http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu In December 2009, world leaders convened at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Accord, presented at the conclusion, acknowledged the threat of global warming, but many felt the nonbinding agreement would do little to slow the pace of climate change. In this series of essays and interviews, Earth Institute scientists and representatives offer their insights on the conference and its legacy. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/18/denmarks-new-mark-fossil-free-by-2050/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/18/denmarks-new-mark-fossil-free-by-2050/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:55:18 +0000 Katie Horner http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=7649 Last Monday, October 11th, Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the Consulate General of Denmark co-hosted “The Climate Challenge: Revitalizing the Debate”. The daylong symposium included three panel sessions, in which experts from academia, the private sector, government and non-governmental organizations discussed the effects and implications of global climate change as well as steps –both taken [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/18/denmarks-new-mark-fossil-free-by-2050/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/01/deutsche-bank-and-columbia-climate-center-enhance-global-climate-change-policy-tracker/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/01/deutsche-bank-and-columbia-climate-center-enhance-global-climate-change-policy-tracker/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:54:07 +0000 Emily Rothenberg http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6085 The Earth Institute, Columbia University is pleased to announce that Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) of Deutsche Asset Management will continue work with Columbia Climate Center (CCC) researchers to update and enhance their Global Climate Change Policy Tracker. The Policy Tracker is a computer model that estimates the impact of policies on greenhouse gas [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/01/deutsche-bank-and-columbia-climate-center-enhance-global-climate-change-policy-tracker/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/copenhagen-the-false-victory/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/copenhagen-the-false-victory/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:43:41 +0000 Jeffrey Sachs http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1102 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/copenhagen-the-false-victory/feed/ 6 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/whole-earth-management/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/whole-earth-management/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:21:02 +0000 Steve Cohen http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1082 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/whole-earth-management/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/there-was-no-big-bang-and-there-wont-be/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/there-was-no-big-bang-and-there-wont-be/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:20:37 +0000 Scott Barrett http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1093 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/there-was-no-big-bang-and-there-wont-be/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/cities-are-moving-ahead/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/cities-are-moving-ahead/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:20:23 +0000 Stephen Hammer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1088 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/22/cities-are-moving-ahead/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:53:23 +0000 Marc A. Levy http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1074 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-many-fights-ahead/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-many-fights-ahead/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:50:00 +0000 Michael B. Gerrard http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1071 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-many-fights-ahead/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/18/what-does-the-science-say/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/18/what-does-the-science-say/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:08:00 +0000 Mary-Elena Carr http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1043 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/18/what-does-the-science-say/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/18/complex-models-simple-solutions/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/18/complex-models-simple-solutions/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:16 +0000 Gavin Schmidt http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1019 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/18/complex-models-simple-solutions/feed/ 3