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What Role Can Climate Change Play in the Courtroom? – State of the Planet

Columbia’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law focuses on four program areas: cross-cutting issues and initiatives, energy law, environmental and land use law, and international and foreign law. As the number of legal efforts involving each of these categories continues to grow, the center has positioned itself as a resource hub for tracking and analyzing […]
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Workers and the just transition

Some takes the form of an anti-environmental backlash, instigated or colonised by conservative and far-right forces. While posing as allies of “working families”, they denigrate the most fundamental of workers’ needs: for a habitable planet.  Some takes a progressive form, the classic case being the gilets jaunes in France. When Emmanuel Macron’s government hiked “green […]
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Bridging Environmental Justice with Sustainable Energy – State of the Planet

Jada Johnson During her childhood in Atlanta, Georgia, Jada Johnson fell in love with nature. She’d spend countless hours exploring the outdoors with her siblings near the pond and forested areas by her home. But growing up in a predominantly Black and Brown community, she also witnessed environmental injustices firsthand, though she did not have […]
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Brazil’s biofuels – boom or climate bust?

They said: “Historically, Brazilian energy policy has achieved significant success, largely due to the development of the oil industry alongside biofuels and other energy sources. This diversification has enabled Brazil to rely less on energy imports from the global market, fostering a degree of energy independence and security critical for economic stability.  “By reducing dependence […]
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The Critical Need to Align Climate and Nutrition Global Agendas at COP29 – State of the Planet

In the face of the climate crisis, we often overlook one of its critical consequences: malnutrition. The connection between climate change and nutrition extends beyond health and food concerns; it is integral to overall sustainable development, and these connections must be more effectively integrated. A place to start that integration is the Conference of Parties […]
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35 Years of Harnessing the Power of Geospatial Data for Decision Making – State of the Planet

The Climate School’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) is celebrating its 35th year since its founding as an independent nonprofit in 1989, and its 25th year housed at Columbia University. These anniversaries come with another milestone: a new name. As of today, CIESIN will now stand for the Center for Integrated Earth […]
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Europe’s Plan to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions in a Complex World – State of the Planet

Last week, the Columbia Climate School Signature Speaker Series welcomed Hans Bruyninckx, former executive director of the European Environmental Agency, to talk about “The European Green Deal: The pathway to net-zero emissions in a complex global context.” Bruyninckx gave a primer on the current challenges and opportunities the E.U. is facing when it comes to climate […]
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Illegal oil drilling stopped at Surrey site

The developer of the Horse Hill oil and gas project has halted oil extraction, four months after planning permission was quashed by the Supreme Court. Surrey County Council gave planning permission four new oil wells and 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill in 2019.  However, following legal action bought by local resident Sarah Finch […]
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VU Researchers Publish Study on the Mechanism of CRISPR-Cas “Protein Scissors” in Molecular Cell

CRISPR-Cas systems help to protect bacteria from viruses. Several different types of CRISPR-Cas defense systems are found in bacteria, which differ in their composition and functions. Among them, the most studied proteins today are Cas9 and Cas12, also known as DNA or gene ‘scissors’, which have revolutionized the field of genome editing, enabling scientists to […]
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Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo

ER-phagy is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism crucial for maintaining cellular homeostasis. However, significant gaps persist in our understanding of how ER-phagy and the ER network vary across cell subtypes, tissues, and organs. Furthermore, the pathophysiological relevance of ER-phagy remains poorly elucidated. Addressing these questions requires developing quantifiable methods to visualize ER-phagy and ER architecture in […]
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VU Researchers Publish Study on the Mechanism of CRISPR-Cas “Protein Scissors” in Molecular Cell

CRISPR-Cas systems help to protect bacteria from viruses. Several different types of CRISPR-Cas defense systems are found in bacteria, which differ in their composition and functions. Among them, the most studied proteins today are Cas9 and Cas12, also known as DNA or gene ‘scissors’, which have revolutionized the field of genome editing, enabling scientists to […]
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Visualizing ER-phagy and ER architecture in vivo

ER-phagy is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism crucial for maintaining cellular homeostasis. However, significant gaps persist in our understanding of how ER-phagy and the ER network vary across cell subtypes, tissues, and organs. Furthermore, the pathophysiological relevance of ER-phagy remains poorly elucidated. Addressing these questions requires developing quantifiable methods to visualize ER-phagy and ER architecture in […]
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Workers and the just transition

Some takes the form of an anti-environmental backlash, instigated or colonised by conservative and far-right forces. While posing as allies of “working families”, they denigrate the most fundamental of workers’ needs: for a habitable planet.  Some takes a progressive form, the classic case being the gilets jaunes in France. When Emmanuel Macron’s government hiked “green […]
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