climate finance
-

From Peru to Columbia: Marialexandra Horna Arrieta’s Path to Climate Finance
Horna, a Stanley Park Climate Finance Scholarship recipient, is pursuing economics and green finance to drive sustainable investment across Latin America.
-

Climate Finance Student Guy Ningabo Believes Better Impact Finance Can Transform Renewable Energy in Africa
Born and raised in Burundi, East Africa, Ningabo is one of three recipients of the prestigious Stanley Park Climate Finance Scholarship for the M.S. in Climate Finance. He shares more about his journey and what keeps him motivated.
-

The Future of Climate Finance
Climate economist Gernot Wagner argues public climate finance should de-risk private investment, fund adaptation for vulnerable countries and help multilateral development banks scale proven climate technologies faster.
-

AI’s Promise Requires Innovation in Governance, Not Technology Alone
New research highlights that without a coordinated global agreement, AI risks accelerating the very crises it could help solve.
-

Climate Finance in the Multipolar Era
Climate finance in the multipolar era will be driven less by collective targets and more by the need to manage geopolitical security risks in a less stable world.
-

Why We’re All on the Same Team in the Fight Against Climate Change
Campbell Award winner Marina Saguar Urquiola is helping to solve climate change through adaptation finance.
-

Climate Finance Has Failed Africa Twice Over. Here’s How To Fix It.
Credit-rating methodologies must stop treating poverty as a self-fulfilling proxy for default risk.
-

New Climate Finance Initiative Supports Climate Adaptation Efforts in Glacier-Dependent Regions
A newly approved $250 million from the Green Climate Fund will target glacier melt in Central Asia, the South Caucasus and Pakistan, offering an example of large-scale climate finance for adaptation.
-

COP30 Is Over. But for the World’s Most Vulnerable, the Crisis Is Ongoing.
Anyieth Philip Ayuen, a graduate of the Climate and Society program, on the importance of keeping resilience, literacy and survival at the center of global climate policy.

Columbia Climate School is bringing bold ideas, leading experts, and groundbreaking research to Climate Week NYC. Explore our events, stories, and updates as we help shape the conversation on climate action across New York City.
