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More Carbon Emissions Will Kill More People. Here’s How Many.
Current methods to calculate the so-called social cost of carbon largely leave out how many future people our emissions will kill. This study tries to correct that.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kimberley Miner
MPA-ESP alumna Dr. Kimberley Miner has spent her career understanding earth and climate systems to better predict and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Meet Celena Wasserstrom From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class
She wants to help vulnerable communities adapt to climate change.
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The Necessity of Recycling
Without recycling, there can be no circular economy. Without a circular economy, we cannot build environmentally sustainable cities. Without sustainable cities, we’d better start looking for another planet.
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Air Pollution Is Harming People in the Global South at an Alarming Rate. A Climate School Project Wants to Help
Researchers from Columbia’s Climate School are using data collection, community collaboration, and startups to reduce the negative health effects of pollution in India, Indonesia, and the continent of Africa.
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Can New Technology Incentivize Farmers to Capture Carbon in Their Soil?
Remote imaging has the potential to streamline how farmers measure the amount carbon in their soil — historically a major hurdle for farmers hoping to earn money by offsetting CO2 emissions.
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Internships with Interdisciplinary Networks
Internships are available to support the coordination and activities of interdisciplinary Earth Networks. Columbia and Barnard students – apply by August 6.
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Tokyo Olympics 2021: What Will Be the Lasting Impacts?
What are the long-term benefits of Olympic games to cities? Do these events tend to reduce inequities and expand opportunities, or do they exacerbate existing disparities?
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Internship Opportunity: All Ivy Career Fair Outreach
The Earth Institute is seeking three interns to assist with outreach for the 2022 Virtual All Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair.
