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Key Research From the Columbia Climate School – State of the Planet

Here is a guide to notable research presentations from the Columbia Climate School and its centers and affiliates at the Dec. 9-13 meeting of the American Geophysical Union, the world’s largest gathering of earth and space scientists. The meeting takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., and online across the globe. Talks here are in […]
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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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Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Australian researchers have achieved significant breakthroughs in understanding the intrinsic properties of flexible crystalline materials, paving the way for potential advancements in the fields of building materials, electronics, and various technologies. The research team, which includes experts from The University of Queensland (UQ) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), focused their investigation on the elastic […]
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Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. This was found by an international team of researchers led by Dr Elizabeta Briski from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, making them more resistant to […]
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Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Australian researchers have achieved significant breakthroughs in understanding the intrinsic properties of flexible crystalline materials, paving the way for potential advancements in the fields of building materials, electronics, and various technologies. The research team, which includes experts from The University of Queensland (UQ) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), focused their investigation on the elastic […]
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Scientists uncover new way viruses fight back against bacteria

Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. This was found by an international team of researchers led by Dr Elizabeta Briski from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, making them more resistant to […]
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Johnson & Johnson MedTech Launches First-Ever National Heart Recovery

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