Events

Featured 2026 Events

Images of climate action and impacts in NYC with various colorful icons representing sustainability and the text Earth Day 2026: Climate & Environmental Justice in New York City, Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5:30-8pm, Faculty House, Columbia University, Register at events.columbia.edu/go/harlemearthday
April 23 - Climate & Environmental Justice in New York City
2026 Climate Business & Investment Conference: Energy Tech May 1 - Columbia Business School Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change and Columbia Climate School
May 1 - Climate Business & Investment Conference: Energy Tech
Plastic particles on a dinner plate with the text The Plastic Detox. Credit: The Plastic Detox
May 4 - The Plastic Detox - Screening and Discussion

Featured 2025 Events

Columbia Climate School Signature Speaker Series: Katharine Mach, University of Miami & Yale University - April 29, 2025 4-6pm ET, The Forum at Columbia University
🎥 Signature Speaker Series with Katharine Mach: Increasing Preparedness for Intensifying Climate Change
Various icons representing renewable energy with the text Earth Day 2025 - Shaping the Future of Clean Energy: Insights from the Climate School, April 22, 2025 6-7pm, The Lee C. Bollinger Forum
🎥 Shaping the Future of Clean Energy: Insights from the Climate School
Columbia Climate School Signature Speaker Series: Syracuse University Professor Farhana Sultana - April 17, 2025 4-6pm ET, The Forum at Columbia University
🎥 Signature Speaker Series with Farhana Sultana: Confronting Climate Coloniality
Columbia Climate School Signature Speaker Series: Andrew Freedman, Senior Climate Reporter, Axios - April 8, 2025 4-6pm ET, The Forum at Columbia University
🎥 Signature Speaker Series with Andrew Freedman: Going to Extremes - Life on the Front Lines of Climate Journalism
Environmental Justice in Action: A Conversation with NYC Community Leaders, Wednesday, April 23, 12:30-1:30, Peter Malinowski, Nando Rodriguez, Diana Hernandez, Earth Week 2025, Columbia Business School
🎥 Environmental Justice in Action: A Conversation with NYC Community Leaders

Featured 2024 Events

Collage of satellite images and photos of Earth with text Earth Month 2024: Earth Series Virtual Event
🎥 Unbottling the Environmental & Health Impacts of Nanoplastics
An instrument positioned on the rooftop of the Advanced Science Research Center Observatory on the City College of New York campus used by Róisín Commane and team to measure local air pollutant levels. Credit: Ricardo Toledo-Crow
🎥 Clearing the Air: Understanding New York City's Air Quality and Climate
Everyone Can Teach Climate - April 3rd Wednesday - 9:30-1:30pm - James Room, Barnard Hall
🎥 Everyone Can Teach Climate

Featured 2023 Initiative

Summer 2023 Eco Ambassador Program: My Age for Sustainable Development for COP28!

Eco Ambassadors Solutions Lab

This innovative program empowers high school students with the knowledge and skills to become global citizens and sustainable development leaders. Organized by SDGs Today and the Columbia Climate School Center for Sustainable Development, it combines interactive sessions, hands-on activities, and technical training to explore solutions. Learn more.

Featured 2022 Events

Climate Change and the Future of Our Cities: A Special Earth Day Presentation
🎥 Climate Change and the Future of Our Cities: A Special Earth Day Presentation
Climate and Environmental Justice in Harlem
🎥 Climate and Environmental Justice in Harlem
Earth Day Generations: Building Crosstalk for Climate Impact
🎥 Earth Day Generations: Building Crosstalk for Climate Impact

Featured 2021 Events

Actors from Witnesses
🎥 Actors from Witnesses
Current Effects
🎥 Current Effects
The Climate Imperative: Meeting the Moment
🎥 The Climate Imperative: Meeting the Moment
Ask Me Anything with Lamont Oceanographer Ajit Subramaniam
Ask Me Anything with Lamont Oceanographer Ajit Subramaniam