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Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology, Climate Knowledge Initiative
Date
March 10, 2026
geothermal power plant
Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology, Climate Knowledge Initiative

Geothermal Energy: Five Key Insights from Industry Leaders

Geothermal is a proven, clean source of baseload power. Yet despite decades of operational success, it accounts for less than 1% of global electricity generation. That's about to change.Conventional hydrothermal systems are ready to deploy today, and next-generation technologies like enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), closed-loop systems, and superhot geothermal will unlock heat resources beyond naturally occurring reservoirs, dramatically expanding geothermal potential.With federal support in the United States and unprecedented private investment, we've entered geothermal's breakout decade.Geothermal Power Deck (PDF)Geothermal Heating & Cooling Deck (PDF)
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Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions
Date
January 23, 2026
Data center and wind turbines
Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions

The Race to Power Data Centers

The power-hungry data centers that train large AI models are driving investments in electricity generation. Whether this locks in new fossil fuel capacity for decades to come or propels the energy transition will depend on how fast developers can deliver new clean electrons.Download Deck (PDF)Download Deck (PPT)
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Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology, Climate Knowledge Initiative
Date
November 20, 2025
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Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology, Climate Knowledge Initiative

Biofuels as an interim solution for hard-to-electrify sectors

Biofuels are uniquely positioned to help stopgap emissions in the sectors that cannot yet easily be electrified like aviation, maritime shipping, heavy trucking, and industrial heat, while emerging technologies become ready for widespread industrial-scale commercial deployment. Already a $100 billion industry in the U.S. and growing 8 percent annually, they offer an immediate, plug-in substitute for fossil fuels that works with existing infrastructure.Biofuels Deck (PDF)Biofuels Deck (PPT)
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Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability
Date
November 17, 2025
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Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability

How to Measure Climate Progress

Ending reliance on oil, coal, and gas, and embracing technologies that will only improve and become cheaper over time, is not just smart climate policy. It is the best way to improve economic competitiveness and human prosperity for decades to come.
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Climate Knowledge Initiative

In 2025, global climate investment topped $2.3 trillion, yet emissions continue to grow. The International Energy Agency estimates it will take triple that number to achieve net-zero. These costs imply massive opportunities, but business and financial decision-makers often rely on incomplete or biased climate information. As a result, the allocation of capital to impactful decarbonization solutions is fragmented, slow, and ultimately both inefficient and insufficient.

The Climate Knowledge Initiative translates rigorous analysis into actionable insights and helps build consensus among key decision-makers, while unapologetically flagging where business and public interests diverge. Our goal is to drive capital, talent, and innovation toward investable and scalable decarbonization solutions.​

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EU’s Wopke Hoekstra on Climate Action: We Need a Unified Global Response

During a discussion at Columbia Business School, the newly reappointed EU climate commissioner stressed the need for better alignment between Europe and the U.S., the challenges of global competition, and the role of carbon pricing in reducing emissions.

  1. Wopke Hoekstra, the European Union’s Commissioner for Climate Action
    Climate and Policy

    EU’s Wopke Hoekstra on Climate Action: We Need a Unified Global Response

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    Carbon

    How to Assess the Outcome of COP28

  3. Professor Gernot Wagner

    What Is COP28 and Why Is It Important?

  4. Paving the Road to Net Zero

    The Future of Our Planet: Paving the Road to Net Zero

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    Climate and Consumer Behavior

    Climate and Clean Energy Policy in the Post-inflation Reduction Act World

  6. Glass buildings and green trees

    The Future of ESG: Overhauling Our Approach to Saving the World

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What the Climate Fight Is Really About
Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Solutions, Economics and Policy, Energy Solutions

What the Climate Fight Is Really About

Floods, droughts, wildfires, and other deadly phenomena are what make climate change so costly. Now that a future of higher average global temperatures is inevitable, managing the problem well requires that we cut off the tail end of the extreme-weather distribution.

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How I Greened My Prewar Apartment (It Wasn't Easy)
Cement, Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Industry

How I Greened My Prewar Apartment (It Wasn't Easy)

Here's what happened when CBS Climate Economist Gernot Wagner overhauled his leaky, 200-year-old New York City co-op.

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How to Think about Climate-Tech Solutions
Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Solutions, Energy Solutions, Green Hydrogen, Transportation

How to Think about Climate-Tech Solutions

To think that technology will save us from climate change is to invite riskier behavior, or moral hazard. Whether a climate solution creates new problems has little to do with the solution, and everything to do with us.

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We Can't Prevent All Wildfires. But We Can Learn from the Ones Burning Now.
Carbon Capture, Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Technology, Energy Solutions, Green Hydrogen

We Can't Prevent All Wildfires. But We Can Learn from the Ones Burning Now.

The wildfires should finally put to rest any of the doubts that deep and sustained cuts to our burning of fossil fuels are indeed warranted, says Professor Gernot Wagner.

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At Awards Breakfast, Tamer Institute Recognizes Alumni and Students Who Embody Its Mission
Energy Solutions, Industry, Social Enterprise

At Awards Breakfast, Tamer Institute Recognizes Alumni and Students Who Embody Its Mission

Supporters gathered to celebrate previously announced honorees S. Mona Sinha '93 and Andrea Turner Moffitt '07, alongside two graduating students who have proved to be active champions of social enterprise.

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AeroFarms Breaks New Ground by Not Breaking Ground
Climate and Solutions, Climate and Technology, Food Systems, Industry

AeroFarms Breaks New Ground by Not Breaking Ground

CBS alum David Rosenberg '02 turns agriculture on its head — and in the process helps solve the global water crisis.

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Envisioning New Possibilities for Climate and Data at the Climate Conference
Carbon, Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Technology, Data and Business Analytics, Energy Solutions, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Industry

Envisioning New Possibilities for Climate and Data at the Climate Conference

At this year's event, headlined Climate × Data, five common themes emerged from panel discussions and interactive presentations.

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How This CBS Couple Founded a Successful Sustainable Baby Clothes Startup
Entrepreneurial Leadership & Strategy, Industry, Innovation, Venture Capital

How This CBS Couple Founded a Successful Sustainable Baby Clothes Startup

Manymoons co-founders Rich Amsinger '18 and Carolyn Butler '18 share their insights on raising capital, launching a circular retailer.

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