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Climate Finance Has Failed Africa Twice Over. Here's How To Fix'It.
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (988+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School This article was originally published in The Conversation. The effects of climate change are no longer a future risk for Africa. They are a present crisis. Floods are destroying infrastructure that took decades to…...
The Environmental Cost of War
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (300+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Watching this video, I thought of my hometown from a lifetime ago. I lived in Tehran as an adolescent until I escaped'through the Turkish border in the aftermath of 9/11. At the time, I feared…...
In an Alpine Plant Species, Ancient Alleles May Help Drive Climate Change Adaptation
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (221+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Ancestral alleles may be crucial to supporting the survival of plant species like the wood pinks, shedding light on the potential for future adaptation to today's changing climate. The two alleles emerged as a…...
Ian Hunt Wrote the Climate Book He Wanted To Read as a Kid
1+ week, 2+ day ago (887+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Ian Hunt first heard about climate change when he was in sixth grade. Sitting in science class, learning about melting sea ice, he asked his teacher what was being done to stop it. "Scientists…...
Two Sustainability Students See Opportunity Hidden in Laundry-Induced Microplastic Pollution
1+ week, 5+ day ago (553+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Federal agencies took a major step on microplastics this week. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency designated them as an emerging priority for future drinking water oversight, and the Department of Health and Human Services launched…...
A Complicated Future for a Methane-Cleansing Molecule
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (652+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global temperatures. But it doesn't linger in the atmosphere for long thanks to molecules called hydroxyl radicals, which…...
Make Every Voice Count This Earth Day
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (220+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School "Environmental stewardship has never depended on a single administration, institution or election," to quote the official Earth Day website. "It is sustained by the daily decisions of communities, educators, workers, innovators and families who…...
From Classrooms to Climate Impact: Two Careers Flourish in Singapore
2+ week, 2+ day ago (122+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Upadhye points out that climate optimism exists in the U. S. as well. "I felt a lot of optimism doing my master's at Columbia and seeing how much my peers cared" Everyone always showed up and…...
As Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather, Olive Oil Feels the Squeeze
3+ week, 1+ day ago (735+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School The last four years have been challenging for Daniel Dan's and his family's 100-year-old olive groves in Ja'n, Spain. Between prolonged droughts, extreme heat and unpredictable rainfall, Dan's has watched prices fluctuate dramatically as…...
Can Capitalism Solve the Climate Crisis?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (545+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Moderated by'Alexis Abramson, dean of the Columbia Climate School, the speakers at the "Degrowth vs. Green Growth: Can Capitalism Solve Climate Change?" event explored the evolving discourse around climate economics and policy. Abramson told…...