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The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer and More Open World

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Altschul Auditorium, Room 417 420 W 118th St, New York, NY, United States

Andrew Winston will explore "the mega challenges of climate change, scarcity, and radical transparency that threaten our ability to run an expanding global economy and that are profoundly changing business as usual."

Free

LDEO Spring Public Lecture Series: Air, Water and Stone – Lowering CO2 through Sequestration

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Monell Building Auditorium, Columbia University 3000 Broadway, New York , NY, United States

Professor David Goldberg explains an option for the secure capture of CO2 in vast geological repositories that could mitigate carbon release to the environment for many centuries, well away from material and human risks.

Free

Colloquium on Forests and Climate: New Thinking for Transformational Change

Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium

As shown in the event description: The Earth Institute's Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES),the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) and the Center…

Science-Based Solutions for Sustainability: “The Big Ratchet”

Columbia University Morningside Campus Union Theological Seminary, Room 207

Ruth DeFries, professor at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, will speak about the history of human and technological development and her new book, the Big Ratchet: How Humanity Strives in the Face of Natural Crisis.

Free

Towards a Post Carbon New York City

International Center of Photography Museum 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States

Part of the Fall series, ICP Talks: Climate Change, in this lecture "panelists explore city-level efforts to reduce carbon emissions and fossil fuel consumption, adapt to climate change, and ensure infrastructure resiliency."

$10 – $15

Extreme Weather and Climate: Hazards, Impacts, Actions

Columbia University Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015, Manhattan, NY, United States

Join this free workshop on Extreme Climate featuring fifteen speakers from across Columbia University covering a diverse array of topics!

Free

Sustainability Measurement in China: Fostering a Race to the Top

Columbia University- Low Library, Faculty Room New York, NY, United States

Sustainability is now widely recognized as an essential component for development in China, with the Chinese government setting ambitious environmental and social targets. However, the…

Free

Climate Change and Gender Justice Symposium

Jerome Greene Hall, Room 105 435 W. 116 St., New York, United States

The Columbia Journal of Gender and Law and the Columbia Earth Institute invite you to the 2018 symposium "Climate Change and Gender Justice," featuring a…