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Join fellow MIT alumni for a virtual discussion of the book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements - fire, water, air, and earth - to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. Taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the American food system healthier and more sustainable.
Join fellow MIT alumni for a virtual discussion of the book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan, on Thursday, September 21, at 7PM. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements - fire, water, air, and earth - to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. Each section of Cooked tracks Pollan’s effort to master a single classic recipe using one of the four elements. A North Carolina barbecue pit master tutors him in the primal magic of fire; a Chez Panisse trained cook schools him in the art of braising; a celebrated baker teaches him how air transforms grain and water into a fragrant loaf of bread; and finally, several mad-genius “fermentos” (a tribe that includes brewers, cheese makers, and all kinds of picklers) reveal how fungi and bacteria can perform the most amazing alchemies of all. The effects of not cooking are far reaching. Relying upon corporations to process our food means we consume large quantities of fat, sugar, and salt; disrupt an essential link to the natural world; and weaken our relationships with family and friends. Taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the American food system healthier and more sustainable. Reclaiming cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance, learning to perform the magic of these everyday transformations, opens the door to a more nourishing life. **Please read this book in advance of the discussion** A link to the Zoom call will be provided by e-mail to those registered.
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The Columbia Climate School presents an online information session on the MA in Climate and Society.

The MA in Climate and Society is a 12-month interdisciplinary graduate program that trains professionals and academics to understand and address the impacts of climate variability and climate change on society and the environment. Through classes and research, students gain knowledge in both climate and social sciences as they relate to climate. During the online information session, prospective students will have the opportunity to learn about the program and ask questions.

Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals, a New Siting Process, and How It Is Going

In 2019, New York State enacted an ambitious climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), mandating that 70% of the State's electricity be generated by renewable energy by 2030, and that 100% be generated by zero carbon sources by 2040.The law also requires that emissions be reduced 85% from 1990 levels by 2050. The CLCPA will require siting and developing a very large number of major renewable energy projects at an unprecedented pace throughout New York State.

To achieve its mandate under the CLCPA, in 2020, New York State enacted a landmark siting law, the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act.The siting law created a new Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to conduct a "coordinated and timely review" of all major renewable energy projects in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner.

Please join the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and the Columbia Climate School for a discussion on ORES's progress implementing the new siting process over the last two years and other stakeholder perspectives.The event will feature a 30-minute discussion with Houtan Moaveni, Executive Director of ORES, followed by a 90-minute panel discussion with:

-Audrey Friedrichsen, Senior Climate and Renewable Energy Attorney at Scenic Hudson

-Cullen Howe, Senior Renewable Energy Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

-Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of the Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY)

-Noah Shaw, Partner at Foley Hoag LLP and former General Counsel of NYSERDA

This Climate Week 2022 event will be moderated by Matthew Eisenson, Attorney, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.

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This event is part of Climate Week NYC. The Climate Group has selected the Columbia Climate School as its university partner for this year’s Climate Week NYC. Running from September 19 - 25, Climate Week NYC convenes key climate leaders to accelerate climate action and is the biggest global climate event of its kind. Check out all of the Columbia Climate School’s Climate Week events and content on our website: https://www.climate.columbia.edu/climate-week

Both new and traditional sustainable materials are inspiring businesses to find replacements for today’s manufacturing inputs. Panelists Deepak Dugar SM '11, MBA '13, PhD '13, founder of Visolis, and Regina Valluzzi '89 will discuss how innovative materials could scale up quickly, and be successful in tomorrow’s circular economy. .
A presentation from 2023-2024 Radcliffe fellow Narges Mahyar... Read more about Rising Tides: Integrating Situated Visualization, Augmented Reality, and Public-Participation Technology to Create an Accessible Platform for Localized Climate Change Visualization and Discourse

With President Biden in office and Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress, virtually all of the attention around climate and energy policy has focused on what the Democrats want to pursue -- and what they can accomplish with thin majorities and no Republican support. And, after a long period of fits and starts, Democrats recently passed the Inflation Reduction Act which takes a number of important energy and climate actions. But with the real possibility of Republicans taking control of one or both houses of Congress in November, and with discussions about the 2024 presidential race already beginning, it is important to ask: what exactly IS the Republicans' energy and environmental policy, and what SHOULD it be?

The Center on Global Energy Policy will host a panel of former senior Republican Congressional and Administration officials who will discuss their views.

Moderator:

David R. Hill, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA

Panelists:

Jeffrey A. Rosen, Nonresident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Kellie Donnelly, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Lot Sixteen and former Chief Counsel for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee James L. Connaughton, Chairperson, Nautilus Data Technologies, Senior Advisor, ClearPath Foundation, and former Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

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This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.

This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk ([email protected]).

For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].

Sustain What? Avoiding “Backdraft” in Climate Policy - When Mitigation or Adaptation Actions Spark Conflict

In 2013, a groundbreaking report from the Environmental Change & Security Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center warned that efforts to cut planet-heating pollution and climate impacts could spark conflict, undercutting development and global security.

The “backdraft” dynamic described in that report has since been echoed in concepts like “maladaptation” and “mal-mitigation” - where climate policies produce adverse impacts on marginalized or politically excluded populations.

This year the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has produced a report, Environment of Peace, laying out a toolkit and tactics for limiting backdraft.

The report couldn’t come at a better time. Climate backdraft is intensifying, for instance as developed countries that built wealth on fossil fuel burning begin cutting off finance for gas extraction in poor nations with no history of adding to climate change.

