Olga Rukovets

Pronouns: she/her
Variable Hours Officer - Assistant Editor, Communications, Columbia Climate School
Hogan Hall 2910 Broadway New York, NY 10025 USA

Can We Make Food and Fashion More Sustainable?

The Forward Food & Fashion event at NYC Climate Week spotlighted the important role the food and fashion industries have to play in ensuring a sustainable future for the planet.

Sep 12, 2024

One Climate and Society Student’s Journey of Resilience

In South Sudan and Uganda, Anyieth Philip Ayuen experienced the devastating effects of natural disasters firsthand. At the Climate School, he hopes to learn how to fight the global climate crisis through disaster management, sustainable agriculture and renewable resources.

Sep 10, 2024

Study Finds Subway Pollution Is Too High—With a Disproportionate Effect on Black and Hispanic Riders

Columbia Climate School researcher Shams Azad analyzed the air pollution on subway platforms and trains in New York City.

Jul 30, 2024

Happy Birthday, Marie Tharp!

State of the Planet celebrates the pioneering cartographer's legacy on what would be her 104th birthday.

Jun 20, 2024

Here Comes the Sun—and the Extreme Heat

Learn more about extreme heat on State of the Planet, and check out Columbia Climate School's workshop on extreme heat, at the Forum July 10-12th.

Jun 07, 2024

How Much Carbon Can the Ocean Hold? Lamont Researchers Aim To Find Out

Galen McKinley and her research group are quantifying how much carbon the ocean removes from the atmosphere—and how much it fluctuates—to better understand climate change.

Jun 04, 2024

New Report Provides a Ranking of Sustainability Around the World

The 2024 Environmental Performance Index, produced by centers at Columbia Climate School and Yale, offers a scorecard for 180 countries based on their climate change mitigation, ecosystem vitality and environmental health.