State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

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  • Five Tips for Taking Climate Action in Your Community

    Five Tips for Taking Climate Action in Your Community

    Environmental justice lawyer Christine Appah-Gyamfi offers tips for getting involved in climate advocacy this Earth Day.

  • Investors Play a Crucial Role in Solving Climate Change

    Investors Play a Crucial Role in Solving Climate Change

    Climate School experts discuss how strategic investing can drive innovation and systemic change.

  • Earth Day Urgency

    Earth Day Urgency

    We are nowhere close to achieving the transition to environmental sustainability, but the process is well underway here in the United States. To achieve this, we need to think about our shared values rather than our differences. Let’s make every day an Earth Day.

  • Beyond Earth Days

    Beyond Earth Days

    Tune in to Sustain What for justice songs, eel revivals, and myriad paths toward planetary progress today and every day.

  • Decarbonization: An Animated Graphic

    Decarbonization: An Animated Graphic

    ‘Decarbonization’ is a buzzword, but what does it actually mean? Learn more in this simple and fun illustration.

  • What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?

    What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?

    To keep the planet from warming more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, economies must rapidly decarbonize. What will this involve?

  • Behind the Podcast ‘How We Got Here’

    Behind the Podcast ‘How We Got Here’

    Scientists Stephanie Spera and Rachel Lupien demystify how different professionals are addressing the climate crisis, one career path and podcast episode at a time.

  • Reporting on the Climate Apocalypse: An Interview With Brian Kahn

    Reporting on the Climate Apocalypse: An Interview With Brian Kahn

    A prominent journalist and teacher in Columbia’s Climate and Society program, Kahn shares his thoughts on the importance of empathy and humility when communicating about climate change.

  • The Climate-Nutrition Connection in Food Security

    The Climate-Nutrition Connection in Food Security

    In early 2021, ACToday, Cheikh Anta Diop University and Senegal’s national meteorological service organized a three-hour webinar to launch discussions about connections between climate and nutrition.

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  • Five Tips for Taking Climate Action in Your Community

    Five Tips for Taking Climate Action in Your Community

    Environmental justice lawyer Christine Appah-Gyamfi offers tips for getting involved in climate advocacy this Earth Day.

  • Investors Play a Crucial Role in Solving Climate Change

    Investors Play a Crucial Role in Solving Climate Change

    Climate School experts discuss how strategic investing can drive innovation and systemic change.

  • Earth Day Urgency

    Earth Day Urgency

    We are nowhere close to achieving the transition to environmental sustainability, but the process is well underway here in the United States. To achieve this, we need to think about our shared values rather than our differences. Let’s make every day an Earth Day.

  • Beyond Earth Days

    Beyond Earth Days

    Tune in to Sustain What for justice songs, eel revivals, and myriad paths toward planetary progress today and every day.

  • Decarbonization: An Animated Graphic

    Decarbonization: An Animated Graphic

    ‘Decarbonization’ is a buzzword, but what does it actually mean? Learn more in this simple and fun illustration.

  • What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?

    What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?

    To keep the planet from warming more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, economies must rapidly decarbonize. What will this involve?

  • Behind the Podcast ‘How We Got Here’

    Behind the Podcast ‘How We Got Here’

    Scientists Stephanie Spera and Rachel Lupien demystify how different professionals are addressing the climate crisis, one career path and podcast episode at a time.

  • Reporting on the Climate Apocalypse: An Interview With Brian Kahn

    Reporting on the Climate Apocalypse: An Interview With Brian Kahn

    A prominent journalist and teacher in Columbia’s Climate and Society program, Kahn shares his thoughts on the importance of empathy and humility when communicating about climate change.

  • The Climate-Nutrition Connection in Food Security

    The Climate-Nutrition Connection in Food Security

    In early 2021, ACToday, Cheikh Anta Diop University and Senegal’s national meteorological service organized a three-hour webinar to launch discussions about connections between climate and nutrition.