Climate and Solutions

Chris Levesque, President and CEO of TerraPower, explains how next-generation reactors and innovative energy storage are reshaping nuclear energy's role in the global transition to sustainability.

Tom Steyer, co-executive chair at Galvanize Climate Solutions, discusses how innovation, policy, and collective action can win the climate war.

New research finds most consumers want to make sustainable choices to help mitigate the climate crisis, but lack the knowledge to reliably do so

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, listen to GM CEO Mary Barra’s keynote appearance at the Tamer Institute’s 2024 Climate Business & Investment Conference, where she shared the automaker’s bold strategy to lead the electric vehicle revolution. 

Economists have long insisted that the only way to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rapidly and at scale is to put a price on them. But while that is true, the key to a successful, politically sustainable climate policy is to ensure that the benefits precede the costs.

It does not take a crystal ball to understand how momentous tipping points can be in natural systems that affect our welfare. Tipping points in climate can presage catastrophes on a planetary scale, even threatening civilization.

New Columbia Business School research reveals pathways to overcome polarization and accelerate climate action

“How do you build a just transition into all of this?” asked Columbia SIPA’s Bataille. “You’ve got to involve your communities and local workforces from the beginning and make them part of the solution-finding process.”

Three central takeaways emerged from the 2024 Climate Business & Investment Conference, which gathered established industry leaders, startups, investors, and researchers to discuss the climate tech market's progress and needed adjustments.

Why would Stripe, a payment-processing software company, be involved in funding carbon dioxide removal solutions? Nan Ransohoff recently visited CBS to share why the company is building up its capacities to take on climate change.