State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

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  • Nature Has No Boundaries

    Nature Has No Boundaries

    Rivers, deserts, and species don’t stop at borders or fences. They are not participating in the conflict in the Middle East, but they are affected by it.

  • Sabin Center Wins Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Protection

    Sabin Center Wins Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Protection

    The American Bar Association award recognizes the center as a premier source for information, analysis, and education on climate change law and policy.

  • Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump’s Stealth War on the EPA

    Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump’s Stealth War on the EPA

    The Trump Administration’s understated attack on environmental regulation could have more impact than some of its higher-profile actions.

  • With Fulbright Grant, Alum Will Study Arctic Ocean Protection

    With Fulbright Grant, Alum Will Study Arctic Ocean Protection

    David Prieto, 2015 graduate of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program, has been awarded a Fulbright-National Science Foundation Arctic Research Grant focused on interdisciplinary issues across the Arctic.

  • Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Applications for the Fall 2017 Global Fellows and Travel Grant Programs are now open! Apply today for funding for your sustainability research.

  • Fall 2017 Earth Institute Research Assistant Opportunities

    Fall 2017 Earth Institute Research Assistant Opportunities

    The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is offering undergraduate students with research assistant opportunities during the fall 2017 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this burgeoning field.

  • Fall 2017 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    Fall 2017 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Interns work on a variety of sustainability-focused projects across The Earth Institute. These projects provide interns with hands-on workplace experience, allowing them to grow professionally while…

  • The Myth That Regulations Kill Jobs

    The Myth That Regulations Kill Jobs

    In a real world of complex new technologies, crowded cities, multiple interests, and exponential information growth, we need regulations.

  • Can Collaboration on Environmental Issues Contribute to Peacebuilding in the Middle East?

    Can Collaboration on Environmental Issues Contribute to Peacebuilding in the Middle East?

    This August, students from Columbia University and Tel Aviv University will travel through the Middle East to learn about the environmental challenges facing communities in Jordan and Israel.

Photo of the Earth from space with the text "Lamont at AGU25" on top.

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

  • Nature Has No Boundaries

    Nature Has No Boundaries

    Rivers, deserts, and species don’t stop at borders or fences. They are not participating in the conflict in the Middle East, but they are affected by it.

  • Sabin Center Wins Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Protection

    Sabin Center Wins Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Protection

    The American Bar Association award recognizes the center as a premier source for information, analysis, and education on climate change law and policy.

  • Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump’s Stealth War on the EPA

    Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump’s Stealth War on the EPA

    The Trump Administration’s understated attack on environmental regulation could have more impact than some of its higher-profile actions.

  • With Fulbright Grant, Alum Will Study Arctic Ocean Protection

    With Fulbright Grant, Alum Will Study Arctic Ocean Protection

    David Prieto, 2015 graduate of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program, has been awarded a Fulbright-National Science Foundation Arctic Research Grant focused on interdisciplinary issues across the Arctic.

  • Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Funding Opportunities for Travel and Field Research

    Applications for the Fall 2017 Global Fellows and Travel Grant Programs are now open! Apply today for funding for your sustainability research.

  • Fall 2017 Earth Institute Research Assistant Opportunities

    Fall 2017 Earth Institute Research Assistant Opportunities

    The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is offering undergraduate students with research assistant opportunities during the fall 2017 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on research projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this burgeoning field.

  • Fall 2017 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    Fall 2017 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

    The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students with opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Interns work on a variety of sustainability-focused projects across The Earth Institute. These projects provide interns with hands-on workplace experience, allowing them to grow professionally while…

  • The Myth That Regulations Kill Jobs

    The Myth That Regulations Kill Jobs

    In a real world of complex new technologies, crowded cities, multiple interests, and exponential information growth, we need regulations.

  • Can Collaboration on Environmental Issues Contribute to Peacebuilding in the Middle East?

    Can Collaboration on Environmental Issues Contribute to Peacebuilding in the Middle East?

    This August, students from Columbia University and Tel Aviv University will travel through the Middle East to learn about the environmental challenges facing communities in Jordan and Israel.