Earth Institute Initiative on Communication and Sustainability
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You Asked: What’s the Best Way To Talk About Climate Change?
Columbia scientists, journalists, and content creators answer some of the most frequently asked questions about climate communication.
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A Hot, Fiery, Flooding Present and Future – the Latest Warning from the U.N. Climate Panel
The remedy is the same, cut vulnerability now and emissions now. Are we listening?
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Reducing Risk and Avoiding Disaster – Creating Grid 2.0
Experts discussed the challenges and opportunities of upgrading the electric grid during a recent webinar.
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How to Defend Yourself and Others Against Online Attacks
Social media can be an important communication tool for scientists and scholars, but it can also invite harassment. Here’s how to stay safe online, and help others who face abuse.
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Sustain What Webcast Invites Student and Faculty Takeovers
The webcast offers a platform for global conversations around sustainability and resilient human progress.
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Land Restoration Can Profoundly Benefit People and the Environment
A recent webinar highlighted how returning land to a more natural state can help the climate, the local environment, and nearby communities.
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Moral Injury: Repairing the Hidden Cost of Journalism
Reporters who witness immense suffering can experience “a wound on the soul.” A recent webinar discussed these wounds and how newsrooms can support mental healing.
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Coronavirus and Wildfires Combine to Pose Potential Threat to Indigenous Lives and Lands
But experts say it’s not too late to reduce the most serious effects of these compound issues.
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While No One Was Watching: Changing Environmental Regulations Under the Trump Administration
The administration is using the pandemic to stop enforcing many environmental and health protections. In a recent webinar, experts discussed what has happened, and what it means.
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.