Please click here for speaker information and viewing options; https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/view/avoiding-backdraft-in-climate-policy-when-mitigation-or-adaptation-actions-spark-conflict

Knafel Center, Harvard Radcliffe School, 10 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Or Online on Zoom

"Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change" with Irene Li, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Mei Mei Dumplings.

In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27), the UN’s annual conference on climate change. The country finds itself in an important position. Egypt as the host country will be looked upon to be a strong voice for the Global South and help further just energy transitions in growing economies. Moreover, Egyptian perspectives on climate adaptation can also help shed light on the priorities of many other developing countries and emerging markets.

The Center on Global Energy Policy will host a panel of Egyptian experts drawn from academia, international organization, and civil society to share their views on the inter-linked challenges of energy governance, water management, and public services delivery in Africa's most urbanized state against a background of sea-level rises, erratic climate financing, and growing water scarcity.

Moderator:

Dr. Harry Verhoeven, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA

Panelists:

Dr. Lama El Hatow, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Mohamed Nada, World Bank Group Eng Mohamed Kamal, Greenish Foundation

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This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.

This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk ([email protected]).

For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].

October 5: The Amazon Forest and Climate Change: A Sustainable Pathway to Avoid a Tipping Point – Carlos Nobre and Ailton Fabricio-Neto (University of Sao Paulo and UFES, Brazil)

REGISTER: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGqpzktHtFk3RcJabclIypjlmPgxmLJ

New Book: Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, published by World Scientific is a unique set of authoritative lectures on climate change impacts and adaptation by world-recognized leading scientists. There is nothing like it available elsewhere.

Bi-Weekly Webinar Series: Each of the 25 chapters in the new book will be presented by its author as a slide-based lecture in A Bi-Weekly Webinar Series hosted by CCRUN, a NOAA RISA Project. The series presents key adaptation topics including methods for impacts and adaptation assessment, impacts on sectors, effects on different regions and countries, and adaptation policy and practice.

The book Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on which the webinar series is based can be purchased as an e-book, soft cover, or hard cover copy at the World Scientific Publishing website: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12312

Webinars will take place bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 10:00–12:00PM. No purchase of book necessary for viewing the webinar series. All webinars are recorded and made available on the CCRUN website: http://www.ccrun.org/resources/lectures-in-climate-change-volume-2/

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Please join us for an online information session on the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, offered jointly by Columbia Climate School's Earth Institute and School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. The program prepares graduates to address the most serious and complex environmental problems the earth will face. The program integrates science with environmental policy and management, providing students with the practical knowledge and training to become leaders in this rapidly growing area. Courses are taught by the world’s foremost sustainability academics and researchers, along with leading sustainability practitioners in New York City. Graduates hold key positions in organizations worldwide in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

During this session, Steven Cohen, Director of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, will discuss the program's format, curriculum, outcomes, and resources with time for Q&A at the end.

Discover how youth leadership and innovation can contribute to addressing global climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by joining our upcoming webinar series titled "Fostering Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs." Delivered jointly by Entrepreneurship @ Environment at the University of Waterloo and Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, this series will explore 'how’ and 'why’ transformative approaches to education can be used as a vehicle for empowering young people to drive the type of innovations and entrepreneurial ventures that are necessary to drive progress on the 2030 agenda.

The webinars, held from June to October, will cover topics such as sustainability curriculum design, scaling and commercializing sustainable ventures, climate communications and much more. Designed to be inclusive in its content delivery and relevancy, this series is open to all with a passion for driving systemic change for sustainable development. Additionally, this series will tie into COP28, where a white paper on sustainability education will be presented in Dubai to emphasize the criticality of transformative educational approaches that empower young entrepreneurs as global citizens for sustainability.

Webinar Series Details:

Purpose: Foster youth leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurial capabilities through transformative approaches to sustainability education and training.

Target Audience(s): Youth (18-30), educators, trainers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

Timeline: Spanning from June to October 2023, this webinar series consists of six virtual webinars led by experts in the field on topics including sustainability curriculum development, youth innovation and leadership skills development, and ethics in action, among other themes relating to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and youth leadership.

Accessibility: Webinars will be delivered with live translation in English, French, and Spanish. Webinars will also incorporate a range of innovative approaches to knowledge dissemination, mobilization, and translation.

Registration forthcoming.

Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) and the Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Arab Oil Embargo.

SIPA Dean Keren Yahri-Milo will provide welcome remarks, followed by a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Daniel Yergin that will examine the historical significance of the Embargo.

We will then move to a panel discussion focusing on the details of the Arab Oil Embargo - what happened, and how did it shake up geopolitics and the global economy? The panel will then examine the lasting effects - how it has guided policymakers in the decades since, and what lessons does it hold for the current precarious geopolitical situation? This event will provide an excellent opportunity to re-examine a pivotal moment in energy history, and one that continues to shape policymaking, in manners both subtle and obvious.

Keynote Remarks:

Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, S&P Global

Moderator:

Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist

Speakers:

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia SIPA; Professor and Co-Founding Dean Emeritus, Columbia Climate School Ed Morse, Global Head, Commodities Research, Citibank Meghan O’Sullivan, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

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This event will be hosted in person in New York City and live-streamed via Zoom.

Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.

This event is open to the press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk ([email protected]).

For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].

Sustain What? Can (and Should) Seabed Metals Fill the Renewable-Energy Materials Gap?

Join veteran climate journalist Andy Revkin of the Columbia Climate School in a reporter debrief on the fight over exploiting the seafloor as a source of metals critical to the global “clean” energy race.

