Podcasts about green careers

10/16/24 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the news affecting small farmers in America, including: the farm bill and how farmers can get to politicians to urge more assistance and priority-making for American family farmers, a focus on the Dairy expo and how dairy farmers are faring. Then, Doug introduces us to Jazmin Albarran, Executive Director of Seed Your Future (SeedYourFuture.org) — a Washington DC-based nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging young people to pursue careers in Green Careers, such as horticulture and agriculture. Seed Your Future is the movement to promote horticulture and inspire people to pursue careers working with plants. Horticulture is the art, technology, and science of plants. It is the business of managing and using what we grow while maintaining the health of our soil, air, and water, and the well-being of our children, our communities, and our world. Lastly, Doug opines agricultural exports, and how the upcoming election will affect small farms. Website: AmericanFamilyFarmerShow.comSocial Media: @GoodDayNetworks

Abigail Derby Lewis, Senior Conservation Ecologist at the Field Museum of Natural History, explains why she pivoted from academia to applied conservation work.

Can you have an urban farming job that you're passionate about and still make a livable wage? Jason Halm describes how he's become a recovering urban farmer and has advice for people who want to change careers. Jason is also the first guest contestant for the Green Quiz; he answers questions with some fun facts about agriculture.

Daniel Goldsmith is Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Julius, a company that is on a mission to address the talent needs of the energy transition by providing inclusive solutions - powered by AI and data - to start and grow green careers.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODETeach Your Kids: LinkedIn | Website | X | Instagram | Substack | Facebook | TikTokManisha:  LinkedIn | X | Instagram | FacebookLisa Julian Keniry: LinkedIn | XJoin our premium community with expert support and adviceTeach Your Kids PodcastsClimate Education and Hope is a Verb with Elizabeth BagleyBooks, Articles, and PublicationsEcodemia: Campus Environmental Stewardship at the Turn of the 21st Century : Lessons in Smart Management from Administrators, Staff, and Students - Julian Keniry The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace - M. Scott PeckOrganizationsGreen Teach for OpportunityGreen UpSkill ChallengeProject DrawdownGlobal Council for Science and the EnvironmentBrandeis University Time Codes00:00:00 — Introduction of the episode and its focus on sustainability education 00:02:00 — Discussion on the importance of student-led campus sustainability projects 00:05:10 — The role of communities in fostering sustainable practices 00:06:00 — Exploring sustainability on different scales00:10:00 — Examining exemplary sustainability work in Washington, D.C.00:13:00 — Creating templates for sustainable communities00:16:13 — Promoting equal participation in sustainability discussions00:22:20 — Highlighting the need for greater teacher engagement in sustainability and the role of parents and community organizers in sustainability education00:24:20 — Addressing job demand and sustainability career opportunities00:25:00 — Connecting passion with sustainability career paths00:32:56 — Assessing waste and sustainability metrics and options for waste reduction and management00:34:40 — Exploring materials flow and sustainable practices00:37:02 — The process of baseline assessment, critical thinking, and problem-solving in sustainability projects00:38:52 — Introducing the Green Up Skill Challenge00:42:20 — The impact of simple actions on sustainability education This podcast was recorded on Riverside and is made possible through a generous grant from the Vela Education FundVELA Education Fund is catalyzing a vibrant alternative education ecosystem. VELA provides trust-based funding to entrepreneurs, fosters community-building and knowledge-sharing, and increases visibility through storytelling that promotes cultural awareness and acceptance of the out-of-system space. Today, VELA serves the largest community of out-of-system education entrepreneurs in the country, with over 2,000 community members. About half of VELA's community members operate small learning environments, and the other half are ecosystem and community builders offering direct services and support across the out-of-system space. Learn more at velaedfund.org.This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links.

That's a wrap for season five of Engineering Reimagined. It's no coincidence that in 2023 a key recurring theme was climate change. Listen to highlights of some of our most popular episodes and explore how we can transition to a more sustainable future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roots of Success exposes incarcerated people to careers in renewable energy, clean transportation, and other environmental fields. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

