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Science for the Planet: Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings
Dean Alexis Abramson explains how she applies engineering, data analytics and machine learning to help dramatically cut energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from buildings.
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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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- Thursday, January 15, 2026 9:00 AM – Sat , January 17, 2026 5:00 PM Where: American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 St., New York, NY, 10024 Description: The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and the LEAP (Learning the Earth through Artificial Intelligence and Physics) NSF Science and Technology Center at Columbia University, in collaboration with Starr […]
- Wednesday, January 14, 2026 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Where: Online Event Description: Climate LIVE K12: When Waters Rise: How Flash Flood Preparedness Strengthens Communities Climate LIVE K12 is dedicated to bringing the science of sustainability to K12 students, educators, and parents. About this Event In this session, we’ll examine the devastating Texas floods of July 2025, which claimed the lives of […]
- Monday, January 12, 2026 9:00 AM – Tue , January 13, 2026 5:00 PM Where: Teachers College Columbia University, 525 W. 120 St., New York, NY 10027 Description: LEAP’s Winter 2026 Momentum Bootcamp is a hands-on event designed to foster convergence of climate science and data science; vertically integrate research and education; and forge a LEAP research and learning community […]
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- “NCAR is a unique and valuable asset—far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space,” climatologist Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, wrote on […]
- Barrett, along with Columbia Climate School’s Lisa Dale, authored the report….
- More than 60 “polluter pays” cases have been filed globally and dozens are ongoing, Zero Carbon Analytics said in March, citing data from Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. … Justice moves slowly