Category: Earth Institute

USGBC: SUSTAINABILITY GRADUATE MIXER

Join the Emerging Professionals of Urban Green Council and several New York City graduate programs focused on green building and sustainability to kick off the new school year! RSVP at this link: http://www.urbangreencouncil.org/UGCInteraction?key=lPyNd8N_2B_2F0x8NgEF3tajoA_3D_3D LOCATION: The Back Room 102 Norfolk St. New York, NY 10002

NET IMPACT SUMA: Defining Materiality in Sustainability

A Discussion with SASB Date: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 Time: 6:30pm Location: TBA RSVP: Here Please join Sustainability Management’s Net Impact (SUMANI) Chapter for a discussion on the importance and methodology of establishing an understanding of material sustainability issues facing industries and creating sustainability accounting standards suitable for disclosure in standards filings to the SEC, such as the Form 10-K and 20-F.

EI Speaker on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction – Tuesday, May 7th

Tuesday at 4pm, join the Earth Institute for the final Speaker Series of the semester on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction! Speakers: Geoffrey Abers, Lamont Research Professor, Associate Director, Division of Seismology, Geology & Tectonophysics, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute, Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University; Roger Anderson, Doherty Senior Scholar, Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute; Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University; James Meigs, Editor-in-chief, Popular Mechanics; Sarah Odland, Business Manager, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University; Anthony Yuen, Global Energy Strategist, Citi Research.

EI Presentation: James Hansen & Claude Henry – On Carbon Pricing: Some Countries Price Carbon Extensively and Are Prosperous — What About Yours? Monday, April 29th 6pm

The Earth Institute is pleased to present: On Carbon Pricing: Some Countries Price Carbon Extensively and Are Prosperous -- What About Yours? Monday, April 29, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Kellogg Center, Room 1501 Moderator: Klaus Lackner, Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University; Director, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, The Earth Institute, Columbia University. Speakers: James Hansen, Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES), Columbia University; Claude Henry, Professor of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Sciences Po Paris, Visiting Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.