April 22, 2024

A Systems Thinking Approach to Teaching About Climate Change

Cassie Xu and Radhika Iyengar

Climate change is one of the largest threats for humanity and has already had a significant impact globally and locally. It is perhaps the most defining issue of our time. It will ultimately test how communities, cities, and countries around...

April 10, 2024

What’s the Difference Between a Tree and a Building? Sometimes Nothing.

Dickson Despommier

The New City: How to Build Our Urban Sustainable Future is about the urban environment and how to make it a safer place for us to live in and, at the same time, dramatically reduce its effects on rapid climate...

April 13, 2023

Five Steps You Can Take to Jump-Start Action on Climate Change

Michael Gunter, Jr.

Climate change. That’s a polarizing phrase in America, one that too often shuts down discussion before it ever begins. Heck, former Florida governor and now sitting U.S. Senator Rick Scott banned state officials from even using the term during his...

April 4, 2023

Rob Verchick in Conversation with Robyn Massey About The Octopus in the Parking Garage

In November 2016, Richard Conlin discovered an unexpected guest in his parking garage: an octopus. The photos he took quickly went viral, but to Rob Verchick, a leading climate law scholar and the author of The Octopus in the Parking...

December 9, 2022

Berthold M. Kuhn and Dimitrios L.

Margellos on Global Perspectives on Megatrends

In Global Perspectives on Megatrends: The Future as Seen by Analysts and Researchers from Different World Regions, we, Berthold M. Kuhn and Dimitrios L. Margellos, present an analysis of twelve global trends shaping our future. In dialogue with renowned think...

December 10, 2020

Five Ideas for a Plastic-Free Holiday Season

Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and Joanna Atherfold Finn

“Plastic Free July inspires me to step up my commitment to reducing single-use plastic in my daily life and on tour.” ~Jack Johnson, musician and Plastic Free Foundation ambassador We’re wrapping up our American Geophysical Union virtual exhibit with a...

November 6, 2019

Enacting Environmental Stewardship by Acting Locally

“Talking the environmental talk is one thing, but if you want to walk the walk, too, Karl Coplan’s book will tell you how to do it and how to do it happily.” ~Colin Beavan, author of How To Be Alive...

April 19, 2019

5 Classic Films that Charmed the Industry and Devastated the Environment

“Well-researched and written in an accessible style, it [Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret] is a thought-provoking alternative history of Hollywood, delving into the disconnect between our enjoyment of screen culture and concern for its environmental impact. It will be of interest to...

April 18, 2018

Earth at Risk: An Excerpt

This month, in honor of Earth Day, we’re featuring titles that are related to climate change and environmental studies. Today we’re presenting you with an excerpt from Earth at Risk: Natural Capital and the Quest for Sustainability, by Claude Henry and Laurence...

April 10, 2018

Book Giveaway! Confronting the Climate Challenge

In reflection of Earth Day, this month we’ll be featuring a title related to climate change, environmental studies, and sustainability. This week’s book is Confronting the Climate Challenge: U.S. Policy Options, by Lawrence Goulder and Marc Hafstead. Throughout the week, we will be...

April 6, 2018

Fracking: Dirty Word or Harmless Technique?

“There are few words in Energy that inspire more polarized and extreme response than this one; fracking.” –Jason Bordoff, Columbia Energy Exchange This month, in honor of Earth Day, we’re featuring titles that are related to climate change, sustainability, and...

April 5, 2018

More Than a Decade of Publishing on Climate Change

It’s the first Throwback Thursday of April. Later this month, we’ll celebrate Earth Day. Did you know that Columbia University Press has been a leading publisher on the topics of Climate Change and other environmental issues for over a decade?...