Climate Career Resources
Created by Chad Hunter & Daniel Hill
✋ Welcome!
We’ve had so many conversations over the last few years about helping professionals pivot to or enter the climate / sustainability sectors, we wanted to consolidate a list of go-to resources that I’ve found helpful in my own career.
We hope this is helpful! If you have suggestions on items/resources to add, please let us know!
📰 Climate / Sustainability Newsletters
Bloomberg Green – Daily newsletter with perspectives on recent climate / sustainability news
Axios Generate – Daily newsletter with a roundup of the top 6 recent climate, energy, technology developments
Keep Cool – Climate Tech newsletter with subject deep dive blogs, VC compilations, and job listings
Climate Tech VC – news and in-depth analysis on the climate tech industry
🤝 Communities
OpenDoorClimate – community of climate professionals open to having conversations with someone looking to pursue a career in climate
Work On Climate – slack community for people wanting to work on climate; expert interviews, office hours, job boards, events
MCJ – great slack space for climate focused professionals, especially those interest in entrepreneurship ($10/month)
Climatebase – climate job and networking platform; climate career accelerator fellowship
ClimateAction.tech – slack community for tech workers looking to use skills to accelerate climate action
Climate Draft – platform for those looking to learn and work in climate tech
👷 Jobs
Sustainable Career Pathways – Trish is awesome and her website has tons of advice, job boards, coaching, and other resources for folks transitioning into climate / sustainability careers. A great go-to resource
Eds Jobs List – weekly roundup of jobs in the clean energy and sustainability, graciously put out by a former EDF Climate Corps fellow
The 2-Hour Job Search – great, systematic approach to use to help transition into the climate space, or find any new job/opportunity in general
🎧 Podcasts
MCJ Podcast – conversations with climate leaders across enterprise, non-profits, start-ups, and more
Degrees Podcast – interviews with climate professionals and green job tips (hosted by Yesh Pavlik Slenk)
📚 Learning
Terra.do – climate education and solutions bootcamp
Climate Change Academy – Guided climate change courses designed for all audiences
AirMiners Boot Up – a free, “book club” style 6-week course to dig into carbon removal technologies, in conjunction with Climate Change Academy
Project Drawdown – job function action guides to make any job a climate job