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Helping Vietnam’s Coffee Sector Become More Climate Resilient
A new platform aims to use digital technology to help farmers lower costs, boost yields and increase profits.
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Columbia University Launches the World’s First ‘Carbon Dioxide Removal Law’ Database
New online resource provides the most comprehensive information to date on legal issues related to carbon dioxide removal, utilization, storage, and transportation.
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Paulina Concha Larrauri: From Making Detergent to Ensuring Access to Clean Water
At the Columbia Water Center, she has worked to promote equal access to clean water, reduce risks to disadvantaged populations, and protect the environment.
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Alumni Spotlight: Pooja Chawda, Decarbonizing the Future by Cultivating Interconnectedness
Her degree in Sustainability Manage helps her to fuse policy with environment and social justice.
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New Tools Track Action on Climate Laws in New York State and NYC
The trackers will help to hold officials accountable for meeting important climate deadlines.
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New Guidance for Communicating With Kids About COVID-19
A new resource provides talking points for parents, medical professions, and others who work with kids to help reinforce healthy behaviors.
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New Online Tool Tracks Energy Investments During Economic Recovery
Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy has launched a website to track how pandemic recovery packages are shaping the future of energy and climate.
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Lamont-Doherty Program Aims to Bring More Diversity to Earth Science
The Secondary School Field Research Program offers a diverse group of young people a unique opportunity to do field and laboratory research.
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App Will Track Harmful Dust From Bauxite Mining in Guinea
Researchers at Columbia are developing an app that Guinean communities can use to hold mining companies accountable for controlling the dust they produce, which can harm health and livelihoods.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
