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ACToday Empowers National Meteorological Services
As part of its goal to increase food security in six countries, the ACToday project has helped develop new climate services that lead to better agricultural decision making.
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How ACToday Builds a Global Community of Climate-Trained Decision Makers
In the last year, project members trained more than 1,600 professionals and graduate students on integrating climate knowledge into food planning and policy, to help combat hunger.
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In Madagascar, a Hurricane Simulation Transforms Into Real-life Disaster Response
Instead of leading a fictional disaster simulation as planned, Columbia researchers helped government agencies prepare for and respond to Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in real time.
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Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: What’s New in the Latest IPCC Release
An interview with Ben Orlove, lead author on the report’s chapter on decision-making around climate adaptation.
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Students Secure Funding to Prototype Lamppost Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
A company that grew out of a Sustainability Management class project aims to accelerate EV adoption by making access to chargers more equitable.
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Disaster Expert Testifies in Congress Regarding Future Pandemics
Columbia Climate School’s Jeffrey Schlegelmilch spoke to members of Congress about how better preparedness before disasters strike can save money and lives.
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Clearing the Air: Decarbonization Technologies Take a Giant Step Forward
Research from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is being used to pull CO2 out of the air.
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An Inside Look at the Making of the Recent IPCC Report
IRI climate scientist Daniel Ruiz Carrascal shares his experiences working on this globally influential report, as well as his thoughts about how he hopes it will affect research and action in the future.
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Sabin Center Releases Report Providing Legal Tools for U.S. Cities to Act on Climate Change
Cities Climate Law can help local governments move from pledges to action by demystifying the legal context in which they develop climate policy.
