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.

Rainforest and Columbia campus collage banner with text "UN COP30, Belem, Brazil, Nov 10-21, 2025"

During COP30—the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference taking place November 10–21 in Belém, Brazil—experts from Columbia Climate School and Columbia University will be contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More

  • 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.