cs highlights
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Five Ways To Make Your Life More Sustainable
Ready to go green(er) this Earth Day? Here’s a place to start.
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We Have the Power To Protect Our Planet
Our Power, Our Planet is the theme of Earth Day 2025, and it invites the world to join together in support of renewable energy.
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The Earth Is Getting Drier
Desertification is occurring in many parts of the world, including the western U.S., Brazil, most of Europe, Asia and central Africa. Is it too late to reverse it?
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How Can We Help People Who Cannot Flee High Climate-Risk Zones?
Much research focuses on people fleeing climate risks and natural hazards. What about those who can’t move?
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IKEA CEO Jesper Brodin Believes a Sustainable Future Is Also Good Business
On Tuesday, March 11, Brodin will visit the Columbia Climate School to give the Signature Speaker Series lecture: “It’s good business to be a good business.”
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Columbia Climate School Announces New Dual Degree with Columbia Engineering
The Climate School is thrilled to announce the launch of a new dual degree program with the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, to begin September 2025.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer Elizabeth Kolbert Is Cataloging the Climate Crisis
On Monday, Feb. 24, Kolbert visited the Columbia Climate School to give the Signature Speaker Series lecture, “Under a White Sky: Solar geoengineering and other bright ideas.”
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Columbia Climate School Launches First M.S. in Climate Finance Program in the United States
A new interdisciplinary degree will drive impactful solutions to the climate crisis through advanced financial tools and scientific knowledge.
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Celebrating the 2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In honor of this year’s STEM theme, we highlight just a few examples of the exceptional women scientists from the Columbia Climate School.

The first Earth Day in 1970 ignited a movement to stop polluting our planet. This Earth Month, join us in our commitment to realizing a just and sustainable future for our planet. Visit our Earth Day website for ideas, resources, and inspiration.