Have you wondered if you could green your career? Tom Wainwright from Climateworks joins Aurecon's Jenni Philippe to talk about how they have both transitioned to careers in sustainability and the role innovation plays in developing the circular economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Beck Alexander is the director of Drawdown Labs, a division of the climate nonprofit Project Drawdown. In 202, Alexander developed and launched Drawdown Labs, which works with the private sector to accelerate their adoption of climate solutions. She's been heralded for her TEDx Talk about empowering workers to be the driving change for the climate crisis within companies. Prior to Project Drawdown, Alexander worked for Ceres, which also encourages companies to establish ambitious climate goals and reduce emissions. Read the transcript of this episode.Resources from this episode:Check out the Drawdown Labs Job Function Action Guides:Finance Job Function Action GuideGovernment Relations and Public Policy Job Function Action GuideHuman Resources and Operations Job Function Action GuideLegal Job Function Action GuideMarketing Job Function Action GuideProcurement Job Function Action GuideSales and Client-Facing Roles Job Function Action GuideLearn about The Drawdown Roadmap: Using Science to Guide Climate ActionFollow the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice group and read Amazon's Climate Pledge.If you don't see your profession in Drawdown Labs' Job Function Action Guides, try other resources on how to green your job, like the Climate Action Resource Library.Join climate-specific communities:Terra DoWomen in ClimateClimatebaseClimate DraftMCJ CollectiveGreenbiz Sustainability ConferenceWork on ClimateBrowse other climate-related job boards:GreenBiz Sustainability JobsGreen Jobs NetworkClimate PeopleTo find people to follow on LinkedIn, visit LinkedIn's Top Voices in the Green Economy list.Search the hashtag #OpenDoorClimate on LinkedIn to find climate professionals who are willing to chat with you. This is the movement founded by Daniel Hill, Year of the Climate Job host and director of Environmental Defense Fund's Innovation Fund.Sign up for the Degrees newsletter.Here are some articles we love:protocol: “The Inflation Reduction Act is testing Big Tech's climate resolve”Greenbiz: “Solving the sustainability careers and connection crisis”NBC News: “Amazon workers press company on climate change response after Pakistan floods”Related episodes:How to network for a green job with purpose-driven LinkedIn expert Nick@NoonBrowngirl Green's Kristy Drutman: Taking the mystery out of finding a green jobTransfer your skills to a green job with Work on Climate's Eugene KirpichovLearn how to build your climate experience with Terra.do founder Anshuman BapnaThe fastest electric vehicle fleet makeover in the westHow to solve the EV problem and a jobs problem at the same timeWhy employees are key for a hopeful future***

The Carbon Copy is a co-production of Post Script Media and Canary Media.In a special collaboration with Grist, reporter Emily Pontecorvo discusses where to find all the electricians we need to electrify everything and how we can train enough new entrants to the field to meet our climate goal. Read Emily's feature article.Read a transcript of this episode: The great electrician shortage.***Related episodes from the Year of the Climate Job - a Degrees miniseries: How to network for a green job with purpose-driven LinkedIn expert Nick@NoonBrowngirl Green's Kristy Drutman: Taking the mystery out of finding a green jobTransfer your skills to a green job with Work on Climate's Eugene KirpichovLearn how to build your climate experience with Terra.do founder Anshuman Bapna***Resources:

Anshuman Bapa is CEO and founder of Terra.do, an international platform with educational opportunities designed to help people get jobs working on climate. The aspiration is to get 100 million more people working in the climate economy in the next decade. Bapna is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded and launched several startups. He's also worked with Deloitte, Google, and MakeMyTrip. He says he gets his best career and life advice from his children. Read the transcript of this episode***Resources from this episode:Check out Terra.do's different courses. Find other climate learning and training platforms:UN SDG: Learn platformHarvard Business School Online - Sustainable Business StrategyJoin climate-specific communities: Work on ClimateWomen in ClimateClimatebaseClimate DraftMCJ CollectiveMy Climate Journey podcastGreenbiz Sustainability ConferenceBrowse climate-related job boards:GreenBiz Sustainability JobsGreen Jobs BoardGreen Jobs NetworkClimate PeopleTo find people to follow on LinkedIn, visit LinkedIn's Top Voices in the Green Economy list.Find nonprofits, public service organizations or higher education programs doing interesting climate-related work:Rewiring AmericaProject DrawdownUC Berkeley Opportunity Lab's Climate and Society InitiativeStanford Doerr School of SustainabilitySearch the hashtag #OpenDoorClimate on LinkedIn to find climate professionals who are willing to chat with you. (This is the movement founded by Year of the Climate Job Host Daniel Hill. Here are some articles we love::GQ: How an online school is working towards a climate-smart futureBloomberg: 100,000 Green Jobs Announced Since US Adopted Climate Law, Study FindsGreebiz: How will the Inflation Reduction Act spur job creation for the climate tech sector?The Hechinger Report: COLUMN: New climate legislation could create 9 million jobs. Who will fill them?Related episodes:How to network for a green job with purpose-driven LinkedIn expert Nick@NoonBrowngirl Green's Kristy Drutman: Taking the mystery out of finding a green jobTransfer your skills to a green job with Work on Climate's Eugene Kirpichov***

