State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

MPA in Environmental Science and Policy News8

  • Transforming Organizations with Sustainability Management

    Transforming Organizations with Sustainability Management

    More and more companies and nonprofits have a chief sustainability officer and are beginning to incorporate sustainability concerns into routine management. The world is slowly starting the transition from today’s economy based on fossil fuels, destruction of ecosystems, and the one time use and disposal of finite resources, to an economy based on renewable resources…

  • Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    “This program provided me a much-needed balance between building public administration capacity, scientific proficiency and a deep understanding of ethical and political implications. It is a program that has a clear objective: to promote sustainability worldwide.”

  • Summer 2017 Internship Opening

    Summer 2017 Internship Opening

    Are you a Columbia or Barnard student seeking a summer internship? Are you interested in sustainability issues? Apply by April 7 to intern in the executive director’s office at the Earth Institute this summer.

  • New Organizations and Networking Opportunities at 2017 All Ivy Fair

    New Organizations and Networking Opportunities at 2017 All Ivy Fair

    The All Ivy Environmental & Sustainable Development Career Fair has earned itself a reputation in the sustainability industry as being the premier place to recruit talented students from the Ivy League universities. This year, the fair attracted 80 employers—many of them attending for the first time—from across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

  • Faculty Profile: Curtis Probst

    Faculty Profile: Curtis Probst

    “Protecting the environment is very important to me, while at the same time, I believe that the transition to a more sustainable economy also represents a tremendous business opportunity. Sustainable finance is a discipline that captures both these two perspectives.”

  • Kevin & Allison: ESP Students Maximizing Opportunity

    Kevin & Allison: ESP Students Maximizing Opportunity

    Kevin Fertig and Allison Pace are both ESP students who make use of every opportunity they have, from being involved in research projects around campus to leading their cohort and organizing campus wide events. “Say yes, until you can’t say yes anymore” is their success mantra.

  • Isaac Wilkins: An Environmental Justice and Sustainability Calling

    Isaac Wilkins: An Environmental Justice and Sustainability Calling

    Isaac Wilkins, a current MPA ESP student, has a calling. Introduced to the environmental movement through advocating for environmental justice issues impacting communities of color, he is expanding his mission to help solve diverse issues across the various sectors within the environmental movement.

  • Seeking an Urban Sustainability Graduate Research Assistant

    Seeking an Urban Sustainability Graduate Research Assistant

    Are you a full-time Columbia graduate student interested in urban sustainability and equity? Do you have superb writing, analytic and research skills? Apply by December 9 for this part-time research assistant position.

  • ESP Student Neerada Poduval: Building a Global Perspective

    ESP Student Neerada Poduval: Building a Global Perspective

    “I am keenly aware of the issues faced on the ground and the importance of political will and buy-in from the private sector to effectively develop and implement policies. … and I know from personal experience that there is immense potential to effect positive change in this field.”

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  • Transforming Organizations with Sustainability Management

    Transforming Organizations with Sustainability Management

    More and more companies and nonprofits have a chief sustainability officer and are beginning to incorporate sustainability concerns into routine management. The world is slowly starting the transition from today’s economy based on fossil fuels, destruction of ecosystems, and the one time use and disposal of finite resources, to an economy based on renewable resources…

  • Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    Student Profile: Iara Vicente – From the Amazon to the World

    “This program provided me a much-needed balance between building public administration capacity, scientific proficiency and a deep understanding of ethical and political implications. It is a program that has a clear objective: to promote sustainability worldwide.”

  • Summer 2017 Internship Opening

    Summer 2017 Internship Opening

    Are you a Columbia or Barnard student seeking a summer internship? Are you interested in sustainability issues? Apply by April 7 to intern in the executive director’s office at the Earth Institute this summer.

  • New Organizations and Networking Opportunities at 2017 All Ivy Fair

    New Organizations and Networking Opportunities at 2017 All Ivy Fair

    The All Ivy Environmental & Sustainable Development Career Fair has earned itself a reputation in the sustainability industry as being the premier place to recruit talented students from the Ivy League universities. This year, the fair attracted 80 employers—many of them attending for the first time—from across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

  • Faculty Profile: Curtis Probst

    Faculty Profile: Curtis Probst

    “Protecting the environment is very important to me, while at the same time, I believe that the transition to a more sustainable economy also represents a tremendous business opportunity. Sustainable finance is a discipline that captures both these two perspectives.”

  • Kevin & Allison: ESP Students Maximizing Opportunity

    Kevin & Allison: ESP Students Maximizing Opportunity

    Kevin Fertig and Allison Pace are both ESP students who make use of every opportunity they have, from being involved in research projects around campus to leading their cohort and organizing campus wide events. “Say yes, until you can’t say yes anymore” is their success mantra.

  • Isaac Wilkins: An Environmental Justice and Sustainability Calling

    Isaac Wilkins: An Environmental Justice and Sustainability Calling

    Isaac Wilkins, a current MPA ESP student, has a calling. Introduced to the environmental movement through advocating for environmental justice issues impacting communities of color, he is expanding his mission to help solve diverse issues across the various sectors within the environmental movement.

  • Seeking an Urban Sustainability Graduate Research Assistant

    Seeking an Urban Sustainability Graduate Research Assistant

    Are you a full-time Columbia graduate student interested in urban sustainability and equity? Do you have superb writing, analytic and research skills? Apply by December 9 for this part-time research assistant position.

  • ESP Student Neerada Poduval: Building a Global Perspective

    ESP Student Neerada Poduval: Building a Global Perspective

    “I am keenly aware of the issues faced on the ground and the importance of political will and buy-in from the private sector to effectively develop and implement policies. … and I know from personal experience that there is immense potential to effect positive change in this field.”