innovation
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The Mismanagement of New York City’s Government, and the Repeated Delay of Food Recycling
To enhance New York City’s services, local government must focus on management rather than politics and substance and outcomes rather than image and public relations.
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Columbia’s Earth Networks Offer Collaborative and Innovative Opportunities to Address Climate Change
Whether working on plastics, sports, food, or environmental justice, each Earth Network provides a unique approach to a shared challenge.
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The Impact of Regulation on Automobile Innovation
The transition to environmental sustainability in America requires rapid, widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Regulation driving technological innovation may help expedite this process.
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Website Tracks Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Provisions
IRAtracker.org is a free resource that includes a searchable database of the bill’s climate change-related provisions and actions taken by federal agencies to implement those provisions.
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Let Them Wear Dirt: Penmai Chongtoua Turns Soil Into Textiles
An artist and alumna of the Climate and Society program, Chongtoua is exploring a variety of ways to wear earth on our bodies. Her work seeks to shape how we view our relationship with the planet.
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Digital Innovation Harnesses Power of Real-time Weather Data
A new tool is helping national meteorological services and regional climate centers across Africa harness real-time weather data for decision-making in agriculture.
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Technology’s Costs and Benefits
The transformative technologies of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries have brought incredible benefits but also substantial costs. The central issue of our time is understanding and mitigating those costs when we can, and adapting to them when we cannot.
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With Major Prize, a Project to Turn Carbon Emissions to Stone Gains Momentum
With the award of a 2022 Earthshot prize, new technology to remove carbon from the air by speeding up natural underground chemical reactions moves closer to reality.
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Columbia Student Presents Climate Change Board Games at COP27
Sustainability Management student Jiangnan Shen co-founded a company that is exploring new ways to teach sustainable development. She tells us about the company’s games and how they can contribute to climate action.
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.
