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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.
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Huge Areas May Face Possibly Fatal Heat Waves if Warming Continues
Even healthy young adults may not be able to survive unless they can access artificial cooling.
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A Climate Change Adaptation Expert on How To Reduce Fire Risk
Reducing fire risk will require a foundational rethinking of where we build and how.
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7 Climate Experts on What We Can Still Do to Fight Climate Change
Network, think and speak your mind: Here are some ways to engage with the climate crisis.
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Jimmy Carter’s Climate Legacy: A Road Not Taken
The former president’s progressive climate agenda demonstrates how leadership might inform long-term climate action.

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