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Puerto Rico’s Energy Future: Is Gas the Only Option?
Some experts and advocates say the government’s push for liquefied natural gas is standing in the way of renewable energy goals.
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Raising AI for a Just Climate Future
Raising a responsible child and building responsible AI both require a deep awareness of what we are training them to notice and value.
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Why Manhattanhenge Matters Beyond the Sunset
Manhattanhenge is a reminder that we live on a tilted, rotating planet orbiting something much larger—a perspective scientists link to stronger spatial awareness and environmental concern.
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Climate Finance in the Multipolar Era
Climate finance in the multipolar era will be driven less by collective targets and more by the need to manage geopolitical security risks in a less stable world.
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The Environmental Cost of War
Daryush Nourbaha, an M.S. in Sustainability Science alum, reflects on the heavy toll of global conflict.
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Climate Finance Has Failed Africa Twice Over. Here’s How To Fix It.
Credit-rating methodologies must stop treating poverty as a self-fulfilling proxy for default risk.
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New Policies, Same Inequalities for Agricultural Workers in Mexico
Who will benefit from the new agricultural support programs that promise to help rural farmworkers?
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Climate Action Costs More in the Global South. Here’s Why.
For many countries in the Global South, the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon economy remains disproportionately high.
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The Sights and Sounds of COP30
Environmental epidemiologist Robbie Parks shares a podcast and photos from this year’s climate summit in Brazil.
COP31, the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aims to advance dialogue, strengthen consensus, and accelerate climate action on a global scale. From November 9–20, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, heads of state, ministers, scientists, business leaders, and civil society will gather to advance efforts in emission targets, climate finance, and adaptation and resilience. Once again, our experts, students, and global thought leaders from Columbia Climate School and across Columbia University are contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More