Guests include:

Olive Heffernan (@O_Heffernan), a journalist with a Ph.D. in marine ecology, is writing a book on ocean resource/conservation conflict. Her 2019 story “Deep Sea Dilemma” in Nature is a great start: https://go.nature.com/3CpKxBw

Daniel Ackerman (@DAckermanNews), who has meshed an ecology Ph.D. with fine mult-media journalism skills, spent months reporting a fantastic How to Save a Planet podcast episode on seabed mining (just before Spotify abruptly canceled the pocast):
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet/z3hjxg6/should-we-mine-the-deepsea

Jael Holzman (@jholz__) covers mining and related issues for Politico/E&E News:
https://www.eenews.net/staff-directory/jael-holzman/

More may join.

Please click here for more information and viewing options: https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/view/can-and-should-seabed-metals-fill-the-renewable-energy-materials-gapquestion

A bit of context from the Department of Energy on efforts to change the battery game:

Reducing Reliance on Cobalt for Lithium-ion Batteries https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/reducing-reliance-cobalt-lithium-ion-batteries

Book Talks in Medical Humanities: Britt Wray's Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Change

Climate and environment-related fears and anxieties are on the rise everywhere. As with any type of stress, eco-anxiety can lead to lead to burnout, avoidance, or a disturbance of daily functioning.

In Generation Dread, Britt Wray seamlessly merges scientific knowledge with emotional insight to show how these intense feelings are a healthy response to the troubled state of the world. The first crucial step toward becoming an engaged steward of the planet is connecting with our climate emotions, seeing them as a sign of humanity, and learning how to live with them. We have to face and value eco-anxiety, Wray argues, before we can conquer the deeply ingrained, widespread reactions of denial and disavowal that have led humanity to this alarming period of ecological decline.

It’s not a level playing field when it comes to our vulnerability to the climate crisis, she notes, but as the situation worsens, we are all on the field - and unlocking deep stores of compassion and care is more important than ever. Weaving in insights from climate-aware therapists, critical perspectives on race and privilege in this crisis, ideas about the future of mental health innovation, and creative coping strategies, Generation Dread brilliantly illuminates how we can learn from the past, from our own emotions, and from each other to survive - and even thrive - in a changing world.

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The Columbia Climate School presents an online information session on the MA in Climate and Society.

The MA in Climate and Society is a 12-month interdisciplinary graduate program that trains professionals and academics to understand and address the impacts of climate variability and climate change on society and the environment. Through classes and research, students gain knowledge in both climate and social sciences as they relate to climate. During the online information session, prospective students will have the opportunity to learn about the program and ask questions.

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents its climate forecast briefing. The IRI's seasonal, sub-seasonal and ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) forecasts are discussed in this monthly briefing by IRI climate scientists Azhar Ehsan and Bohar Singh. For more information, please see: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents its climate forecast briefing. The IRI's seasonal, sub-seasonal and ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) forecasts are discussed in this monthly briefing by IRI climate scientists Azhar Ehsan and Bohar Singh. For more information, please see: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/
Sustain What? Columbia Climate News Review - Heat, Drought, Melt
September 2 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Join Andy Revkin of the Columbia Climate School in a look at realities and trends behind the week’s environmental headlines with top journalists and experts.

This week we zero in on simultaneous extreme flooding and drought, with live input from South Asia from journalists at Internews’s Third Pole (http://thethirdpole.net).

Andy will also deconstruct a much-covered paper on the portion of Greenland’s ice loss that’s inevitable with Univ. of Kansas glaciologist Leigh Stearns Please click here for more information and viewing options: https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/view/columbia-climate-news-review-heat-drought-melt Explore the Climate School: http://Climate.Columbia.edu

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Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
PSFC Seminar: G. Tynan
September 5 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Abstract: Because of the relatively low fueling efficiency and burnup fraction of tritium (T) within magnetic fusion energy (MFE) confinement devices, even...
Organization: MIT
Source: MIT
Monthly Hub Meeting - Arlington
September 6 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Organization: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions
Source: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions
Cross-sectoral Climate Change Impacts in Europe
September 7 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

We are excited to announce the next few webinars featuring lectures from Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, published by World Scientific.

September 7, 2022

Cross-sectoral Climate Change Impacts in Europe

Paula Harrison, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK

Register:

https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGqpzktHtFk3RcJabclIypjlmPgxmLJ

Access recordings from previous sessions here: http://www.ccrun.org/resources/lectures-in-climate-change-volume-2/

Purchase book: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12312

Get 30% off by using the discount code: WSWARMING30


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
PSFC Seminar: D. Schaeffer
September 12 | 12:00 PM
Abstract: As a fundamental process for converting kinetic to thermal energy, collisionless shocks are ubiquitous throughout the heliosphere and astrophysical...
Organization: MIT
Source: MIT
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Online Info Session
September 13 | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Please RSVP here

Please join us for an online information session on the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, offered jointly by Columbia Climate School's Earth Institute and School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. The program prepares graduates to address the most serious and complex environmental problems the earth will face. The program integrates science with environmental policy and management, providing students with the practical knowledge and training to become leaders in this rapidly growing area. Courses are taught by the world’s foremost sustainability academics and researchers, along with leading sustainability practitioners in New York City. Graduates hold key positions in organizations worldwide in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

During this session, Steven Cohen, Director of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, will discuss the program's format, curriculum, outcomes, and resources with time for Q&A at the end.