Eugene Kirpichov co-founded Work on Climate, an online community for people passionate about solving the climate crisis, in 2020. Prior to WoC, Kirpichov spent more than seven years as a software engineer with Google. But learning how severe the climate crisis was, he felt he could no longer stay in his job. The resignation letter he shared on LinkedIn went viral.Read the transcript of this episodeResources from this episode:Join Eugene Kirpichov's Work on Climate community.Join other climate-specific communities:Terra DoWomen in ClimateClimatebaseClimate DraftMCJ CollectiveGreenbiz Sustainability ConferenceRead Kirpichov's goodbye-to-Google letter.Check out the Climate Change and AI report that helped Kirpichov understand which of his skills were transferable.Browse other climate-related job boards:GreenBiz Sustainability JobsGreen Jobs NetworkClimate PeopleTo find people to follow on LinkedIn, visit LinkedIn's Top Voices in the Green Economy list.Search the hashtag #OpenDoorClimate on LinkedIn to find climate professionals who are willing to chat with you. (This is the movement founded by Daniel Hill. Year of the Climate Job host and director of Environmental Defense Fund's Innovation Fund.)Sign up for the Degrees newsletter.Here are some articles we love::Fast Company: He quit Google to work on climate change. Now, he's helping others do the same thingUSA Today: Hiring boom: A two-year degree lands a green energy job that pays ‘a pretty penny'‘Recession Resilent' Climate Start-Ups Shine in Tech DownturnRelated episodes:How to network for a green job with purpose-driven LinkedIn expert Nick@NoonBrowngirl Green's Kristy Drutman: Taking the mystery out of finding a green job***

Technologist and entrepreneur Nick Martin founded the social impact company TechChange. He's taught graduate courses at several colleges, including Columbia University. Martin is also known for his LinkedIn presence. Known as Nick@Noon, he has more than 200,000 followers who come to him for social impact career tips and resources. Episode transcript Resources from this episode:Follow Nick Martin on LinkedIn.To find people to follow on LinkedIn, visit LinkedIn's Top Voices in the Green Economy list.Search the hashtag #OpenDoorClimate on LinkedIn to find climate professionals who are willing to chat with you. (This is the movement founded by Year of the Climate Job Host Daniel Hill. Learn more about climate career scholarships from Dream.org.Check out Environmental Defense Fund's Green Jobs Hub.Read the 2022 LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report.Join the following climate-specific communities and attend their events:Work on ClimateTerra DoWomen in ClimateClimatebaseClimate DraftMCJ CollectiveGreenbiz Sustainability ConferenceBrowse other climate-related job boards:GreenBiz Sustainability JobsGreen Jobs NetworkClimate PeopleSign up for the Degrees newsletter.Here are some articles we love::Bloomberg: 100,000 Green Jobs Announced Since US Adopted Climate Law, Study FindsCNBC Work: How to get a job often comes down to one elite professional asset, and many people still don't realize itRelated episodes:Land a green job 10110 ways to save the planetThe woman greening the golden archesCareer reinvention: From world-touring musician to environmental champion***

Kristy Drutman is a speaker, content producer, consultant and environmental advocate. Much of her work is focused on where media, diversity, equity and environmentalism intersect. She founded the storytelling site Browngirl Green and co-founded the Green Jobs Board, where she curates good, paid jobs in the climate space. Drutman has been invited to speak on environmental issues at the White House several times, and E&E News listed her as part of the “next generation of climate and environmental visionaries.”***Resources from this episode:Browse Drutman's Green Jobs Board and see what people are talking about on the jobs board's Instagram page.Check out the Environmental Defense Fund Green Jobs Hub.  Read up on the 2022 LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report.Check out and join the following climate-specific communities: Work on ClimateTerra DoWomen in ClimateClimatebaseClimate DraftMCJ CollectiveBrowse other climate-related job boards:GreenBiz Sustainability JobsGreen Jobs NetworkClimate PeopleSign up for the Degrees newsletter or the Climate Tech VC's newsletter.Read #OpenDoorClimate's “Day in the Life of a Climate Profile” series.Here are a few articles we've been reading about the Inflation Reduction Act's impact on the green jobs market:Bloomberg: 100,000 Green Jobs Announced Since US Adopted Climate Law, Study FindsGreebiz: How will the Inflation Reduction Act spur job creation for the climate tech sector?The Hechinger Report: COLUMN: New climate legislation could create 9 million jobs. Who will fill them?Related episodes:How Heather McTeer Toney is redefining climate action for the next generation of leaders10 ways to save the planetBuilding a Black community for green jobseekers ***

