State of the Planet

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MPA in Environmental Science and Policy News9

  • Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    “Reading of species after species declared extinct, like the west African black rhinoceros, made me realize that if I ever want to take part in wildlife conservation efforts, the time to take action and to take part in conservation efforts is now.”

  • ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    Former MPA-ESP student Dannie Dinh decided to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector after completing her graduate degree. But her long-term vision is to use her creativity and artistic expression to raise awareness of sustainability among young people and the general public.

  • Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Students in the Environmental Science and Policy program have been analyzing the underlying science behind several bills now before Congress that address environmental issues. They delivered their midterm briefings recently.

  • MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    Students from Columbia University’s MPA Environmental Science and Policy program recently visited the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on June 27 to learn about the ground-breaking research being carried out at one of the world’s leading research centers for climate and the environment.

  • ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    Arina Larasati Susijo has a passion for science, and was drawn to the MPA-ESP program to take advantage of learning the science behind the environmental policy issues facing her native Indonesia and the Southeast Asian region.

  • Students Assess City Greenhouse Gas Reduction Tools

    Students Assess City Greenhouse Gas Reduction Tools

    Students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program worked this past semester to analyze city-level strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Climate Change and the Paris Agreement: What’s Next?

    Climate Change and the Paris Agreement: What’s Next?

    “Climate change is an extreme example of what happens when you do not have sustainable development. We will not address climate change unless we change the patterns of production and consumption that drove us to this situation in the first place.”

  • Intern with the Executive Director’s Office

    Intern with the Executive Director’s Office

    Are you an undergraduate or graduate student at Columbia or Barnard interested in sustainability and the environment? Are you looking for a paid internship this summer? Apply by Friday, April 22, 2016, to intern in the Executive Director’s office.

  • The Tools to Build a Green Economy

    The Tools to Build a Green Economy

    What role does public policy play in encouraging and facilitating the green economy? What are the policy tools and incentives that steer green investment effectively?

  • Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    Veterinarian Joins MPA-ESP to Work for Wildlife Conservation

    “Reading of species after species declared extinct, like the west African black rhinoceros, made me realize that if I ever want to take part in wildlife conservation efforts, the time to take action and to take part in conservation efforts is now.”

  • ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    ESP Alum Hopes to Bridge Society and Sustainability Through Art

    Former MPA-ESP student Dannie Dinh decided to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector after completing her graduate degree. But her long-term vision is to use her creativity and artistic expression to raise awareness of sustainability among young people and the general public.

  • Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Training for Sustainability Practitioners: ESP Midterm Briefings

    Students in the Environmental Science and Policy program have been analyzing the underlying science behind several bills now before Congress that address environmental issues. They delivered their midterm briefings recently.

  • MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    MPA ESP Students Tour Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

    Students from Columbia University’s MPA Environmental Science and Policy program recently visited the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on June 27 to learn about the ground-breaking research being carried out at one of the world’s leading research centers for climate and the environment.

  • ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    ESP Student Profile: Arina Larasati Susijo

    Arina Larasati Susijo has a passion for science, and was drawn to the MPA-ESP program to take advantage of learning the science behind the environmental policy issues facing her native Indonesia and the Southeast Asian region.

  • Students Assess City Greenhouse Gas Reduction Tools

    Students Assess City Greenhouse Gas Reduction Tools

    Students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program worked this past semester to analyze city-level strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Climate Change and the Paris Agreement: What’s Next?

    Climate Change and the Paris Agreement: What’s Next?

    “Climate change is an extreme example of what happens when you do not have sustainable development. We will not address climate change unless we change the patterns of production and consumption that drove us to this situation in the first place.”

  • Intern with the Executive Director’s Office

    Intern with the Executive Director’s Office

    Are you an undergraduate or graduate student at Columbia or Barnard interested in sustainability and the environment? Are you looking for a paid internship this summer? Apply by Friday, April 22, 2016, to intern in the Executive Director’s office.

  • The Tools to Build a Green Economy

    The Tools to Build a Green Economy

    What role does public policy play in encouraging and facilitating the green economy? What are the policy tools and incentives that steer green investment effectively?