Climate Change and Gender Justice Symposium
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…
Sustainability Measurement in China: Fostering a Race to the Top
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…
If Global Warming Is So Urgent, Why Is There So Little Action? – A Talk With Per Espen Stoknes
The Earth Institute’s Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) presents “What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming,” with Per Espen Stoknes, Author, Psychologist and Economist.
Extreme Weather and Climate: Hazards, Impacts, Actions
Join this free workshop on Extreme Climate featuring fifteen speakers from across Columbia University covering a diverse array of topics!
How can global finance…help the globe?
Can global finance rapidly shift gears to trigger a new wave of sustainable investing?
Using geology to fix the atmosphere
What if the key to halting climate change lay not in the atmosphere above our heads, but in the rock beneath our feet?
Towards a Post Carbon New York City
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.”
Conflict resolution career fair at Columbia’s Earth Institute
Career fair for peace and conflict resolution job and internship opportunities at Columbia University with 30+ organizations.
Science-Based Solutions for Sustainability: The Big Ratchet
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.
Colloquium on Forests and Climate: New Thinking for Transformational Change
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…
Earth Institute Practicum; Science-Based Solutions for Sustainability: Overview of Earth Systems Research Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
As shown in the event description: The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present Sean Solomon, Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. The…
The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer and More Open World
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.”
LDEO Spring Public Lecture Series: Air, Water and Stone – Lowering CO2 through Sequestration
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.
Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: Environmental, Social and Governance Concerns
Anne Simpson’s discussion will consider the extent to which the pursuit of profit from investments accords with environmental, social, and governance concerns.
Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: The Role of Clean Technology in Sustainability
Dr. Kaloyeros will discuss the contribution of clean technology to sustainability.
Arubas Vision for Creating Sustainable Prosperity
Aruba is implementing a broad strategy for creating sustainable prosperity that includes moving to renewable energy, developing a sustainable economy and creating the conditions for stronger communities
Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: Standards and Metrics for Sustainability
Cynthia Cummis will devote this lecture to understanding how the use of sustainability standards and metrics advance the integration of sustainability in the operation of organizations.
LDEO Spring Public Lecture Series: Ocean Acidification and Climate Change
The Earth Institute’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Spring Public Lectures presents, “Ocean acidification and climate change,” with Brbel Hnisch, Associate Professor.