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Atmospheric & Environmental Chemistry Seminar
September 15 | 12:00 PM
100F, Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge & Zoom

"A New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space over North America with TEMPO: Commissioning Results" with Xiong Liu, Harvard CFA.... Read more about Atmospheric & Environmental Chemistry Seminar
Organization: Harvard
Source: Harvard

Monthly overview of IRI's Global Seasonal Climate Forecasts and ENSO status and forecast.
September 15 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents its climate forecast briefing. The IRI's seasonal, sub-seasonal and ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) forecasts are discussed in this monthly briefing by IRI climate scientists Azhar Ehsan and Bohar Singh. For more information, please see: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/
Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION
September 18 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A Webinar session with MIT Alumnus and EHZ Professors co-sponsored by the DICE Lab exploring the transition to circular construction.
Organization: MIT Architecture Alumni
Source: MIT Alumni Forum
Program on US-Japan Relations Seminar
September 18 | 12:00 PM
Zoom & Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge

"The Political Economy of Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation: Japan and Korea in Global Perspective" with Seong-ik Oh, Director General, Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Phillip Lipscy, Professor of Political Science and Chair in Japanese Politics & Global Affairs, University of Toronto; Director, Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy; Professor, Graduate School for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo.... Read more about Program on US-Japan Relations Seminar
Organization: Harvard
Source: Harvard

Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis
September 18 | 4:00 PM
In this opening discussion for the exhibition, Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis, exhibition curator and faculty director Jinah Kim will engage in conversation with art historian Yukio Lippit and Radcliffe’s curator of exhibitions, Meg Rotzel.... Read more about Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis
Organization: Harvard
Source: Harvard
Bridging the Divide:Making Action on the Energy Transition a Reality
September 19 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

This summer saw record temperatures, deadly floods, wildfires, and storms. The climate change impacts scientists have warned about are now evident. While more policy action is needed, governments are taking significant steps to avert the most devastating consequences of climate change with historic investments in clean energy, such as the Inflation Reduction Act passed a year ago, and policy frameworks to reduce fossil fuel emissions. With a pivotal COP coming up later this year in the UAE, it is important to take stock of where we are in the energy transition, and examine the disparity between our climate ambitions and the prevailing reality of the world's energy needs.

Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy and Institute of Global Politics at Columbia SIPA for a moderated, in-depth discussion and Q&A with leading climate activists, scholars, and policymakers. They will convene to look at strategies for hastening this energy shift and advancing climate policy action, while discussing the roles of effective communication, policy, research, and social mobilization. The discussion will also identify pragmatic opportunities to enhance ambition on climate and energy action during this critical window of time for accelerated action on mitigation.

12:30 - 1:00 p.m. EDT - Check-in

1:00 - 2:15 p.m. EDT - Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Tim Puko, Climate Correspondent, Washington Post

Speakers:

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia SIPA; Professor and Co-Founding Dean Emeritus, Columbia Climate School Abigail Dillen, President, Earthjustice Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy and Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair, Texas Tech University

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This event will be hosted in person in New York City and live-streamed via Zoom.

Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.

This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk ([email protected]).

For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Climate Actions in Fashion: Policy, Business, and Innovation
September 19 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Fashion is one of the world’s largest industries, employing over 75 million people and generating around 2 trillion USD revenue per year. While fashion serves as an important medium for expressing self-identities and shaping social values, it also stands as a major contributor to climate change due to its carbon- and chemical-intensive processes. Those impacts are further exacerbated by the growing demand for fast fashion. The apparel and textile sectors are estimated to be responsible for up to 10% of the global greenhouse gas emissions annually, alongside having other consequential impacts such as water pollution and biodiversity loss.

As the fashion industry becomes increasingly aware of its environmental footprint, many brands have made pledges to decarbonize through strategies such as using renewable energy and sourcing more eco-friendly materials. However, it still requires significant additional efforts and collaborations throughout the entire fashion value chain to keep up with the 1.5-degree pathway outlined by the Paris Agreement.

Our panel of experts, representing diverse facets of the fashion industry, will share insights covering various aspects, including policymaking, innovative materials, sustainable design, and business practices. The discussion will revisit recent notable developments and identify future opportunities to help the fashion industry become beautiful, sustainable, and responsible at the same time.

Speakers include:

Dr. Anna Kelles, Assemblymember, New York State Assembly Sarah Kent, Chief Sustainability Correspondent, Business of Fashion Tiago Valente, Global Creative Director at Journee; former Director of Partnerships & Culture, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Materiality Pathway Leader, Parsons School of Design Neeka Mashouf, CEO & Co-founder, Rubi Laboratories

The panel will be moderated by Sally Qiu, a Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University.

Please register here: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D7i6yQsdTRCojRaUKlGEKQ
Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Food and Climate Nexus: Spotlight on China
September 19 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The food system is responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change is threatening food systems around the globe. The nexus between the food system and climate change has received too little attention globally. Few countries fully address this nexus in climate adaptation plans or in nationally-determined contributions under the UNFCCC.

In 2019, food system emissions from China were 1.9?Gt?CO2?eq – roughly 4% of global greenhouse emissions and more than any other country. This event will explore the food-climate nexus in China, including background on the Chinese food system, its emissions impacts and its vulnerability to climate change. Leading experts will consider whether there are opportunities for US-China cooperation on this topic, even in a time of geopolitical tensions.

