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Electric Vehicles and Decarbonization
Electric vehicles and the infrastructure needed to support them are critical elements of a decarbonization strategy.
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Environmental Symbolism and Environmental Reality
A pragmatic, operational focus on outcomes is a better approach than an effort to achieve symbolic victories that appeal to ideologically oriented partisans.
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In the 2020 Elections, It’s Not Just the Presidential Race That Matters
State utility commissioners play a vital role in shaping the transition to renewable energy and protecting vulnerable populations.
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TED Talk Proposes A Three-Step Plan for India’s Clean Energy Transition
Senior research scholar Varun Sivaram presented his ideas at the star-studded TED Countdown Global Launch, a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.
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Sustainability Culture and Rebuilding Consensus on Environmental Policy
The only way out is by learning to listen to each other and forging compromises. The alternative is too dire to contemplate.
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California’s Continuing Climate Leadership
California deserves our gratitude for again leading the way and providing hope in this most difficult time.
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Will the Pandemic Spell the End for Oil and Gas?
Fossil fuel companies were already suffering even before COVID-19 hit. More and more, they’re looking like a bad investment.
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What’s Ailing California’s Electric System?
Four “preexisting conditions” need to be addressed in order to avoid power outages in the future.
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Life After Coal: The Decline and Rise of West Virginia Coal Country
Areas formerly reliant on fossil fuel extraction can reinvent themselves and remain relevant in a decarbonizing economy. West Virginia shows that ignoring the need for that transition for too long results in unnecessary pain.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
