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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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How Climate Change Impacts Affect Renewable Energy – State of the Planet

Damaged solar panels in eastern Puerto Rico. Photo: Lorie Shaull “The world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity is expanding faster than at any time in the last three decades,” the International Energy Agency said in a report published earlier this year. This sign of growth offers “a real chance of achieving the goal of tripling global […]
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Dinosaurs Thrived After Ice, Not Fire, Says a New Study of Ancient Volcanism – State of the Planet

201.6 million years ago, one of the Earth’s five great mass extinctions took place, when three-quarters of all living species suddenly disappeared. The wipeout coincided with massive volcanic eruptions that split apart Pangaea, a giant continent then comprising almost all the planet’s land. Millions of cubic miles of lava erupted over some 600,000 years, separating […]
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Navigating Challenges, Tools and Strategies for a Net-Zero Future – State of the Planet

The Columbia Climate School is excited to announce a hybrid professional learning workshop this fall: Climate Finance: The Challenges of Transitioning from Funding Climate Change to Funding Net-Zero. Building on the momentum of a successful spring session, this workshop examines the challenges and opportunities of mobilizing trillions of dollars in climate finance to meet the […]
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Keir Starmer: planet harmer?

A majority of British voters believe Sir Keir Starmer shows no greater commitment to protecting the environment as the Labour prime minister than the previous Conservative government. Some two-thirds believe Starmer’s approach to the environment is no different to the one taken under Rishi Sunak’s previous administration. Ahead of next week’s budget, significantly more than […]
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Plans to ‘Rewild’ Guanacos in Argentina Trigger Scientific Debate and Legal Threats – State of the Planet

Guanacos are a close relative of llamas, alpacas and vicuñas, with pointy ears and pale brown fur. This wild camelid species, found in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Chile, is a cornerstone of Patagonia’s ecosystem as one of the only large, native herbivores in the region. They once roamed freely throughout Patagonia, numbering up to 50 […]
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Lessons from Extinction Rebellion: the spark

Of the many thinkers cited by XR’s founders, Charles Tilly is among the more notable absences. Tilly, one of the key theorists of modern social movements, proposed that movements largely live or die by demonstrating ‘WUNC’: worthiness, unity, numbers and commitment. This framework clearly isn’t all-explaining, but it is one of several useful lenses through […]
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Researchers outline new approach for better understanding animal consciousness

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms. The essay, which appears in the journal Science, describes a “marker method” that scientists can use to assess animal consciousness. It involves identifying […]
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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

Researchers outline new approach for better understanding animal consciousness

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms. The essay, which appears in the journal Science, describes a “marker method” that scientists can use to assess animal consciousness. It involves identifying […]
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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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