Climate change touches every part of our lives. But it's not just your consumer choices, or your vote, that can help address this society-wide problem. You can use your biggest asset -- your skills and talents -- to make a meaningful impact on climate change. The Climate Careers podcast helps you get from where you are, doing what you do best, to a new career doing what you do best for climate.
Wind and solar are the backbone of our new energy supply. Combined, they have the potential to supply 80% of our energy needs. In the next decade, the amount of wind energy installed in the U.S. is set to double -- especially off the East Coast. Alex Spiridakis is a current Boston University Questrom MBA who transitioned into the wind industry from engineering work in distant parts of the energy world. He shares how almost any engineer can switch gigs and focus on climate full-time.
The past five years have seen an explosion of new startups getting created to tackle the thousands of challenges we must solve to fully decarbonize our economy. It's the second big wave after the boom and bust cycle of the mid-2000's "Clean Tech 1.0," but this time feels different. We stop by Greentown Labs' 10th anniversary gala to meet a few of these startups, hear about the challenges they're tackling, and what talent they need.
Consulting is one of the go-to sectors for MBA students across the world. It touches every industry you can think of. And now the Big Four, and many others, are pivoting to help their clients figure out how to decarbonize their entire business. In the first episode of The Climate Careers podcast, we talk with Lucyann Murray, Management Consulting Senior Manager at Accenture Natural Resources, to discuss how she shaped a career to focus on climate & sustainability in the consulting world.
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