SustainaPod is proud to present the Green Careers mini-series! This eight episode series will spotlight the career journeys of eight professionals working across a range of industries and sectors. We'll explore key sustainability topics most pertinent these different professions, and our guests also offer key advice for succeeding in their line of work.  We're pleased to introduce episode 1 of the mini-series, where host Chinny delves into a conversation all about science and sustainability with Ka Wing Chan, a development chemist at Johnson Matthey and now at Climeworks. We discuss her journey and education into the field of chemistry, what invaluable lessons and connections she gained, and her future plans to develop sustainable solutions to tackle climate change, including innovations in CO2 capture. 

To support Dr. Rae-Wynn Grant's work, subscribe to Going Wild on your favorite listening app. And if you haven't yet followed Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers, follow our show on your favorite listening app and rate and review us, too. Your feedback matters! You can also get Going Wild updates and bonus content by following Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and PBS Nature on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook. And you can catch new episodes of Nature Wednesdays at 8/7c on PBS, pbs.org/nature and the PBS Video app. Going Wild can be found at the PBS website here.  How to connect with Degrees and Yesh Pavlik SlenkFollow Yesh on Twitter @yeshsays. Have a green jobs question for Ask Yesh? Write to Yesh on Twitter and use the hashtag #askyesh. Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more.Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more.  To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or  Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We're giving away up to five books per episode! Yesh Pavlik Slenk is Degrees' host. Amy Morse is our producer. Podcast Allies is our production company. Tressa Versteeg is senior producer; Rye Taylor is our audio engineer; Elaine Grant is CEO of Podcast Allies and Tina Bassir is project manager. Our music is Shame, Shame, Shame from Yesh's favorite band, Lake Street Dive. Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers is presented by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Follow EDF on Instagram. Please share our show! It's one step you can take to motivate others to choose planet-saving careers and make a difference. Share Degrees:TwitterFacebookLinkedIn(Website) Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers

In this episode, Eva talks with Liz Moran about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its many environmental and climate provisions. Liz is the Policy Advocate for New York at Earth Justice, the public interest environmental law firm. She gives us a broad picture of the law, walking us through much of the good the law will do in electrification, solar energy, fair-wage jobs. While the IRA is a huge win for the planet, we also hear what's lacking, like training for those green-collar jobs, and what's outright bad, provisions that will prolong the use of fossil fuels. Find out more about Earth Justice at earthjustice.org and see their page on the IRA. Additional resources: SUNY Ulster's Green Careers program; NYSERDA's list of Green Energy Hubs in New York State.