Moderator: David Sandalow – Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University and co-founder, Food Climate Partnership

Speakers:

Kevin Chen --- China Program Lead, International Food Policy Research Institute Jennifer Turner -- China Environment Forum Director, Wilson Center Sally Qiu -- Research Associate, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia Hörn Heiðarsdóttir -- Founder and CEO, Ylur

Register: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nVeGU3M1Sh-QEu5U2hZXJw

This event is part of Climate Week NYC. The Climate Group has selected the Columbia Climate School as its university partner for this year’s Climate Week NYC. Running from September 19 - 25, Climate Week NYC convenes key climate leaders to accelerate climate action and is the biggest global climate event of its kind. Check out all of the Columbia Climate School’s Climate Week events and content on our website: https://www.climate.columbia.edu/climate-week


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
International Conference on Sustainable Development
September 19

ICSD is the top academic international conference for discussing sustainable development issues. The parallel sessions include over 300 oral and poster presentations from researchers and development practitioners from across the world, presenting their work on topics ranging from gender equity to climate change to economic development, all focused on solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In addition, ICSD’s plenaries allow participants to hear thought provoking speeches and conversations from leaders in the field of sustainable development. Speakers and panelists include heads of state, UN officials, CEOs, economists, and university professors.

ICSD is a truly global event with programming that spans across all time zones and welcomes participants from all across the world – 149 countries in 2020 to be exact! Side events offer participants additional opportunities to meet with fellow participants, explore specific topics with more detail, and learn something new.

This year’s theme celebrates our 10 year anniversary: A Decade of ICSD.

Registration is officially open and free for all!

To stay updated on the conference, you can also follow ICSD on Twitter, on Instagram, connect with ICSD on Facebook, or subscribe to our newsletter.

This event is part of Climate Week NYC. The Climate Group has selected the Columbia Climate School as its university partner for this year’s Climate Week NYC. Running from September 19 - 25, Climate Week NYC convenes key climate leaders to accelerate climate action and is the biggest global climate event of its kind. Check out all of the Columbia Climate School’s Climate Week events and content on our website: https://www.climate.columbia.edu/climate-week


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
The Politics and Geopolitics of Latin America's Energy Transition
September 20 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) clean energy transition faces a unique set of challenges. Home to over 650 million people across 33 countries, and vulnerable to climate shocks, LAC is also one of the most divergent and unequal regions of the world, with over 16 million people without access to electricity. At the same time, LAC is endowed with key natural resources, from oil and gas to renewable energy to critical minerals. Historically, the region has been a major provider of important commodities to the world including food products, grains, minerals, and crude oil.

LAC’s energy transition is at a crossroads, facing simultaneously the continued effects of the energy crisis, high inflation, and geopolitical reconfigurations. The U.S. and the EU have sought to strengthen their relationships, investments, and partnerships with countries in the region as they reshape their supply chains. The region is also being courted by China, already a key commercial partner to countries like Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru, and a key investor in the energy sector and increasingly in critical minerals. More recently the region has attracted attention given Saudi Arabia’s recent mining stake in Brazil and most notably after the enlargement of BRICS. Additionally, political instability and upcoming Presidential elections in Argentina, Mexico and six other countries have the potential to shape the political leadership of the region in the run up to 2030, a critical timeline to deliver on their climate pledges under the Paris climate agreement.

Join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) for a discussion on the recent political and geopolitical developments and their potential impact on LAC’s energy transition, the region’s role in global energy markets, global supply chains and on the critical mining commodities that are necessary for the global clean energy transition.

Panelists:

Mauricio Cárdenas, Professor of Professional Practice in Global Leadership at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and Director of the MPA in Global Leadership; Global Senior Research Fellow at Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy; and former Minister of Finance and Energy, Colombia Juan Carlos Jobet, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA; Dean, School of Business, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; Former Minister of Energy and Mining, Chile Luisa Palacios, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA; Adjunct Professor at Columbia University SIPA and former Chairwoman, Citgo Petroleum Corporation

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This event will be hosted in person in New York City and live-streamed via Zoom.

Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.

This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk ([email protected]).

For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Book Club: Cooked by Michael Pollan
September 21-22 | 11:00 PM
Join fellow MIT alumni for a virtual discussion of the book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements - fire, water, air, and earth - to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. Taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the American food system healthier and more sustainable.
Organization: Club of Boston
Source: MIT Alumni Forum
Monthly Hub Meeting - Fairfax
September 21 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Organization: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions
Source: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions
Monthly overview of IRI's Global Seasonal Climate Forecasts and ENSO status and forecast.
September 21 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents its climate forecast briefing. The IRI's seasonal, sub-seasonal and ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) forecasts are discussed in this monthly briefing by IRI climate scientists Azhar Ehsan and Bohar Singh. For more information, please see: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/
Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Role of Universities in the Sustainable Transportation Revolution
September 21 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Travel has a significant impact on our natural and built environment. In the U.S. about one third of greenhouse gas emissions are from the transportation sector. Additionally, our society continues to be confronted with question of how best to create convenient, affordable, and safe travel while maintaining the livability and attractiveness of our communities.

This panel discussion will identify how transportation impacts our environment and more thoroughly look into the operations of four American universities to discover their transportation challenges. It will explore how these universities implement best-practice planning principles to facilitate efficient transportation while maintaining an attractive campus ecosystem within each of their unique communities.

