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With Major Prize, a Project to Turn Carbon Emissions to Stone Gains Momentum
With the award of a 2022 Earthshot prize, new technology to remove carbon from the air by speeding up natural underground chemical reactions moves closer to reality.
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Five Things the Energy Transition Can’t Do Without
Achieving the energy transition will take money, minerals, land, water, and skilled labor. Will we have enough of each?
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A Study Offers New Insights Into the Record 2021 Western North America Heat Wave
Several weeks during summer 2021 saw heat records in the western United States and Canada broken not just by increments, but by tens of degrees, an event of unprecedented extremity. To what degree was it climate change, bad luck, or a combination?
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Iron-Rich Dust From South America Played Role in Last Two Glacial Periods, Says Study
Dust from the land that gets blown into the ocean appears to influence natural climate swings. A new study looks into where much of that dust came from in the past 260,000 years.
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What Did COP27 Accomplish?
Delegates from Columbia Climate School discuss the achievements and shortfalls of COP27, as well as what took place outside the negotiation room.
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Building Green Energy Facilities May Produce Substantial Carbon Emissions, Says Study
Moving from fossil fuels to solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable energy sources will by itself create a new stream of carbon emissions with the construction so much new infrastructure. The good news: Speeding the transition would greatly reduce this effect.
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What Is COP27?
In a recent event, John Furlow, director of Columbia Climate School’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society, provided a brief overview of this year’s global climate change conference in Egypt.
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With Climate Impacts Growing, Insurance Companies Face Big Challenges
As natural disasters become more frequent and more costly, the struggling insurance market could affect the entire economy. To weather the storms ahead, insurers will need to make some changes.
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She Led Scientists Advising New York on Climate Change. Did the City Listen?
Cynthia Rosenzweig co-chaired the New York City Panel on Climate Change, an expert body advising the mayor, from its inception four years before Hurricane Sandy, and well after. Here, she assesses what was learned, and done, before and after.
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“
