State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

post-pandemic

  • New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City has its problems, but the energy, work ethic, brainpower, and sheer determination of the people who live here always ensure its revival.

  • The Next New York City

    The Next New York City

    If we are successful in modernizing our economy and greening our infrastructure, and if we do this in a way that expands opportunity, then New York City should seamlessly regain its symbolic and actual place in our economy and in our consciousness.

Composite banner with modern building at night and portrait of Dean Alexis Abramson that reads "Science for the Planet"

By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings

  • New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery

    New York City has its problems, but the energy, work ethic, brainpower, and sheer determination of the people who live here always ensure its revival.

  • The Next New York City

    The Next New York City

    If we are successful in modernizing our economy and greening our infrastructure, and if we do this in a way that expands opportunity, then New York City should seamlessly regain its symbolic and actual place in our economy and in our consciousness.