the Environment
A recent webinar highlighted how returning land to a more natural state can help the climate, the local environment, and nearby communities.
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In the 2020 Elections, It’s Not Just the Presidential Race That Matters
State utility commissioners play a vital role in shaping the transition to renewable energy and protecting vulnerable populations.
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Video Projected on Glacier Beckons Worldwide Climate Action
Youth and Greenpeace activists projected a video onto a glacier in Svalbard, following a trend of using glaciers to call attention to the climate emergency.
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Scientists Harness Satellites to Track Algae Growth on Greenland Ice Sheet
To measure algal blooms across large regions of the Greenland ice, and understand their effects on melting over time, scientists are turning to space.
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Irrigation in High Mountain Asia is Creating Unexpected Glacier Growth
Irrigated agricultural plains in regions of High Mountain Asia are driving increased snowfall accumulation, protecting glaciers from temperature rises.
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TED Talk Proposes A Three-Step Plan for India’s Clean Energy Transition
Senior research scholar Varun Sivaram presented his ideas at the star-studded TED Countdown Global Launch, a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.
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Sustainability Culture and Rebuilding Consensus on Environmental Policy
The only way out is by learning to listen to each other and forging compromises. The alternative is too dire to contemplate.
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Columbia University Launches the World’s First ‘Carbon Dioxide Removal Law’ Database
New online resource provides the most comprehensive information to date on legal issues related to carbon dioxide removal, utilization, storage, and transportation.
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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.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
