Why do we live by the water, and what should we do now?
Workshops for Lower Manhattan’s Coastal Resiliency Project let the members of public speak up about what kind of seawall we want to have.
Climate Change: Impacts and Solutions (Yale Club of NYC)
‘2016 marks the point where we realize that climate change is deeply intertwined with problems like poverty, inequality, and the long-term sustainability of the planet.’
A sea level walk, and Klaus Jacob
Let’s assume Landmarks Preservation designation for the entire city – what would be necessary to keep it above water at the end of the century?
Walter Meyer
The Power Rockaways Resilience team developed cultural knowledge so valuable that it led to an award from the White House.
James White: ice & the city
James White explains that the future of the city depends on how the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets melt in a warmer climate, and on what we do to slow the process down.
CUSP map: taking a look under the hood of the city
A new crowdsourced map shows some important features of the city and describes how we can respond to changing climate.
Answering the hardest question on campus
By the time college freshmen graduate in 2018, we’ll know whether we’ve moved quickly enough on climate agreements and behavior change to stay within the 2°C target.
Manhattan 2014: back and getting bigger than ever
Two years after Hurricane Sandy Manhattan is back and getting bigger than ever.
The surprising importance of two degrees
2° C. How could such a seemingly small change in temperature be such an important threshold for the world?
Food policy for breakfast
Food security and public health are at the heart of the issue of climate change. Johanna Goetzel reports on a recent talk on the subject held at the CUNY Graduate Center.