A third of the 2,000 largest publicly traded companies globally have committed to net-zero targets in their corporate strategies, most by 2050; another 10% have pledged to do so.
Despite these ambitious targets, companies cite the lack of reliable, data-driven information on the present and future of affordable low-carbon technologies, business climate transition models, and successful examples of the implementation of different technologies or in different industries, including high-quality nature-based solutions, as the greatest single challenge to transitioning to net zero. The Climate Knowledge Initiative's mission is to fill this gap.
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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.
Columbia Business School's Think Bigger Innovation Summit celebrates diverse approaches to solving problems like climate change.
Columbia Business School’s sustainable marketing curriculum is shedding light on the ultimate responsibility of corporations.
“How do you build a just transition into all of this?” asked Columbia SIPA’s Bataille. “You’ve got to involve your communities and local workforces from the beginning and make them part of the solution-finding process.”
Three central takeaways emerged from the 2024 Climate Business & Investment Conference, which gathered established industry leaders, startups, investors, and researchers to discuss the climate tech market's progress and needed adjustments.
EVs shouldn’t be a luxury item, but Biden’s tariffs mean they may remain so.
Improving energy efficiency is not enough for advocates of degrowth, who espouse energy sufficiency as the best way to fight climate change. But their argument is absurd: using limited inputs more efficiently is the definition of economic productivity – which, in turn, boosts growth.
CBS hosted a workshop geared toward tackling soaring steel emissions as part of its Climate Knowledge Initiative.
A CBS center dedicated to addressing issues at the intersection of business and society is expanding to address the global climate crisis.