Why Climate Matters | Peter de Menocal, Ph.D. | Talks@Columbia

Climate change is one of the most complex and difficult challenges facing the world now and into the future, yet it is also one of the most divisive.

Professor Peter de Menocal, Ph.D., discusses how climate is changing today, why it is changing, and how this impacts people and the global economy. As the Director of Columbia’s Center for Climate and Life, he represents a team of over 100 scientists conducting novel research to understand how climate impacts life’s essentials food, water, shelter, and energy.

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