Climate Week NYC7
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What the Earth Institute is Doing for Climate Week 2019
We’ve planned a busy week of climate-related events and blog posts for you to learn from, enjoy, and get inspired.
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You Asked: Can the Great Green Wall Stop the Sahara From Expanding?
A climate scientist answers readers’ questions about an initiative that would plant a vast wall of trees to combat the effects of climate change.
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Burning Headlines Kick off a Climate-Coverage Campaign
As part of the Covering Climate Now initiative, an art exhibit transforms climate-related newspaper pages to reflect what’s coming on a human-heated planet.
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You Asked: Does Caring About Plastic Distract From Climate Change?
Short answer: Why not both?
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You Asked: What Are My Clean Energy Options in New York?
Because most NYC apartments don’t have the space for a solar panel array.
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Event: Earth Institute Experts to Discuss How to Act on Climate
Join us at ‘Our Future Festival NYC’ on September 21. This groundbreaking climate event is designed to inform and inspire.
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Interactive Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Climate Change and Its Impacts
In celebration of Climate Week NYC, here are 10 sample questions from our Climate Challenge game on Kahoot!
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6 Ways Our Team Is Taking Action on Climate Change—And How You Can, Too
Scientists and staff within the Earth Institute share some of the ways they’re shrinking their carbon footprints.
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Quiz: How Much do You Really Know About Climate Change?
The answers to some of these questions may surprise you.

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“