Mia Diawara is a partner at Lowercarbon Capital, where she invests in ambitious teams building needle-moving climate tech — always with her eye on equity and inclusion. Before Lowercarbon, Mia spearheaded decarbonization strategy across a portfolio of more than $90 billion in assets at TPG and advised companies across industries at Bain & Company. Previously, she assessed climate policy and market-based climate solutions at NRDC and RMI, respectively.Mia is also a poet and dancer who has performed professionally with the San Francisco Bay Area Theater Company. She chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee on the board of Robert Moses' Kin—a San Francisco-based dance company. Have a green jobs question for Yesh? Send it to her on Twitter @yeshsays. Use the hashtag #askyesh. Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more.Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more. Discover the solutions that are turning the tide on climate change. Subscribe to EDF's Climate Tech Brief. Each month, you'll hear diverse perspectives from business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs working on climate tech solutions around the world. Subscribe today.  ResourcesThe Climate Draft, a member-supported coalition of climate tech startups and VCs on a mission to collectively bring more top talent, investment, and commercial opportunities into the spaceLowerCarbon Capital's extensive jobs boardClean Up on Aisle Earth — LowerCarbon Capital cofounder Chris Sacca's blog post on raising $350 million to invest in carbon removal. This is worth a read to learn about the ethos of this forward-thinking company. Twitter Space conversation about investing in climate techCarbon capture startups received a record $882 million in VC investments, Protocol, 9/16/2022An Inconvenient Truth – the trailerOn the fact that climate change disproportionately affects the global south: Temperatures in the Sahel region of West Africa will rise 1.5 times faster than the global average, according to this article by the Brookings Institution.TPG's Rise Climate fundNRDCRMIThe LowerCarbon Capital portfolio companies mentioned in this episode, and others, including: Carbon EngineeringLiving CarbonRunning TideZanskarCoda Pakistan floods: A health crisis of epic proportions, Al Jazeera, 9/13/2022Pakistan's Deadly Floods Pose Urgent Questions On Preparedess and Response, Center for Strategic & International StudiesJackson, Miss. residents struggle with basic needs as the water crisis disrupts life, NPR, 10/1/2022Giveaway To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or  Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We're giving away up to five books per episode!Who makes Degrees?Yesh Pavlik Slenk is Degrees' host. Amy Morse is our producer. Podcast Allies is our production company. Tressa Versteeg is senior producer; Rye Taylor is our audio engineer; Elaine Grant is CEO of Podcast Allies and Tina Bassir is project manager. Our music is Shame, Shame, Shame from Yesh's favorite band, Lake Street Dive. Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers is presented by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).  How to find YeshFollow Yesh on Twitter at @yeshsays, and stay up to date with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Share Degrees:TwitterFacebookLinkedInWebsite — Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers 

To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podchaser or  Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We're giving away up to five books per episode! Terms we discuss in this episode:Scope: How companies categorize their emissions. Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, sometimes called “operational emissions.” This includes reducing emissions from facilities or vehicles owned by an organization.Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from electricity, heating, cooling, or steam purchased by an organization. (For additional guidance on Scopes 1 and 2, see the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency' website.)Scope 3 emissions are all indirect emissions (that aren't included in Scope 2) in an organization's value chain. These are sometimes called “supply chain emissions.” Scope 3 emissions include both upstream emissions (from production processes) and downstream emissions (consumer use of a certain product).With Jenny, we talk a lot about Scope 3 — in McDonald's case, the emissions from its supply chain and franchisees. Since franchisees make up 95% of McDonald's restaurants, scope 3 emissions are significant. Science-Based Targets (SBTs)SBTs provide a clearly-defined pathway for companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help prevent the worst impacts of climate change. McDonald's uses SBTs. Absolute and Intensity TargetsThese are two ways to measure emissions reductions.Intensity Target: Emissions relative to some other factor, such as the number of employees or revenue. Intensity targets account for economic growth. For example, McDonald's could reduce the emissions per chicken nugget, while continuing to sell more happy meals each year.Absolute Target: An attempt to reduce all emissions, regardless of other factors. For example, an absolute target at McDonald's would be saying that no matter how many chicken nuggets they sell, McDonald's will reduce the amount of total emissions associated with chicken nuggets.Resources:Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps program, where Jenny McColloch was a fellowMcDonald's 2021 Risk & Resiliency reportMcDonald's Climate StrategyMcDonald's Net Zero by 2050 AnnouncementGlobal Roundtable for Sustainable BeefU.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Yesh Pavlik Slenk is Degrees' host. Amy Morse is our producer. Podcast Allies is our production company. Tressa Versteeg is senior producer; Rye Taylor is our audio engineer; Elaine Grant is CEO of Podcast Allies and Tina Bassir is project manager. Our music is Shame, Shame, Shame from Yesh's favorite band, Lake Street Dive. Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers is presented by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). For this special episode, we super-sized our team. For our interview with Jenny McColloch, Yesh joined forces with Mike Toffel, host of Climate Rising, a podcast about the impact of climate change on business from Harvard Business School. Follow Yesh on Twitter at @yeshsays, and stay up to date with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Have a green jobs question for Yesh? Send it to her on Twitter @yeshsays. Use the hashtag #askyesh. Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more.Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more.  Share Degrees:TwitterFacebookLinkedInDegrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers

