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Columbia Climate School

{{Short description|Climate research school at Columbia University}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Columbia Climate School

| image = Columbia Climate School Logo Square.png

| type = Private graduate school

| established = {{Start date and age|2020}}

| parent = Columbia University

| dean = Alexis Abramson

| postgrad = 80 (Fall 2022){{cite web |url=https://opir.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Statistical%20Abstract/opir_enrollment_history.pdf |title=Fall Headcount Enrollment by School, 2013-2022 |format=pdf}}

| city = New York

| state = New York

| country = United States

| campus_type = Urban

| logo = Columbia Climate School Logo.svg

| website = {{URL|https://climate.columbia.edu}}

}}

The Columbia Climate School is Columbia University's school of trans-disciplinary climate research. Announced in July 2020, the Climate School is the first new school to be established at the university in 25 years.{{Cite web|title=Donors have not given to Columbia's climate research. Columbia says a climate school will change that.|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2020/02/06/donors-havent-given-to-columbias-climate-research-columbia-says-the-climate-school-will-change-that/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}{{Cite web|date=2020-07-10|title=Columbia to Establish a Climate School to Meet the Challenges of a Warming World|url=https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/07/10/columbia-climate-school-announcement/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=State of the Planet|language=en}}

Since 2021, the Columbia Climate School has been the official university partner of The Climate Group for Climate Week NYC annually.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-25 |title=ClimateShot: The agricultural innovation race to save our planet |url=https://ccafs.cgiar.org/index.php/events/UNFSS-2021-side-event-columbia-climate-week-nyc |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=ccafs.cgiar.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-04 |title=Columbia Climate School Named University Partner for Climate Week NYC 2022 |url=https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/08/04/columbia-climate-school-named-university-partner-for-climate-week-nyc-2022/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=State of the Planet |language=en}}

The school currently offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Climate and Society and a number of other programs in partnership with various schools across Columbia University.{{Cite web |title=Explore All Programs {{!}} Columbia Climate School |url=https://www.climate.columbia.edu/explore-all-programs |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=www.climate.columbia.edu}}

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Leadership

The school was formerly led by founding dean Alexander Halliday (who also directs Columbia's Earth Institute) and co-founding deans Jason Bordoff, Ruth DeFries, and Maureen Raymo.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-19|title=Announcing the Leadership of the Columbia Climate School|url=https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/04/19/columbia-climate-school-leadership/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=State of the Planet|language=en}}

As of July 1, 2023, Jeffrey Shaman has acted as the school's Interim Dean.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=Columbia Climate School Leadership Announcement |url=https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/05/24/columbia-climate-school-leadership-announcement/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=State of the Planet |language=en}} On August 19, 2024 it was announced that Alexis Abramson will serve as the dean, starting January 1, 2025.{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2024 |title=Alexis Abramson Appointed Next Dean of the Columbia Climate School |url=https://president.columbia.edu/news/alexis-abramson-appointed-next-dean-columbia-climate-school |website=Columbia University Office of the President}}

Faculty

Full-time faculty members of the school include:{{Cite web |title=Climate School Faculty - Staff Directory - Columbia Climate School |url=https://people.climate.columbia.edu/users/faculty |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=people.climate.columbia.edu |language=en}}

History

{{see also|NOAA under the second presidency of Donald Trump#NOAA contract involvement}}

In 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced the termination of a contract for "nonpersonal services to complete manuscript presenting updated pCO2 climatology" from Columbia's Climate School, for the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML).{{cite web |title=Savings |url=https://doge.gov/savings |publisher=Department of Government Efficiency |access-date=26 February 2025 |date=24 February 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Mas |first1=Stephanie |title=Contract 1305M322PNRMJ0338: The Trustees of Columbia University |url=https://www.fpds.gov/common/jsp/LaunchWebPage.jsp?command=execute&requestid=244799847&version=1.5 |website=Federal Procurement Data System |publisher=Department of Government Efficiency / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=13 March 2025 |location=New York City, New York |date=7 March 2025}} According to HigherGov, this contract was for Columbia University to do "monitoring, quality control, analysis, and presentation of ocean partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) observations collected as part of the NOAA Surface water pCO2 measurements from ships program". This contract started on June 30, 2022, and was originally set to end on June 30, 2025, prior to DOGE's termination on March 7, 2025.{{cite web |title=Contract 1305M322PNRMJ0338 |url=https://www.highergov.com/contract/1305M322PNRMJ0338/ |website=HigherGov |archive-url=https://archive.ph/NI1ot |archive-date=14 March 2025 |date=7 March 2025 |url-status=live}}

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