At a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change side event in early June, representatives from several countries discussed the urgent need to address global loss of water and sea-level rise.
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Amy Imdieke
|June 12, 2023
A Kyrgyz journalist reflects on COP27 and its results for Kyrgyzstan.
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Baktygul Chynybaeva
|February 2, 2023
Did the conference deliver on its billing as the first “food COP”?
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Benjamin Ritter and Kevin Karl
|December 16, 2022
Why is it so hard to stop climate change? A mock COP27 classroom activity helped students better understand climate negotiations, and taught them that a solid climate education includes perspectives from across the world.
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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Emily Halnon
|November 22, 2022
Sustainability Management student Jiangnan Shen co-founded a company that is exploring new ways to teach sustainable development. She tells us about the company’s games and how they can contribute to climate action.
Learn more about how Columbia Climate School has been advancing the conversation at the world’s most important climate change summit.
Switching to cleaner cookstoves can save lives, cut carbon emissions, and promote gender equality. At COP27, world leaders should take steps to ensure universal clean cooking access by 2030.
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Benjamin Ritter and Kevin Karl
|November 14, 2022
It’s relatively easy to hang banners and call for rapid change. It’s far more difficult to do the work required to build the new energy system we need.
Leaders from all over the world shared stories of climate action and developed plans to advance action and resilience. This conversation is just the beginning.