To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or  Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We're giving away up to five books per episode!Resources on CarbonCure Technologies and low carbon concrete:Concrete: the worlds' 3rd largest CO2 emitter fromThe urgent demand for low carbon concrete How CarbonCure's technology works Why the building sector is important to decarbonize Concrete market to reach $972.05 billion globally by 2030A list of some of CarbonCure's projects, from highways to grocery stores to sea ports Yesh Pavlik Slenk is Degrees' host. Amy Morse is our producer. Podcast Allies is our production company. Tressa Versteeg is senior producer; Rye Taylor is our audio engineer; Elaine Grant is CEO of Podcast Allies and Tina Bassir is project manager. Our music is Shame, Shame, Shame from Yesh's favorite band, Lake Street Dive. Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers is presented by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Follow Yesh on Twitter at @yeshsays, and stay up to date with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Have a green jobs question for Yesh? Send it to her on Twitter @yeshsays. Use the hashtag #askyesh. Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more.Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more. Share Degrees:TwitterFacebookLinkedInDegrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers

Fighting climate change is the biggest job opportunity of our lifetime. But which career will make the biggest difference — and where will you fit in? In this episode, Ryan Panchadsaram explains the 10 solutions outlined in Speed & Scale: six areas to decarbonize and four ways to do it as rapidly as possible. To win a copy of Speed & Scale, rate and review Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or  Spotify. Take a screenshot of your review and share it with us on Instagram @Environmental_Defense_Fund. Use the hashtag #DegreesPodcast. We're giving away up to five books per episode!Yesh Pavlik Slenk is Degrees' host. Amy Morse is our producer. Podcast Allies is our production company. Tressa Versteeg is senior producer; Rye Taylor is our audio engineer; Elaine Grant is CEO of Podcast Allies and Tina Bassir is project manager. Our music is Shame, Shame, Shame from Yesh's favorite band, Lake Street Dive. Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers is presented by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Follow Yesh on Twitter at @yeshsays, and stay up to date with us on Instagram @environmental_defense_fund. Have a green jobs question for Yesh? Send it to her on Twitter @yeshsays. Use the hashtag #askyesh. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on green careers, upcoming episodes and more. Resources:Job hunting? Visit our comprehensive Green Jobs Hub for job listings, networking resources, skills and certification information and more. Speed & Scale, by John Doerr and Ryan PanchadsaramTo learn more about how rapidly green careers are growing, see the GreenBiz report mentioned in this episode. Seventy-five percent of large companies have added sustainability jobs since 2019. Their latest report says,  “Hiring of green jobs in the workforce in the United States is rising faster than any other category.”For a great example of the potential of sustainability careers in city government, listen back to Yesh's conversation with Chris Castro (Season 1, Episode 2). He became head of sustainability for the city of Orlando before he turned 30. The White House recently recruited Castro to work at the Department of Energy, helping cities across the country become more sustainable. For more on this episode's Ask Yesh segment on narrowing down your career choices, listen back to episode 1 in our Green Jobs 101 miniseries).Sustainability careers expert Trish Kenlon offers live coaching to jobseeker Maya Johnson. (Johnson found her first dream job a few months later.)  While you're there, listen to the rest of our Green Jobs 101 miniseries, and to all of the episodes in Season 3 as well!Share Degrees:TwitterFacebookLinkedInDegrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers

Kicking our addition to fossil fuels is the single biggest job opportunity of a lifetime. This season, we're spotlighting jobs of the future, those that will reduce carbon emissions the fastest. And tune in for our new feature, #AskYesh! Host and climate careers expert Yesh Pavlik Slenk solves your job-seeking dilemmas and offers her advice on how to get paid to save the planet.

Today's episode is the first one within our new rubric: Green Careers. We want to talk to people that are making a positive impact in their professional lives and ask them for tips and tricks so you get an idea what kind of green jobs exist. In our first episode, we talk to Shanon Peeters. She is a consultant for Guidehouse and advises companies on sustainability and the green energy transition.

In this fantastic episode Career Coach Brad Minton goes solo and interviews Lisa Yee-Litzenberg. Lisa is the Founder and CEO of Green Career Advisor. Lisa discusses her path and passion for helping young professional pursue the careers that will help and preserve our energy, environment and natural resources. She highlights many of the the careers that exist in the green sector that are transforming due to new policy and innovation. She also discusses some of the careers that are on the horizon that are new and upcoming. Lisa talks about the knowledge, skills, and experiences that students need to get into to be competitve in these careers. Finally, she highlights many of the resources for knowledge and networking. Guest Info: Lisa Yee-Litzenberg www.greencareeradvisor.com Transcript

Jacquelyn Francis, Founder & Executive Director of Keeling Curve Prize, talks "Vote Climate" on the Y on Earth Community Podcast The post Episode 86 - "Vote Climate" with Jacquelyn Francis, Founder & E.D., Keeling Curve Prize first appeared on Y on Earth Community.

