http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:03:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/01/world-climate-policies-substantial-progress-but-enormous-challenges-remain/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/01/world-climate-policies-substantial-progress-but-enormous-challenges-remain/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:53:50 +0000 Diego Villarreal http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=25873 Recent analysis by Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisory (DBCCA) in conjunction with the Columbia Climate Center, shows that the existing world climate policies have the potential to substantially reduce CO2 emissions, but are not aggressive enough to meet the suggested 450 ppm stabilization pathways. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/01/world-climate-policies-substantial-progress-but-enormous-challenges-remain/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/03/climate-news-roundup-week-of-22/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/03/climate-news-roundup-week-of-22/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:22:14 +0000 Diego Villarreal http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=22512 NASA: Global warming caused mostly by humans USA Today, 1/31 The space agency published new calculations showing that the Earth absorbed more energy from the sun than it returned to space despite the low solar activity from 2005 to 2010. Availability of better measurements of ocean temperatures helped the research team improve their estimates of [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/03/climate-news-roundup-week-of-22/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/20/climate-news-roundup-week-of-117/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/20/climate-news-roundup-week-of-117/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:49:36 +0000 Diego Villarreal http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=21928 Rejecting Pipeline Proposal, Obama Blames Congress; Five Myths About the Keystone Pipeline; GM microbe breakthrough paves way for large-scale seaweed farming for biofuels; Clean Energy Investment Rises to $260 Billion, Boosted by Solar.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/01/20/climate-news-roundup-week-of-117/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/energy-and-emissions-in-a-post-recession-world/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/energy-and-emissions-in-a-post-recession-world/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:08:53 +0000 Diego Villarreal http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20636 On November 29th Dr. Fatih Birol, Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency, gave a lecture at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) as part of the school’s “Leaders in Global Energy” lecture series. Dr. Birol presented the highlights of the IEA’s recently released “World Energy Outlook 2011”, an annual analysis of [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/energy-and-emissions-in-a-post-recession-world/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/18/understanding-ghg-emissions-stock-vs-flows/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/18/understanding-ghg-emissions-stock-vs-flows/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:48:48 +0000 Diego Villarreal http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16316 In discussing climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a key distinction must be made between the stock of GHGs in the atmosphere, and the flow of GHGs, primarily emissions. Understanding this difference is crucial for designing and implementing policies to effectively address the problem. Because a bathtub is something that most of us are [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/18/understanding-ghg-emissions-stock-vs-flows/feed/ 6