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The UN Solutions Network Begins to Chart New Pathways for Sustainable Development
November 29, 2012, NEW YORK – The Leadership Council of the new Sustainable Development Solutions Network gathered at Columbia University to chart new pathways to global sustainable development. The Solutions Network operates under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. More than 70 top scientists, business leaders, politicians and civil society leaders from around the…
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Launch of United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
September 24, 2012, NEW YORK – A diverse group of international leaders in science, business, policy, the United Nations, and civil society gathered at Columbia University on September 22 to launch the new Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. As a first step, the network will establish 10 global…
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Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Measure Carbon Footprints
A Step to Help Lower Emissions, Says Industrial Sponsor
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Joanna Rubinstein Named Assistant Director for International Programs
Dr. Joanna Rubinstein has been appointed today to the position of assistant director of the Earth Institute for international programs. Rubinstein will help to lead the Earth Institute’s international programs for sustainable development, with a key role in coordinating the Earth Institute’s new role as Secretariat of the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network, an initiative…
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Population, Consumption and the Future
As the world population grows toward 10 billion, consumption of water, food and energy is expanding at a rate that cannot be maintained without depleting the planet’s resources. If we fail to address these two issues together, we face a grim future of economic, social and environmental ills, warns a new report prepared by a…
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Jeffrey Sachs Extends Term as Director of Earth Institute
The Earth Institute, Columbia University announced that Professor Jeffrey Sachs has agreed to extend his term as its director. Since his tenure began in 2002, Sachs has led the Earth Institute to become a leading scientific authority on sustainable development while simultaneously expanding its reach worldwide. Through his guidance, the Earth Institute and its scientists…
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Production Starts on Sustainable Bamboo Bikes in Ghana
KUMASI, Ghana, January 18, 2011–The Bamboo Bike Project (BBP) and the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, along with Ghana-based Bamboo Bikes Limited (BBL) have launched a two week long bamboo bike training program to begin production of 750 bikes for a test run in Kumasi, Ghana. The training program will…
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New Initiative Launched to Help Manage Oil in Timor-Leste
The Open Society Foundations have awarded $800,000 to the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment to promote integrated development in Timor-Leste in collaboration with the Revenue Watch Institute (RWI). Though rich in oil and gas, the island nation of Timor-Leste remains one of the least developed countries in the world. To use its revenues…
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Monaco Supports Sustainable Development in Mali
NEW YORK, April 11 – The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Principality of Monaco have launched a new partnership with the Earth Institute, Columbia University that stands to make important new strides in protecting biodiversity and addressing the urgent needs of the rural poor in Mali. With a $1.5 million grant, this…