Workforce Wednesdays Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Sept 2 Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers Sept 9 A New Spin on Conservation Corps Sept 16 Energy Transitions in Coal Country Sept 23 Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber Sept 30 Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for Workforce Wednesdays, a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. The briefings will explore a variety of issue areas pertinent to building a green workforce, including high school career training, conservation corps, coal country energy transitions, growing green domestic manufacturing, and revitalizing small business. Speakers will discuss major challenges faced in each area and solutions providing economic and environmental benefits to communities across the country.

Workforce Wednesdays Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Sept 2 Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers Sept 9 A New Spin on Conservation Corps Sept 16 Energy Transitions in Coal Country Sept 23 Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber Sept 30 Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for Workforce Wednesdays, a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. The briefings will explore a variety of issue areas pertinent to building a green workforce, including high school career training, conservation corps, coal country energy transitions, growing green domestic manufacturing, and revitalizing small business. Speakers will discuss major challenges faced in each area and solutions providing economic and environmental benefits to communities across the country.

Sustainability has been likened to a 3 -legged stool, with legs for environmental quality, social equity and economic prosperity. Few organizations have addressed all three legs as thoroughly as the HOPE Program in New York City. Michele Knox, their Brooklyn Program director, joins me today to discuss how they work with low-income communities of color to literally change the face of the environmental field while opening up economic opportunity for those they serve.Since joining the HOPE Program as a Work Readiness Instructor in 2012, Michele has led teams responsible for internship and job development, job placement, and retention and advancement services for all students and alumni of HOPE’s programs. She has held positions in human resources, financial literacy education, and financial services. She holds an MBA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a BBA in Human Resources Management, both from Baruch College of the City University of New York.Today she will share the strategies used at HOPE to help students adopt career-positive behaviors and discuss the systemic barriers to the diversification of environmental fields. Listen to all our podcasts: https://energytrainers.net/all-episodes

On this Episode of City Rising, we take an in-depth look into the green job landscape, the future of work and the climate action workforce. Special guest Emily Schapira is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA), and she provides insight into her work with the Philadelphia Energy Campaign and how she merged her passion for a substantial energy-related problem into an impactful career path. If this is your first time tuning into City Rising, go back and listen to Episode 1 with Dan Smolen to hear another perspective on the climate workforce. Tune into this episode to learn: How to enter into a career in renewable energy and sustainability. Who are the stakeholders and leaders involved in creating clean energy jobs? What types of jobs are out there? The price of solar energy in Philadelphia What companies are hiring in renewable energy right now Are federal tariffs affecting the growth of solar panels? Details on Philadelphia’s big sustainability goals City-wide initiatives for clean energy jobs and training. Philadelphia Energy Campaign and the $1Billion investment We want to hear from you! Subscribe to City Rising wherever you listen to podcasts. Email your feedback to contact@greenphillyblog.com. Get an email when new episodes drop by [signing up for our email list]. About Emily Schapira: Emily Schapira is PEA’s Executive Director and current Vice Chair of the board. Emily joined PEA as an employee in June 2016 to execute the Philadelphia Energy Campaign, a $1 billion, 10-year initiative to advance energy efficiency and clean energy across Philadelphia, while creating over 10,000 jobs. Emily has been a PEA board member since 2010, as the City Council appointee. Before joining PEA full time, Emily was Director of Global Accounts for the Lighting category for WESCO Distribution, a Fortune 500 electrical supply company. Her focus was on developing portfolio-wide energy efficient lighting upgrades for large commercial, industrial and institutional customers. WESCO acquired Emily’s previous company, Aelux, in 2015 where Emily served as Chief Operating Officer, managing sales, marketing and operations teams, and VP of Marketing and Business Development since 2012. Aelux was a lighting and controls retrofitter serving both small and large businesses and a variety of government and institutional clients across North America. Prior to joining Aelux, Emily worked on sustainability for Verizon and Intel, and started and ran the Wharton School’s Sustainability Program, based in Wharton’s facilities management group. Emily’s efforts focused on operational eco-efficiency and behavior change, and supported LEED certifications and attempts across the Wharton portfolio, earning the first LEED for Commercial Interiors certification at Penn. Emily also spent five years running a consumer heating oil co-op in Philadelphia and advocating for low-income energy assistance at the federal, state and local levels. About the Philadelphia Energy Authority In 2010, Council President Darrell Clarke and Mayor Michael Nutter launched the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) as an independent municipal authority. City Council established the Philadelphia Energy Authority to provide targeted expertise and focus on Philadelphia’s efforts to reduce energy consumption and expense. Under its founding ordinance, PEA is authorized to facilitate and develop energy efficiency and energy generation projects, to purchase or facilitate energy supply and energy services on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, government agencies, institutions, and businesses, and educate consumers. Resources from today's episode: **Philadelphia Energy Job Board** Find Your Power’ Jobs Training Program, Overseen by PEA, Receives $100,000 From PECO CBS Video Philadelphia's Greenworks Program Season One of City Rising is supported by the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP). Visit www.CUSPproject.org for more info. For more information on City Rising, visit greenphillyblog.com/podcast. Email your feedback and questions to contact@greenphillyblog.com.