PANEL:

Charlie Tennyson, Director of Transportation and Parking Services, Princeton University John Nolan, Managing Director of Transportation and The Campus Services Center, Harvard University Brian Shaw, Executive Director, Stanford Transportation, Stanford University Daniel Allalemdjian, Director of Transportation Demand Management, Columbia University

MODERATOR:

Jessica Prata, Assistant Vice President, Office of Environmental Stewardship, Columbia University

This event is part of Climate Week NYC. The Climate Group has selected the Columbia Climate School as its university partner for this year’s Climate Week NYC. Running from September 19 - 25, Climate Week NYC convenes key climate leaders to accelerate climate action and is the biggest global climate event of its kind. Check out all of the Columbia Climate School’s Climate Week events and content on our website: https://www.climate.columbia.edu/climate-week


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Tree of Life Community Kickoff Meeting
September 21 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Organization: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions
Source: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions
Using Climate Science to Prepare for Disasters
September 21 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

September 21: Using Climate Science to Prepare for Disasters: Early Warning, Early Action, and Forecast-based Financing – Olivia Warrick, Knud Falk, Irene Amuron and Catalina Jamie (Red Cross Climate Centre, Netherlands)

REGISTER: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGqpzktHtFk3RcJabclIypjlmPgxmLJ

New Book: Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, published by World Scientific is a unique set of authoritative lectures on climate change impacts and adaptation by world-recognized leading scientists. There is nothing like it available elsewhere.

Bi-Weekly Webinar Series: Each of the 25 chapters in the new book will be presented by its author as a slide-based lecture in A Bi-Weekly Webinar Series hosted by CCRUN, a NOAA RISA Project. The series presents key adaptation topics including methods for impacts and adaptation assessment, impacts on sectors, effects on different regions and countries, and adaptation policy and practice.

The book Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on which the webinar series is based can be purchased as an e-book, soft cover, or hard cover copy at the World Scientific Publishing website: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12312

Webinars will take place bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 10:00–12:00PM. No purchase of book necessary for viewing the webinar series. All webinars are recorded and made available on the CCRUN website: http://www.ccrun.org/resources/lectures-in-climate-change-volume-2/


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Book Club: Cooked by Michael Pollan
September 21-22 | 11:00 PM
Join fellow MIT alumni for a virtual discussion of the book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements - fire, water, air, and earth - to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. Taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the American food system healthier and more sustainable.
Organization: Club of Boston
Source: MIT Alumni Forum
Book Club: Cooked by Michael Pollan
September 22
Join fellow MIT alumni for a virtual discussion of the book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan, on Thursday, September 21, at 7PM. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements - fire, water, air, and earth - to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. Each section of Cooked tracks Pollan’s effort to master a single classic recipe using one of the four elements. A North Carolina barbecue pit master tutors him in the primal magic of fire; a Chez Panisse trained cook schools him in the art of braising; a celebrated baker teaches him how air transforms grain and water into a fragrant loaf of bread; and finally, several mad-genius “fermentos” (a tribe that includes brewers, cheese makers, and all kinds of picklers) reveal how fungi and bacteria can perform the most amazing alchemies of all. The effects of not cooking are far reaching. Relying upon corporations to process our food means we consume large quantities of fat, sugar, and salt; disrupt an essential link to the natural world; and weaken our relationships with family and friends. Taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the American food system healthier and more sustainable. Reclaiming cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance, learning to perform the magic of these everyday transformations, opens the door to a more nourishing life. **Please read this book in advance of the discussion** A link to the Zoom call will be provided by e-mail to those registered.
Organization: Club of Boston
Source: MIT Alumni Forum
MA in Climate and Society Online Information Session
September 22 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Please RSVP here


The Columbia Climate School presents an online information session on the MA in Climate and Society.

The MA in Climate and Society is a 12-month interdisciplinary graduate program that trains professionals and academics to understand and address the impacts of climate variability and climate change on society and the environment. Through classes and research, students gain knowledge in both climate and social sciences as they relate to climate. During the online information session, prospective students will have the opportunity to learn about the program and ask questions.


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals...
September 22 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals, a New Siting Process, and How It Is Going

In 2019, New York State enacted an ambitious climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), mandating that 70% of the State's electricity be generated by renewable energy by 2030, and that 100% be generated by zero carbon sources by 2040.The law also requires that emissions be reduced 85% from 1990 levels by 2050. The CLCPA will require siting and developing a very large number of major renewable energy projects at an unprecedented pace throughout New York State.

To achieve its mandate under the CLCPA, in 2020, New York State enacted a landmark siting law, the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act.The siting law created a new Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to conduct a "coordinated and timely review" of all major renewable energy projects in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner.

Please join the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and the Columbia Climate School for a discussion on ORES's progress implementing the new siting process over the last two years and other stakeholder perspectives.The event will feature a 30-minute discussion with Houtan Moaveni, Executive Director of ORES, followed by a 90-minute panel discussion with:

-Audrey Friedrichsen, Senior Climate and Renewable Energy Attorney at Scenic Hudson

-Cullen Howe, Senior Renewable Energy Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

-Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of the Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY)

-Noah Shaw, Partner at Foley Hoag LLP and former General Counsel of NYSERDA

This Climate Week 2022 event will be moderated by Matthew Eisenson, Attorney, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.

