Michael Gerrard
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Icelandic Glacier Runs for President, Sparking Rights of Nature Movement
As global efforts to recognize the legal rights of nature have increased, one campaign took an unusual approach: nominating a glacier for president.
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Rivers Exposed by Glacier Retreat Fuel Competition Between Mining Industry and Salmon
Study finds that Canadian mining companies are staking claims on future salmon habitat emerging from the ice as glaciers retreat.
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Student Spotlight: Navigating Sustainable Development for My Career Through Capstone Projects
Two SDEV students discuss why they chose to study sustainability.
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Climate School Announces New Faculty and Academic Leadership Appointments
The new appointees bring expertise in a wide variety of disciplines including climate adaptation, food systems, financial issues, law and paleoclimate.
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2022 Climate News You Should Know
Climate School experts weigh in on the past year’s most noteworthy events and developments within their fields.
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Loss and Damage: What Is It, and Will There Be Progress at COP27?
This seemingly simple term carries a lot of baggage. Scholars at the Columbia Climate School are helping to envision what forward movement could look like.
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What the Inflation Reduction Act Does — and Doesn’t Do — for Climate
It’s the U.S.’s first bill that focuses on climate change, but it’s not perfect.
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