SUSTAINABILITY
Playing With Fire: Harnessing Lava To Build Sustainable Cities
A futuristic new project imagines the possibility of molding lava into building material, thereby reducing the carbon emissions associated with construction.
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A Composer’s Instrumental Ode to the Arctic Circle
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Playing With Fire: Harnessing Lava To Build Sustainable Cities
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Gen Z Leads the Call for Conservation With TreeTalks
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Chance, Connection and Climate Change on the Greenland Ice Sheet
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What a Year of Climate Research Taught Me About Resilience
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Congratulations to the 2025 Graduates of the Columbia Climate School
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Transcript: An Animated Energy Primer With Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson
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Animated Infographic: Cool Tips for Hot Days (And Lower Bills)
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Energy Efficiency Begins at Home: A Conversation with Alexis Abramson
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- Saturday, June 7, 2025 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Visit Columbia Climate School’s booth and many other organizations, non-profits and local businesses at the Manhattanville campus on Saturday, June 7, 2025, for a free, fun-filled celebration of community! Immerse yourself in the arts through youth programming, indulge in […]
- Saturday, June 7, 2025 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Welcome Today and Every Day Join us on the Manhattanville campus on June 7, 2025, for a free, fun-filled celebration of community! Immerse yourself in the arts through youth programming, indulge in Uptown cuisine with local vendors, […]
- Thursday, June 5, 2025 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Register here. Join the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) for a webinar on “Igniting Action to Reduce Gas Flaring: Real Opportunities, Real Projects, Real Results.” Gas flaring is a major global challenge. Despite bold commitments, global flaring levels have stagnated at around 140-150 BCM per year, emitting up […]
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- That would almost certainly mean defunding the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University, “one of the best labs in the world for modelling the atmosphere”, says Adam Sobel, a professor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty […]
- The Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York is also home to the diner best known for its appearance on Seinfeld. … Why it matters: The closure of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space […]
- A new analysis of America’s 28 largest population centers found that all but three are sinking overall, and in many cases significantly. Several of the most affected areas are in Texas, particularly around Fort Worth […]