“The Bicycle Diaries“ Book talk and slideshow of cycling three continents and 30,000 miles Former Stanford climate change researcher David Kroodsma has bicycled from California…
A panel on how food supply can adapt to growing global demand and environmental pressures featuring panelists from Whole Foods, Chipotle, and more. Keynote speech on "Beyond Meat." Food and drink reception afterward.
Former Stanford climate change researcher David Kroodsma has bicycled from California to the southern tip of South America, from Turkey to the east coast of China, and across the U.S. twice.
Join David for a slideshow of his best photos and videos!
The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present a lecture on how low-carbon modes of transportation, including public transit, bicycling, and…
A roundtable discussion hosted by the Barnard Architexx on the power design has over our lives.
An evening of live performances centered around mass transit in this ongoing series of inter-disciplinary programs.
The agriculture sector is confronting the challenge of feeding a growing and increasingly prosperous population while minimizing environmental, social and climate change impacts. To profile…
With seven billion people in the world (nine billion projected by 2050), many of whom live in rapidly developing countries, the need for modern technologies with their attendant energy demands is increasing at an exponential rate. Will it be possible to provide sufficient energy for this generation and the next? How will the energy race change global economies and politics?
Join John Bradley, Associate VP, Sustainability, Energy and Technical Services, New York University for a conversation on the emerging solutions and threats facing the electricity distribution sector.
The Earth Institute, Columbia University is committed to supporting and showcasing student research in the areas of environmental and sustainable development. On Friday, April 3…
FIT’s Ninth Annual FIT Sustainable Business and Design Conference.
This conference is free and open to the public.
Join NYU Wagner for an engrossing conversation with one of the nation’s leading experts on property law, land use, and affordable housing—Vicki Been.
The technological, social, cultural, economic and political transition to a sustainable economy has begun, and public policy is playing a critical role in this transition.
Practitioners from the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the U.S. federal government will join experts from the Earth Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs to discuss the many ways that federal and local governments can support a transition to a sustainable economy based on renewable resources.