Sustainability60
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Banning Plastic Bags, Town by Town: a Guide
If you’re already doing your part to reduce, reuse and recycle, what more can you do? Start by thinking bigger, but not too big — one community at a time.
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Youth Strike for Climate and the Ethics of Climate Policy
I believe we are in the midst of a paradigm shift in environmental politics. The idea that we must choose between economic well-being and environmental protection is being challenged.
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Data Visualization Tool Shows Carbon Footprint of Everyday Products
The Carbon Catalogue makes it easy to explore consumer products’ carbon emissions and the various strategies companies are employing to reduce emissions.
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Studying Sustainability in Israel: It’s Complicated
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy students travel to Israel to learn more about the geopolitical climate and resource management as a tool for peace.
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How Are the Sustainable Development Goals Traveling in Your World?
The Center for Sustainable Urban Development is asking city-makers to fill out a survey, the first stage in a project whose aim is to help accelerate the adoption—and mainstreaming—of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
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New Class on Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Global Forests
Brendan Buckley discusses his course, Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Global Forests, which is offered this spring.
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Students Push Columbia Towards Carbon Neutrality
Columbia for Carbon Neutrality, led by sophomores Arianna Menzelos and Meredith Harris, wants the university to commit to being carbon neutral by 2030.
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How Money and the Market Can Sustain Sustainability
Solutions for a sustainable future require large-scale mobilization from communities, governments, and investors.
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Stepping Back From the Hatred in the Air
The two alternative universes of red and blue America have far more in common than they seem to know. It is time to focus our attention beyond these differences and focus on the far greater areas of agreement.

The first Earth Day in 1970 ignited a movement to stop polluting our planet. Today, our scientists and experts are tackling the most pressing challenges to achieve real-world impact. This Earth Day, join us in our commitment to realizing a just and sustainable future for our planet. Visit our Earth Day website for ideas, resources, and inspiration.
