Tamer Institute

Assistant Professor Parinitha Sastry comments on how her research "shows that lax regulation and monitoring of property insurers makes Florida mortgage markets far more exposed to climate risk than people might think.”

Congratulations to Ignacio Aguirre '24, Nadim Dabbous '24, Dion Koreman '24, and Diego Rehder '24 on the Renewable Back Security team for winning third place (out of an initial 84 teams!) in the 2024 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge! The global competition inspires graduate students to address critical social and environmental issues through innovative financial vehicles. The Columbia Business School student team developed a solution to reduce the cost of capital necessary for emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) to scale up renewable energy adoption in southern and central Africa and the United States.

At the 2024 Climate Business and Investment Conference, General Motors CEO Mary Barra explained how the company is overcoming EV market challenges on the road to net zero.

Columbia Business School announced the establishment of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, a transformative new campus institute that will address the immediate need for climate research and education in business to accelerate the decarbonization of the global economy.

Professor Bruce Usher was featured on Marketplace Morning Report discussing the Open Climate Curriculum, a free and shareable resource among business schools that shares teaching materials and expertise to expedite the mission of addressing climate change.

Professor Gernot Wagner co-wrote this piece on how economic "de-growth" is not the answer to the climate crisis.

"While advising formerly incarcerated people in Justice Through Code on career development plans, I humbly witnessed their resilience and determination to rebuild their lives. [...In] Startup Works, I consulted justice-impacted entrepreneurs, sharing insights and best practices in business. These experiences reinforced my commitment to social responsibility, contributing to a more equitable world while practicing my belief in the power of education and community support for positive change," says Jeff S. McClellan '24, on how he's most proud of his involvement in our ReEntry Acceleration Program (REAP), particularly in the Justice Through Code (JTC) and Startup Works initiatives during his time at CBS.

Kelvin, a Tamer Fund for Social Ventures portfolio member founded by Marshall Cox, ’12SEAS PhD, developed the Cozy as a solution to make steam heating in New York buildings more efficient.

Professors Gernot Wagner and Conor Walsh co-wrote this op-ed on how the Biden administration should tax China for its soaring carbon emissions, not for its electric vehicles and solar panels.

During this episode of Xennials, host Charlotte Kan speaks with Professor Gernot Wagner about the "first IPCC report that sparked a global wakeup call about the escalating dangers of greenhouse gas emissions and the critical steps needed to curb global warming."