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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“

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• Climate Justice Now Round Table
  Thursday, March 5, 2026 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Where: Heyman Center for the Humanities, 74 Morningside Dr., New York, NY 10027 Description: A roundtable discussion of the new volume of Climate Justice Now and the current challenges facing the climate justice movement. Information and RSVP Link Climate Justice Now Climate Justice Now offers an exploration of debates on climate […]
• Master’s Program in Sustainability Management
  Wednesday, March 4, 2026 6:15 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Career Design Lab, 729 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10029 Description: The M.S. in Sustainability Management Information Session and Alumni Panel, hosted by Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, is an event designed for current and aspiring sustainability leaders who wish to pursue a career in management at the intersection […]
• Geochemistry Seminar – Dr. Denton Ebel
  Wednesday, March 4, 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Where: Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 Description: The Persistence and Importance of Spinels: An Extraterrestrial Perspective Spinel-family minerals are ubiquitous in nature. Because they are extremely persistent in the geologic record, various spinels are important petrogenetic indicators of historical processes. This will be illustrated with […]

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   We must turn away from “business as usual” to instead act in direct relationship to plants and animals, reciprocating by…

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   The reason there is no major recycling of solar panels is that there are almost no panels to recycle. Any…

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   WIND TURBINES Transporting large heavy turbines components from factories to construction sites ships and trucks uses diesel fuel.

Media Highlights

• Iran Conflict Spurs Early Oil Price Surge
  March 1, 2026
  “The risk of escalation is greater than seen in recent regional conflicts,” said Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy, in an essay before markets opened….
• Did Climate Change Contribute to the Record-Setting New England Blizzard? — The Boston Globe
  February 28, 2026
  “That’s the fuel that powers these coastal storms,” said Daniel Bader, a senior staff associate at Columbia Climate School.
• Seattle’s Hidden Megathrust: The Science Hehind the Next ‘Big One’
  February 28, 2026
  In 2021, Suzanne Carbotte, marine geophysicist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, led a 41-day expedition aboard the Marcus G. Langseth. Her team towed a 9.3-mile sensor array across nearly the entire zone, firing sound […]