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Empowering the Next Generation of Climate Leaders in the Green Mountains
Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains is a two-week campus-based program in Vermont for high school students to mobilize action, drive impact and effect change in response to our warming planet. The summer 2026 program welcomed 58 students from the United States, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and the U.K. for an impactful, exciting and enriching experience.
This Stanley Park Fellow Is Studying Climate Finance To Help Guide Chile’s Energy Transition
M.S. in Climate Finance student Martín Urrutia Illanes combines engineering, renewable energy development and financial analysis to address Chile’s climate challenges.
A New Tool for Matching Water Solutions to Community Needs
Sustainable development alum Dylan Dettloff used his Columbia Climate School Collaborative Research Grant to develop a Python-based decision tool to help rural and water-scarce communities identify the most suitable desalination technologies.