Climate Week at the Columbia Environment School
September 20– 26, 2021, is Climate Week in New York City. As this years official university partner, the Columbia Climate School is delighted to use a full lineup of online events and special material all week long.
Examine back throughout Climate Week as we continue to include brand-new content, consisting of post, podcast episodes, more events, and an interactive test to evaluate your climate understanding.
Special Events
Perpetuity NYC (ET). All occasions will be provided practically.
Monday, September 20, 2021
9:00 AM– 10:15 AMClimateShot: The agricultural innovation race to save our planet (The video from this event is offered here.).
1:00 PM– 2:00 PMAndrew Revkin in Conversation with Kate Raworth and Roman Krznaric.
2:00 PM– 3:15 PMImagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.
6:00 PM– 7:00 PMChina, the US and Climate Diplomacy: A Conversation with Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
9:00 AM– 10:30 AMThe Role of Universities in Solving Our Climate Crisis.
11:00 AM– 12:30 PMRaising Ambitions for Food Systems and Climate Change by Uniting Science and Policy.
4:00 PM– 5:15 PMYouth and Climate Justice Activism in NYC.
6:00 PM– 7:00 PMCareers in Environmental Justice.
7:00 PM– 8:00 PMWhat Trees Tell United States About Climate Change.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
1:00 PM– 2:00 PMGrowing Equitable Food Systems for a Changing Climate.
2:00 PM– 3:15 PMCode Red: Vulnerability to Extreme Heat, Floods, and Displacement.
4:00 PM– 5:15 PMState of Climate Education at NYC Department of Education.
Thursday, September 23, 2021.
9:00 AM– 10:00 AMPoetry of Crises and Loss: A Conversation with Sudeep Sen.
9:30 AM– 10:30 AMMark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, and UK Prime Minister Johnsons Climate Finance Advisor for COP26.
11:30 AM– 12:30 PMPlan 2030: Pathway to Decarbonize Columbia Universitys Campuses.
1:00 PM– 2:00 PMFrom Grassroots to Policy: Government Action on Environmental Justice.
3:00 PM– 4:00 PMThe Road Ahead for the Electric Vehicle Market: Priorities, Challenges, and Insights.
3:30 PM– 4:30 PMClimate Policies for Economic Development.
4:00 PM– 5:00 PMBuilding a Circular Campus: Connecting the Dots Between Scope 3 Emissions, Circularity, and Justice (NYC Climate Week Panel at Barnard).
6:00 PM– 7:15 PMThe Great Pivot: Climate Action and the Finance Sector.
Friday, September 24, 2021.
11:00 AM– 12:00 PMReducing Climate Threats to Food Systems: Highlights from the First Columbia World Project.
1:45 PM– 3:00 PMFair Winds & & Following Seas: The Past, Present & & Future of Offshore Wind.
Additional Upcoming Climate Events.
Tuesday, September 28|5:30 PM– 7:00 PMClimate and Society: A Conversation with Anna Tsing.
Friday, October 1|2:00 PM– 3:00 PMA Virtual Fireside Chat: Confronting the New Normal: How AI Can Help Us Prepare for A Changing Climate
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Helpful reads.
Bitcoins Impacts on Climate and the EnvironmentRenee Cho.
When Record-Breaking Is the Norm: Mitigating the Impacts of Extreme Rainfall Events in a Changing ClimateKai Kornhuber, Mona Hemmati, and Andrew Kruczkiewicz.
Columbia Pledges That All Future Campus Construction Will Be Fossil Free.
