Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together hundreds of events and activities across New York City. Each year, business leaders, political change makers, local decision takers and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds around the world join for this event. Together, they gather to drive the transition, speed up progress, and champion change that is already happening.
Researchers at the Data Science Institute are prioritizing climate and environmental science, and are working on innovative solutions to leverage the power of data science to mitigate climate change. To commemorate Climate Week (September 17-24, 2023), we’ve culled together a list of recent research and programs from across the DSI community that focus on climate.
Recent News Stories
- How Open Access to Air Pollution Data can Better Prepare Communities for Climate Hazards – featuring Daniel Westervelt, a Lamont Associate Research Professor at Columbia University’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, NY; an affiliated scientist with the NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies in New York, NY; and an air pollution advisor to the US State Department.
- Measuring the Social Costs of Climate Change – featuring Kelton Minor, DSI Postdoctoral Research Scientist
- A New Path Forward in Electric Vehicles Problem-Solving – featuring collaborative work between KPMG Lighthouse (a DSI Industry Affiliate company) and Masters in Data Science students.
- The Digital Twin of New York City, Smart City Project Named Winner in IDC Smart Cities North America Awards – featuring Featuring Columbia’s Sharon Di, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics); Qiang Du, Professor of Applied Mathematics; and Professors of Electrical Engineering Zoran Kostic and Gil Zussman.
Recent Event Recordings
In addition to research, the DSI has convened leading experts in data science for events and activities. Below are a few recordings of recent events hosted by the DSI community that are related to climate science.
- Panel: LEAP, Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics – Hosted by the DSI Computational Social Science Working Group
- Sustainable Energy Beyond Today’s Limits – featuring Paul Ardis, Machine Learning Technology Manager, GE Research, a DSI Industry Affiliate
- Data for Good Seminar: Transparency Principle for Carbon Emissions Drives Sustainable Finance – Hosted by the DSI Financial and Business Analytics Center. Featuring Chris Kenyon, Global Head of Quant Innovation, MUFG
- Machine Learning and the Data Center: A Dangerous Dead End – Hosted by the DSI Smart Cities Center and the Columbia Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering. Featuring Nic Lane, University of Cambridge and Samsung AI
Climate Week NYC is hosted by Climate Group, an international non-profit whose purpose is to drive climate action, fast. Learn more about Climate Week here.