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#ICYMI 🎥 Under a White Sky: Solar Geoengineering and Other Bright Ideas, our Feb 24 Signature Speaker Series talk with @elizkolbert.bsky.social, Pulitzer prize-winning author and staff writer for @newyorker.com.

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Check out these insights from Columbia Climate School Student and NCDP Research Assistant Rosie Semlyen - Hurricanes and Hoaxes: A Case for Finding Common Ground #climatechange news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/02/28/o... @columbiaclimate.bsky.social

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Don't miss this #webinar next week! ⤵️

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🧵1/3 Can AI help us mitigate the climate crisis? On March 4, #ColumbiaAI Summit will bring together leading experts to unpack the ways AI can and will change our world, across disciplines. Learn more/register (in-person for CUID holders/online for all): ai.columbia.edu/ai-summit

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On Mar 4 5-7pm ET, join Center for Earth Ethics and @beyondplastics.bsky.social for a workshop on engaging communities in fight against plastic pollution. Dinner available (BYO utensils/plates). In-person at Union Theological Seminary/online. Learn more/RSVP: centerforearthethics.org/event/plasti...

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Get critical insights & practical tools in Professional Learning workshop, Decarbonization: Policies & Practices for Countries & Companies with @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social's @martinbrauch.bsky.social & Laura Garcia Cancino. Learn more/RSVP Mar 11 Info Session: www.climate.columbia.edu/decarbonizat...

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Congratulations to @sheilarose.bsky.social, Columbia Climate School professor of climate and a leading scholar of environmental and climate justice, named one of the top 25 thinkers in local government by @lgiu-local-gov.bsky.social in connection with its Future Local Lab!

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Before becoming a MA in Climate & Society student, Lina Maria Villegas spent several years as a military and contract linguist, learning an entirely new language and culture. Now, Villegas is studying a different language—that of environmental policy and climate science. Via State of the Planet.

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After attending Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains, a two-week summer program in Vermont to learn about climate impacts, these high schoolers returned to their cities and towns to put their projects into action. Via State of the Planet: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/02/25/y...

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Less property overall is going to be rebuilt quickly due to the lack of insurance to cover the costs, noted Thomas Chandler about #HurricaneHelene. ow.ly/PKQc50V6WkI @columbiaclimate.bsky.social

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Thank you to @elizkolbert.bsky.social, award-winning author/@newyorker.com staff writer, for a powerful Signature Speaker Series discussion of geoengineering and other human interventions in nature + conversation with @lamontearth.bsky.social community. ➡️ news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/02/20/p...

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Combining climate science, societal impacts, & carbon management, new Columbia Climate School MS in Climate + @columbiaseas.bsky.social MS in Carbon Management dual degree program prepares students to develop/implement low-carbon strategies across sectors: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/02/24/c...

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@elizkolbert.bsky.social, award-winning author & @newyorker.com staff writer, discusses her Feb 24 lecture at Columbia Climate School, how she views her role as a science reporter, and shifts in public perception of climate science. Via State of the Planet: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/02/20/p...

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TODAY! Feb 24 4-6pm ET, join us for our next Signature Speaker Series, Under a White Sky: Solar Geoengineering and Other Bright Ideas, with @elizkolbert.bsky.social, award-winning author & staff writer for @newyorker.com. Learn more/RSVP (in-person/virtual): www.climate.columbia.edu/events/signa...

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Climate action needs financial solutions! @columbiaclimate.bsky.social has launched the first U.S. M.S. in Climate Finance. The program equips you to turn finance into climate solutions. 📚 Learn more: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/02/11/c... #SustainableInvestment

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New York City has been synonymous with traffic since at least the turn of the last century. Now that NYC has implemented congestion pricing—the first municipality in the US to do so—here's how it may benefit New Yorkers and visitors. Via State of the Planet.

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High school students, learn how to communicate about climate impacts and inspire climate action in our virtual, 7-week pre-college workshop (Saturdays 10am-12pm ET Mar 22-May 10) led by @lamontearth.bsky.social's Margie Turrin & Marisa Annunziato. Learn more: www.climate.columbia.edu/pre-college-...

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Columbia Climate School has launched first MS in Climate Finance degree program in US. Developed in collaboration with @columbiabusiness.bsky.social, program will equip students with climate science expertise & advanced financial skills to become leaders across sectors. Via @eeleader.bsky.social.

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🏆 Congratulations to our MA in Climate & Society students Siddharth Gundala, Salomé Dormoy, Eszter Varga, Erik Stein on 2nd place from among 45 teams in the ESG Dilemma Design Challenge for their sustainable market transformation roadmap! ➡️ Learn more: www.arc-esg-challenge.org

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Feb 19 4:10pm ET: Columbia community is invited to join @[email protected] Psych Dept (614 Schermerhorn Hall) for Social Climate with @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social's David Sherman on psychology of climate change (decision-making, partisanship, shifting views).

