Sustainability47
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Understanding Our Interconnected World and COVID-19
We need to develop the technologies, organizational capacities and institutional framework that enable people to be safe in this new world.
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Recycling in the U.S. Is Broken. How Do We Fix It?
Most of what you put into the recycling bin doesn’t actually get recycled. Here’s why — and how we can do better.
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Lessons from Skyping Scientists as the Coronavirus Pandemic Drives Learning Online
Online learning can be effective and engaging with practice, but the abruptness of the transition now has caught thousands of teachers and institutions off guard.
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Urban Farms: Growing Community Across the Five Boroughs
While urban agriculture is often praised for promoting sustainable growing techniques, one of its most important qualities is its encouragement of social connections and civic engagement.
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A Renewable Resource-Based Economy Requires Public-Private Partnership
What we’re missing is an activist federal government working hand in hand with the finance industry to incentivize green finance at a massive, national scale.
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How Have Careers in Sustainability Evolved Over the Past 10 Years?
The All Ivy Career Fair provides a glimpse into the diverse professional opportunities for sustainability students and graduates.
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Symposium Will Discuss How Businesses Can Lead on Climate
An event on March 6 will bring together representatives from the world’s most powerful industries to discuss the role of business in addressing today’s urgent sustainability challenges.
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How Private Philanthropies Can Maximize Their Impacts
In his new book, Philanthropy and Society, research scholar David Maurrasse highlights strategic and inclusive tactics that help philanthropic institutions to more effectively serve their communities.
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The Sharing Economy Comes to Congress While Plastic Bags Leave New York
Both clothing rental and plastic bag bans are small steps on the long road to sustainable cities and a circular, less environmentally destructive economy.

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“
