Every year, groups and individuals across Columbia celebrate Earth Day as a moment to reflect on the importance of appreciating and protecting our planet and natural resources, as well as an opportunity to plan for the future. This year, the Office of Sustainability and student sustainability clubs across campus hope to combine efforts in one campus-wide Earth Week. There will be various activities and workshops throughout the week hosted by individual clubs, culminating in a panel on Friday as a collaboration between student sustainability leaders and Columbia University. The panel theme is “Rooting…
Hear from Climate and Sustainability leaders as they share updates on Columbia's sustainability progress, and celebrate student research with the Spring Research Showcase poster session.
Columbia has taken significant strides in reducing food-related carbon emissions in its first complete year of PPCC participation. The University seeks to achieve a 25% reduction in food-related emissions by 2030.
Columbia University’s Office of Sustainability is expanding opportunities for students to engage in real-world sustainability projects through its Campus as Lab (CAL) initiative.
Meanwhile, travel by fuel combustion engine vehicles is on the decline. Public Transit remains on top.
We asked Jim some questions about how his work incorporates sustainability and contributes to Columbia’s net zero goal.
The Electric Vehicles Organization (EVO), a student group with a “mission to integrate Columbia University students into the sustainable transportation ecosystem on campus, in NYC, and across industry,” presented to the Office of Sustainability, Columbia Transportation, and other Columbia stakeholders on their Campus as a Living Lab project.
By joining the Mayor's Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge, Columbia University is leveraging data and analytics to reshape its menus and minimize food-related carbon emissions.
In honor of Campus Sustainability Month and Columbia’s climate and sustainability commitments in the transportation sector, the University hosted its first ever fleet show on October 16.
Columbia students support critical sustainability work, applying what they are mastering in their course of study to on-campus operations. Meet this year's interns who are helping to drive work in partnership with the Office of Sustainability.
Aim to address information gaps in student groups, create synergy between related groups and highlight progress