PLEASE REGISTER HERE

This event is part of Climate Week NYC. The Climate Group has selected the Columbia Climate School as its university partner for this year’s Climate Week NYC. Running from September 19 - 25, Climate Week NYC convenes key climate leaders to accelerate climate action and is the biggest global climate event of its kind. Check out all of the Columbia Climate School’s Climate Week events and content on our website: https://www.climate.columbia.edu/climate-week


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Nuclear and Particle Physics Colloquium (NPPC)
September 25 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Nora Brambilla Nonrelativistic bound states with Effective Field Theories Abstract: Nonrelativistic bound states lie at the core of quantum physics,...
Organization: MIT
Source: MIT
EESN | Moving Sustainable Materials to Market
September 26 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Both new and traditional sustainable materials are inspiring businesses to find replacements for today’s manufacturing inputs. Panelists Deepak Dugar SM '11, MBA '13, PhD '13, founder of Visolis, and Regina Valluzzi '89 will discuss how innovative materials could scale up quickly, and be successful in tomorrow’s circular economy. .
Organization: MIT Energy, Environment and Sustainability Alumni
Source: MIT Alumni Forum
PSFC Seminar: D. Gates
September 26 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Abstract: Thea Energy (formerly Princeton Stellarators, Inc.) is a new stellarator fusion company that is focused on the use of an entirely new way of...
Organization: MIT
Source: MIT
12th Annual C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards
September 27

Organization: MIT Energy Initiative
Source: MIT Energy Initiative
2023 U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium...
September 27 | 0:00 AM
Clearing hurdles to achieve net zero by 2050: Moving forward, eliminating risks, and leaving no one behind September 27, 3:00-6:15 pm ET September 28, 9:00...
Organization: MIT
Source: MIT
Harvard Forest Seminar
September 27 | 11:00 AM
Zoom & 324 North Main Street, Petersham

"Fire to the Fuel: The Intersections of Climate, Oil, and Justice in the United States" with David Gonzalez, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
Organization: Harvard
Source: Harvard

Rising Tides: Integrating Situated Visualization, Augmented Reality, and Public-Participation Technology to Create an Accessible Platform for Localized Climate Change Visualization and Discourse
September 27 | 12:00 PM
A presentation from 2023-2024 Radcliffe fellow Narges Mahyar... Read more about Rising Tides: Integrating Situated Visualization, Augmented Reality, and Public-Participation Technology to Create an Accessible Platform for Localized Climate Change Visualization and Discourse
Organization: Harvard
Source: Harvard
2023 U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium...
September 28 | 0:00 AM
Clearing hurdles to achieve net zero by 2050: Moving forward, eliminating risks, and leaving no one behind September 27, 3:00-6:15 pm ET September 28, 9:00...
Organization: MIT
Source: MIT
Unpacking Republican Energy and Environmental Policy -- What is It?
September 29 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

With President Biden in office and Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress, virtually all of the attention around climate and energy policy has focused on what the Democrats want to pursue -- and what they can accomplish with thin majorities and no Republican support. And, after a long period of fits and starts, Democrats recently passed the Inflation Reduction Act which takes a number of important energy and climate actions. But with the real possibility of Republicans taking control of one or both houses of Congress in November, and with discussions about the 2024 presidential race already beginning, it is important to ask: what exactly IS the Republicans' energy and environmental policy, and what SHOULD it be?

The Center on Global Energy Policy will host a panel of former senior Republican Congressional and Administration officials who will discuss their views.

Moderator:

David R. Hill, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA

Panelists:

Jeffrey A. Rosen, Nonresident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Kellie Donnelly, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Lot Sixteen and former Chief Counsel for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee James L. Connaughton, Chairperson, Nautilus Data Technologies, Senior Advisor, ClearPath Foundation, and former Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

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This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.

This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk ([email protected]).

For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia
Avoiding “Backdraft” in Climate Policy - When Mitigation or....
September 30 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sustain What? Avoiding “Backdraft” in Climate Policy - When Mitigation or Adaptation Actions Spark Conflict

In 2013, a groundbreaking report from the Environmental Change & Security Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center warned that efforts to cut planet-heating pollution and climate impacts could spark conflict, undercutting development and global security.

The “backdraft” dynamic described in that report has since been echoed in concepts like “maladaptation” and “mal-mitigation” - where climate policies produce adverse impacts on marginalized or politically excluded populations.

This year the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has produced a report, Environment of Peace, laying out a toolkit and tactics for limiting backdraft.

The report couldn’t come at a better time. Climate backdraft is intensifying, for instance as developed countries that built wealth on fossil fuel burning begin cutting off finance for gas extraction in poor nations with no history of adding to climate change.

Please click here for speaker information and viewing options; https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/view/avoiding-backdraft-in-climate-policy-when-mitigation-or-adaptation-actions-spark-conflict


Organization: Columbia
Source: Columbia

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September 21-22 | 11:00 PM
Book Club: Cooked by Michael Pollan
Join fellow MIT alumni for a virtual discussion of the book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements ...
Organization: Club of Boston
Source: MIT Alumni Forum		 September 22
Book Club: Cooked by Michael Pollan
Join fellow MIT alumni for a virtual discussion of the book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan, on Thursday, September 21, at 7PM. In Cooked, Pollan discovers the enduring p ...
Organization: Club of Boston
Source: MIT Alumni Forum		 September 22 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MA in Climate and Society Online Information Session
Please RSVP here
The Columbia Climate School presents an online information session on the MA in Climate and Society.
The MA in Climate and Society is a 12-month interdisciplinary graduate pr ...
Organization: Columbia
September 22 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals...
Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals, a New Siting Process, and How It Is Going
In 2019, New York State enacted an ambitious climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Pro ...
Organization: Columbia		 September 25 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Nuclear and Particle Physics Colloquium (NPPC)
Nora Brambilla Nonrelativistic bound states with Effective Field Theories Abstract: Nonrelativistic bound states lie at the core of quantum physics,...
Organization: MIT		 September 26 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EESN | Moving Sustainable Materials to Market
Both new and traditional sustainable materials are inspiring businesses to find replacements for today’s manufacturing inputs. Panelists Deepak Dugar SM '11, MBA '13, PhD '13, founder of Visolis, and ...
Organization: MIT Energy, Environment and Sustainability Alumni
Source: MIT Alumni Forum
September 26 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
PSFC Seminar: D. Gates
Abstract: Thea Energy (formerly Princeton Stellarators, Inc.) is a new stellarator fusion company that is focused on the use of an entirely new way of...
Organization: MIT		 September 27
12th Annual C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards

