Posts
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Reporting on the Climate Apocalypse: An Interview With Brian Kahn
A prominent journalist and teacher in Columbia’s Climate and Society program, Kahn shares his thoughts on the importance of empathy and humility when communicating about climate change.
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The Climate-Nutrition Connection in Food Security
In early 2021, ACToday, Cheikh Anta Diop University and Senegal’s national meteorological service organized a three-hour webinar to launch discussions about connections between climate and nutrition.
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Putting People and Planet Before Profits: A Q&A With Martin Dietrich Brauch
The senior legal and economics researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment wants to overhaul investment policies in order to fight climate change and achieve sustainable development goals.
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Defying Some Expectations, Southern Ocean Did Not Increase Carbon Uptake in Ice Ages
In much of the world ocean, there is evidence that iron-rich dust blowing from land has fertilized algae during cold period, increasing uptake of carbon from the air, and keeping things frigid. Not here, says a new study.
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Sustainability Start-ups: Creativity in the Transition to An Environmentally Sound Society
I am amazed by the work I’ve seen by my students and graduates as they translate their environmental principles into practical sustainability practice in a world desperate for innovation.
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Sustainable Investing: How Effective Is It Really?
Can your personal investments really help to fight climate change and advance sustainable development? The real-world impacts are inconclusive.
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Peggy Shepard to Speak at Columbia Climate School Graduation
Environmental justice advocate Peggy Shepard will deliver the keynote address at Columbia Climate School’s inaugural Class Day ceremony on May 13.
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At 90, Still Studying Ancient Pollen
Lamont’s Linda Heusser turned 90 years old on April 12, and the only birthday present she really wanted was another sediment core to study.
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Glacier Retreat in the Andes is Bankrupting a Billion Dollar Corporation
The developer of a controversial hydroelectric project in Chile has filed for bankruptcy, blaming Andean glacier retreat and droughts for low water flows.
