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Managing Energy Efficiency: Translating Policy into Action
It seems logical that conserving energy is good for everyone: reducing carbon pollution is good for the environment, and conserving resources makes financial sense. Yet, getting customers to...
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Putting Knowledge to Work in the Real World: The Capstone Projects
The study of sustainability management and environmental policy is put to the test when applied to solving real world problems. Students in Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sustainability...
View ArticleThe Tools to Build a Green Economy
What role does public policy play in encouraging and facilitating the green economy? What are the policy tools and incentives that steer green investment effectively?
View ArticleFor Climate Change, Carbon Pricing is No Silver Bullet
Many economists and policy experts believe carbon pricing is the most effective way to deal with global warming. But others argue that carbon pricing is not a silver bullet for dealing with climate...
View ArticleCities: the Vanguard Against Climate Change
Cities are leading the fight against climate change. Here's what some of the most forward-looking ones are doing.
View ArticleWe Need to Finance and Subsidize Mass Transit
While it would be nice to see a mass transit financing solution included in an effort to rebuild the nation’s depleted highway trust fund, a nation that refuses to tax itself to repair deteriorating...
View ArticleTalking Sustainability Management: Insights from the Front Lines
On March 29, the Earth Institute and the M.S. in Sustainability Management program will host the event “Transforming Organizations with Sustainability Management.” The four panelists discuss their work...
View ArticleRedefining our Relationship to Energy
MSSM alum Diana McCarthy-Bercury (’16) commuted from New Haven, Conn., to attend the MSSM program from 2012 to 2015. Diana is currently an energy efficiency program manager at Eversource, an electric...
View ArticleReplacing the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant with Energy Efficiency
Many people who are concerned about fossil fuels and climate change argue for nuclear power as a viable solution to carbon pollution. I am not one of those people.
View Article6 Climate Change Solutions We Can All Agree On
These ideas hold merit no matter where you fall on the political spectrum
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency: A Clue to Politically Feasible Climate Policy
The only politically feasible way of combatting climate change is to invest in research and development and infrastructure that makes our energy system more efficient and less dependent on fossil fuels.
View ArticleModernizing New York’s Energy System
Wind projects such as the ones that will soon be built in New York have an important role to play in changing our energy system.
View ArticleThe Climate Consequences of Rolling Back Energy Efficiency
If allowed to stand, the rollbacks will result in enormous and needless increases in greenhouse gas emissions — and higher electric bills.
View Article‘Building’ Sustainability for Buildings
As part of the Spring 2020 Speaker Series, the CEO of Urban Green Council spoke to students about policy solutions to improve energy efficiency in buildings.
View ArticleEnergy Expert Rory Christian Joins Sustainability Management Faculty
Christian brings to the program a wealth of experience from across the energy industry. He will begin teaching the Analysis for Energy Efficiency course in Spring 2021.
View ArticleIt May Be Time to Reconsider Energy Efficiency Exemptions for Historic Buildings
Despite long-standing rhetoric, older buildings are not always greener, according to a recent study.
View ArticleReducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from NYC’s Buildings
It is a massive effort to build the organizational capacity needed to make NYC's buildings compliant with Local Law 97. Federal climate and infrastructure funds should be sought to subsidize the costs...
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