Organization: MIT Energy Initiative		 September 27 | 0:00 AM
2023 U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium...
Clearing hurdles to achieve net zero by 2050: Moving forward, eliminating risks, and leaving no one behind September 27, 3:00-6:15 pm ET September 28, 9:00...
Organization: MIT
September 27 | 11:00 AM
Harvard Forest Seminar
Zoom & 324 North Main Street, Petersham

"Fire to the Fuel: The Intersections of Climate, Oil, and Justice in the United States" with David Gonzalez, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
Organization: Harvard

 September 27 | 12:00 PM
Rising Tides: Integrating Situated Visualization, Augmented Reality, and Public-Participation Technology to Create an Accessible Platform for Localized Climate Change Visualization and Discourse
A presentation from 2023-2024 Radcliffe fellow Narges Mahyar... Read more about Rising Tides: Integrating Situated Visualization, Augmented Reality, and Public-Participation Technology to Create an A ...
Organization: Harvard		 September 28 | 0:00 AM
2023 U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium...
Clearing hurdles to achieve net zero by 2050: Moving forward, eliminating risks, and leaving no one behind September 27, 3:00-6:15 pm ET September 28, 9:00...
Organization: MIT
September 29 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Unpacking Republican Energy and Environmental Policy -- What is It?
With President Biden in office and Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress, virtually all of the attention around climate and energy policy has focused on what the Democrats want to pursue -- ...
Organization: Columbia		 September 30 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Avoiding “Backdraft” in Climate Policy - When Mitigation or....
Sustain What? Avoiding “Backdraft” in Climate Policy - When Mitigation or Adaptation Actions Spark Conflict

In 2013, a groundbreaking report from the Environmental Change & Security Prog ...
Organization: Columbia		 October 2 | 5:30 PM
Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change
Knafel Center, Harvard Radcliffe School, 10 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Or Online on Zoom
"Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change" with Irene Li, Co-Founder and Co-Owner o ...
Organization: Harvard
October 3 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
African Perspectives on Climate and Climate Adaptation in Eygpt
In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27), the UN’s annual conference on climate change. The country finds itself in an important position. Egypt as ...
Organization: Columbia		 October 3 | 9:00 AM
Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change Conference
Knafel Center, Harvard Radcliffe School, 10 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Or Online on Zoom

"Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change" Conference
Organization: Harvard

 October 4 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ClimateTech 2023
ClimateTech, hosted by MIT Technology Review, will focus on how new and emerging technologies across all industries are making it possible to craft realistic...
Organization: MIT
October 4 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Monthly Hub Meeting - Arlington

Organization: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions		 October 5 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ClimateTech 2023
ClimateTech, hosted by MIT Technology Review, will focus on how new and emerging technologies across all industries are making it possible to craft realistic...
Organization: MIT		 October 5 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Amazon Forest and Climate Change
October 5: The Amazon Forest and Climate Change: A Sustainable Pathway to Avoid a Tipping Point – Carlos Nobre and Ailton Fabricio-Neto (University of Sao Paulo and UFES, Brazil)
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Organization: Columbia
October 6 | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Online Info Session
Please RSVP here

Please join us for an online information session on the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, offered jointly by Columbia Climate School's Earth Institute and School of I ...
Organization: Columbia		 October 10 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Scaling & commercializing innovation for climate action
Discover how youth leadership and innovation can contribute to addressing global climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by joining our upcoming webinar series titled "Fo ...
Organization: Columbia		 October 11 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The 1973 Energy Crisis: The Oil Embargo and the New Age of Energy
Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) and the Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) to mark the fiftieth anniversary o ...
Organization: Columbia
October 14 | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Sustain What? Can (and Should) Seabed Metals Fill the Renewable...
Sustain What? Can (and Should) Seabed Metals Fill the Renewable-Energy Materials Gap?

Join veteran climate journalist Andy Revkin of the Columbia Climate School in a reporter debrief on the ...
Organization: Columbia		 October 18 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Britt Wray's Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate
Book Talks in Medical Humanities: Britt Wray's Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Change

Climate and environment-related fears and anxieties are on the rise everywhere. A ...
Organization: Columbia		 October 18 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
MA in Climate and Society Online Information Session
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The Columbia Climate School presents an online information session on the MA in Climate and Society.
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Organization: Columbia
October 19 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Monthly Hub Meeting - Fairfax

Organization: Faith Alliance For Climate Solutions		 October 19 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Monthly overview of IRI's Global Seasonal Climate Forecasts and ENSO status and forecast.
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents its climate forecast briefing. The IRI's seasonal, sub-seasonal and ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) forecasts are discus ...
Organization: Columbia		 October 20 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Monthly overview of IRI's Global Seasonal Climate Forecasts and ENSO status and forecast.
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents its climate forecast briefing. The IRI's seasonal, sub-seasonal and ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) forecasts are discus ...
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