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☀️ HS students, what are you doing this summer? 🏔️ Check out Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains (climate.columbia.edu/green-mountains)! 📅 Register for our virtual info session on Thu Feb 20 4-5pm ET: apply.climate.columbia.edu/portal/pre_c...

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Meet @ccivanovich.bsky.social, NASAGISS postdoc & Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory PhD, who studies climate extremes & humid heat, including their physical & social drivers, and is also passionate about relaying complex scientific concepts to the public. #IDWGS ➡️ lamont.columbia.edu/news/women-s...

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On Feb 26 6pm ET, join us for Sustainable Finance: Unlocking Emerging Markets, an All Ivy Career Fair pre-event virtual panel open to all! Moderated by Lisa Sachs, director of Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment & our new MS in Climate Finance program: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/susta...

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Hurricane Helene was an outlier weather event that caused unprecedented destruction in Asheville, NC, noted Thomas Chandler to the Weather Channel. www.tiktok.com/@weatherchan... @columbiaclimate.bsky.social

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"The last 10 years have been the 10 warmest years on record," a direct outcome of ongoing fossil fuel emissions, and this signals that warming risks could be even more dramatic than thought, says climate scientist Radley Horton of @lamontearth.bsky.social @columbiaclimate.bsky.social. Via @npr.org.

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When global temps average 2°C above preindustrial levels, parts of the world may become so hot and humid that even young, healthy people face extreme danger, says climate scientist and study co-author Radley Horton of @lamontearth.bsky.social/@columbiaclimate.bsky.social. Via @scinews.bsky.social.

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"This is really applied and very holistic training on the intersection of climate and finance," says Lisa Sachs, director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Columbia Climate School's new MS in Climate Finance program, the first degree of its kind in the US. Via Columbia Spectator.

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PhD student @carospace.bsky.social who studies how climate affects wildfires in the western US at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory discusses the importance of collaboration, her passion to increase STEM opportunities, climate-related drivers of wildfires. #IDWGS ➡️ lamont.columbia.edu/news/women-s...

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On Feb 24 4-6pm ET, join us for our next Signature Speaker Series, Under a White Sky: Solar Geoengineering and Other Bright Ideas, with @elizkolbert.bsky.social, award-winning author and staff writer for @newyorker.com. Learn more/RSVP (in-person/virtual): ww.climate.columbia.edu/events/signa...

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We look forward to having Dr. @jldevincenzo.bsky.social speak at the Ignite STEM conference this Saturday on "All Subjects for All Hazards" for educators. www.princetoneclub.com/ignitestem @columbiaclimate.bsky.social

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#ICYMI High school students and families, learn all about Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains (climate.columbia.edu/green-mountains), a 2-week, campus-based summer program in VT where you will be inspired to take action and make an impact. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8el...

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💘🍫This Valentine's Day, professor of climate/Food for Humanity Initiative director @jessfanzo.bsky.social explains what cacao trees need to thrive, how climate change is affecting chocolate production & how consumers can support ethically sourced chocolate: news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/02/14/h...

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PhD student @garimaraheja.bsky.social who studies machine learning methods for measuring air pollution in marginalized communities across the world at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory reflects on her career journey and the women who have inspired her. #IDWGS ➡️ lamont.columbia.edu/news/women-s...

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PhD student Caitlin D. Locke who studies the Antarctic Ice Sheet at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory reflects on women scientists who showed her what was possible and the importance of mentorship while navigating motherhood and career stages. #IDWGS ➡️ lamont.columbia.edu/news/women-s...

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"Many financial institutions will continue to try to understand climate-related risks and opportunity, simply because that makes good financial sense," says Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment director Lisa Sachs, director of new MS in Climate Finance. (PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1oCP5...)

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"This degree draws on world-class faculty and leading experts from two extraordinary schools. Understanding finance’s role in climate action is critical to driving real change," says Lisa Sachs, director of our new MS in Climate Finance, the first degree of its kind in the US.

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PhD student Ally Peccia who studies volcanoes and the climate at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory reflects on her love of learning, the mentors who inspired her, and fixing the "leaky pipeline" to leadership for women scientists. #IDWGS ➡️ lamont.columbia.edu/news/celebra...

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"There is a real demand in business and finance for practitioners who understand climate variability, climate risk, the difference between mitigation and adaptation, and emerging investment opportunities," says Lisa Sachs, director of our new MS in Climate Finance, first degree of its kind in US.

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📣 The Feb 28 All Ivy Environmental & Sustainable Development Career Fair is the premier event for forward-thinking organizations and top talent to connect. ✅ Employers, sign up by Feb 14 to ensure your spot. ➡️ Learn more: allivyfair.ei.columbia.edu

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On Feb 12 4-4:30pm ET, join us for Architectures of Peace: Linking Sustainability, Security, and Stability with Joan Lopez of Columbia Climate School's AC4. Ideal for HS students/educators, undergrads, grad students, the public. RSVP (FREE!): www.climate.columbia.edu/events/clima...

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