WBFO s Marian Hetherly reports
The latest surveys find about two-thirds of Americans are concerned about climate change and believe more initiatives are needed to control it. In Erie County, that jumps to almost three-quarters of the population. But moms are even bigger worriers. 83% of moms are concerned, and that makes sense, because a mom s number one job is to protect our kids. And climate change threatens our kids future, our kids health and our kids safety, said atmospheric scientist and professor Katharine Hayhoe. But nobody has time to read the latest scientific studies.
Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist, mother and co-founder of Science Moms.
May 02, 2021
Sustainable education: Terra.do Climate Change School has courses that include green buildings, venture capital green funds, climate smart-agriculture, climate justice, electric vehicles, sustainable fashion, and data science for climate change - ISTOCK.COM
Sustainable education: Terra.do Climate Change School has courses that include green buildings, venture capital green funds, climate smart-agriculture, climate justice, electric vehicles, sustainable fashion, and data science for climate change - ISTOCK.COM×
An out-of-the-box tutor for green jobs
As the education system turns virtual to cope with the pandemic, an online climate school based out of India and the US is attracting much notice.
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IMAGE: Arthur Lerner-Lam, deputy director of Columbia University s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, speaks to financial professionals about climate science and portfolio risk. view more
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Leading global investment-management firm AllianceBernstein and Columbia University s new Climate School have agreed to bring together investors and scientists to confront the challenges of climate change. As founding member of the school s Corporate Affiliate Program, the firm will facilitate the engagement of commercial enterprise with the university s global climate and sustainability research.
As part of the exclusive three-year agreement, AllianceBernstein and Columbia will embark on research focused on the intersection of climate science with investment decisions. AllianceBernstein s investors and Columbia s experts will interact on climate issues as they arise in the investing process. The project will seek to leverage C
/PRNewswire/ Leading global investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") (NYSE: AB) has been announced as the Founding Member of the Corporate.
Daniel Zarrilli, former Chief Climate Policy Advisor to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, has been named a Special Advisor at Columbia University, where he will consult on all matters of institutional sustainability and climate action.Zarrilli will