Guest's articles Environmental Science Tips for a Greener Holiday – State of the Planet Credit: Anastasia Shuraeva via Pexels The holiday season is known as a time for giving, but this is somewhat of a misnomer. Because as much as we give and gift, we also take from the resources around us. A few years back, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency even calculated a 25-percent increase in household waste […] Written by Guest December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Reflecting on COP29 and the Need for Radical Collaboration – State of the Planet The author, left, and filmmaker Sumit Rezwan Shahriar, at COP29 My journey from New York City to Baku, Azerbaijan, host of this year’s UN climate change conference (COP29), took me over seven thousand miles of earth and sea. I arrived in Baku at night, where colorful, flame-shaped towers define the landscape of this city. Once […] Written by Guest December 26, 2024December 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Columbia Climate School Hosts Ninth Annual Sustainability Careers Reception – State of the Planet Practitioners who attended the 2024 Sustainability Careers Reception. (*See below for names and affiliations) Last month, the Columbia Climate School hosted its ninth annual Sustainability Careers Reception at the Columbia Club in Midtown Manhattan. Thirty-three sustainability professionals and 88 Columbia students from varying backgrounds and degree pursuits gathered to discuss the ever-pressing challenges and real-world […] Written by Guest December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Learning From History To Help Guide the Future of NYC’s Crucial Watershed – State of the Planet Ashokan Reservoir, October 2024. Photo: Agnes Laylicha, School of International and Public Affairs and Columbia Climate School Increasing climate variability is threatening the water supply and exposing the fragility of the New York City watershed, which hosts the largest unfiltered water supply in the world. Columbia Climate School students had the opportunity to learn about […] Written by Guest December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Improving U.S. Coastal Protection and Resilience – State of the Planet Hurricanes Helene and Milton have left massive damage and loss in communities across the Southeast and Gulf of the U.S. Yet this may just be the beginning. With near record-warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a dangerous hurricane season with a record number of storms. Millions […] Written by Guest December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Four Value Propositions for Climate Action Under a New Presidential Administration – State of the Planet There’s no mincing words: The forthcoming transition of United States presidential administrations is sending shockwaves through the climate advocacy community. Many say that it highlights an almost definitive exponential increase in emissions. Carbon Brief suggests an additional 4 billion tons of emissions by 2030; the MIT technology review asserts this is an emissions trajectory we […] Written by Guest December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest October 26, 2024October 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science Protecting Climate Labor – State of the Planet During the summer of 2022, I was part of a 16-member crew doing trail maintenance in California’s Trinity Alps. The job required us to live in tents and work outside. For several days, smoke from three different forest fires in the region had been burning our throats and giving us headaches, despite the masks we […] Written by Guest September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Environmental Science How Greenland’s Ice Holds Clues to Our Future – State of the Planet A melting pond atop Greenland’s ice sheet. Photo: Marco Tedesco Few places afford a such a clear view of climate change as does Greenland, a frozen island in the Arctic about half the size of the United States, with a polar ice cap that’s three kilometers thick at its center. The melting of Greenland’s ice […] Written by Guest August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Environmental Science Tips for a Greener Holiday – State of the Planet Credit: Anastasia Shuraeva via Pexels The holiday season is known as a time for giving, but this is somewhat of a misnomer. Because as much as we give and gift, we also take from the resources around us. A few years back, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency even calculated a 25-percent increase in household waste […] Written by Guest December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Reflecting on COP29 and the Need for Radical Collaboration – State of the Planet The author, left, and filmmaker Sumit Rezwan Shahriar, at COP29 My journey from New York City to Baku, Azerbaijan, host of this year’s UN climate change conference (COP29), took me over seven thousand miles of earth and sea. I arrived in Baku at night, where colorful, flame-shaped towers define the landscape of this city. Once […] Written by Guest December 26, 2024December 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Columbia Climate School Hosts Ninth Annual Sustainability Careers Reception – State of the Planet Practitioners who attended the 2024 Sustainability Careers Reception. (*See below for names and affiliations) Last month, the Columbia Climate School hosted its ninth annual Sustainability Careers Reception at the Columbia Club in Midtown Manhattan. Thirty-three sustainability professionals and 88 Columbia students from varying backgrounds and degree pursuits gathered to discuss the ever-pressing challenges and real-world […] Written by Guest December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Learning From History To Help Guide the Future of NYC’s Crucial Watershed – State of the Planet Ashokan Reservoir, October 2024. Photo: Agnes Laylicha, School of International and Public Affairs and Columbia Climate School Increasing climate variability is threatening the water supply and exposing the fragility of the New York City watershed, which hosts the largest unfiltered water supply in the world. Columbia Climate School students had the opportunity to learn about […] Written by Guest December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Improving U.S. Coastal Protection and Resilience – State of the Planet Hurricanes Helene and Milton have left massive damage and loss in communities across the Southeast and Gulf of the U.S. Yet this may just be the beginning. With near record-warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a dangerous hurricane season with a record number of storms. Millions […] Written by Guest December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Four Value Propositions for Climate Action Under a New Presidential Administration – State of the Planet There’s no mincing words: The forthcoming transition of United States presidential administrations is sending shockwaves through the climate advocacy community. Many say that it highlights an almost definitive exponential increase in emissions. Carbon Brief suggests an additional 4 billion tons of emissions by 2030; the MIT technology review asserts this is an emissions trajectory we […] Written by Guest December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest October 26, 2024October 26, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science 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 […] Written by Guest October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science Protecting Climate Labor – State of the Planet During the summer of 2022, I was part of a 16-member crew doing trail maintenance in California’s Trinity Alps. The job required us to live in tents and work outside. For several days, smoke from three different forest fires in the region had been burning our throats and giving us headaches, despite the masks we […] Written by Guest September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Environmental Science How Greenland’s Ice Holds Clues to Our Future – State of the Planet A melting pond atop Greenland’s ice sheet. Photo: Marco Tedesco Few places afford a such a clear view of climate change as does Greenland, a frozen island in the Arctic about half the size of the United States, with a polar ice cap that’s three kilometers thick at its center. The melting of Greenland’s ice […] Written by Guest August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
