New international assessment finds emissions and climate policy falls short in the high mountain regions of Asia, threatening billions of people and species in the area.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/20/landmark-international-report-current-emissions-path-threatens-two-billion-people-in-hindu-kush-himalayas/
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The partnership of three countries—Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Indonesia—could play a pivotal role in reducing global deforestation.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/20/can-a-new-forest-alliance-change-nature-finance-for-the-better/
The implementation of a circular economy is essential to the future of our species and our planet. The goal of reusing food waste is worthwhile, though NYC's new mandatory residential food recycling has some design problems.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/20/food-waste-and-the-complexity-of-new-york-citys-garbage/
Three students from the class of 2023 who earned Departmental Honors share their post-graduation plans, their understanding of sustainability, and their advice to current students.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/16/sustainable-development-award-winners-reflect-on-their-college-careers/
At Columbia Climate School’s Managed Retreat conference, local and international academics, scientists, and community members will join representatives from different sectors to discuss managed retreat, habitability, and climate justice.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/14/adapt-or-retreat-conference-will-explore-questions-of-habitability-in-a-changing-world/
A new study finds that electricity market design is the key to trade-offs between more affordable energy and lower carbon emissions.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/13/improving-market-design-for-energy-storage/
New York's climate law is one of the strongest in the world. A new tracker helps to understand progress in implementing it.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/13/new-tool-monitors-implementation-of-nys-climate-leadership-and-community-protection-act/
At a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change side event in early June, representatives from several countries discussed the urgent need to address global loss of water and sea-level rise.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/12/melting-ice-and-rising-sea-levels-why-2-degrees-celsius-is-too-high/
States have already filed at least 103 bills related to disaster resilience. Columbia Climate School’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness reports on what has been achieved so far.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/12/state-legislatures-continue-to-enact-disaster-policies-in-2023/
While our short-term response to extreme weather must remain on adaptation, in the long run, we need to understand the reality of the warmer planet we live on and work to mitigate climate change.
via State of the Planet https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/12/the-fire-this-time-facing-the-reality-of-climate-change/ |
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