Today on the show, we meet Shakia Dawkins – a young Mom who was feeling a little lost – until she found Civic Works Green Career Center.We'll learn how the green economy is offering new opportunities to city resident and how a focus on job training and resiliency can truly change a person’s life.We’ll also discuss the future of sustainability and conservationism in our state – and how a focus on Green Careers can be a benefit for both our economy and our environment.

On this Episode of City Rising, we take an in-depth look into the green job landscape, the future of work and the climate action workforce. Special guest based in Washington DC, Dan Smolen is an author, podcaster, and a passionate advocate for members of the workforce who want to make their dreams of doing meaningful work come true. Tune into this episode to learn: Overall job trends in the climate and green workforce Recruitment styles: Transactional vs relational models How to increase job retention Ways to find motivated candidates The #1 tip that can get you that green job that you REALLY want Advice to make a transition from the corporate world into a green career Will robots take our jobs? What are robots and AI missing in a future workforce This is episode 1 of the Green Workforce: stay tuned for part two of the Green Workforce during episode 3, with Emily Shapira of the Philadelphia Energy Authority. We want to hear from you! Subscribe to City Rising wherever you listen to podcasts. Email your feedback to contact@greenphillyblog.com. Get an email when new episodes drop by signing up for our email list. About Dan Smolen At the start of 2018, Dan Smolen turned off the lights at his executive recruitment firm, The Green Suits, LLC, and ended his headhunting career. After a rewarding 20-year-run career of placing hundreds of best-match professionals within client companies, Smolen recognized that even his most successful job placements did not guarantee the long-term happiness of the parties involved in the process, especially the placed candidates. Dan’s new purpose is to help workers like his former clients and candidates, but also thousands of others, follow their dreams to do meaningful work. Meaningful work is profound. It protects the planet, empowers people, and is fun. The Dan Smolen Experience provides thought-leadership through several channels, including: The Tightrope with Dan Smolen Podcast (Available on Apple Podcasts and other channels); Book Authorship, and; Speaking Engagements Dan Smolen, Founder & Executive Producer, The Dan Smolen Experience, LLC dsmolen@dansmolen.com http://www.thegreensuits.com Season One of City Rising is supported by the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP). Visit www.CUSPproject.org for more info. For more information on City Rising, visit greenphillyblog.com/podcast

Mark talks about the challenge of commercializing next generation technology, discusses recent advancements in energy efficiency and power generation, and states the importance of creating value propositions through selling solutions rather than technology.

Joshua discusses mistakes as a part of experiencing life, learning from your failures, the challenge of being a truly sustainable company in a competitive industry, and his desire to influence corporations to follow in Pangea's people-oriented, sustainable path.

Carol gives listeners an overview of the green economy and some social media tips designed to help listeners make career connections.

Join Cathryn Taylor at 5:00 PM CST on this Wednesday, Feb. 17th,for a Special Segment of "Take A Soul Step With Me" on BlogTalkRadio. The special segment features presenters for the Upcoming Twin Cites BODY, MIND, LIFE EXPO - Feb 27 and 28th at the Minneapolis Convention Center which is sponsored by The EDGE Magazine. www.soulofthecities.net Listen via phone by calling 914.338.0821 or via the Internet at the following link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/healthandharmonynetwork The show line up begins with Michelle Roddie, Vice President of Events for the Expo, who was honored in 2009 as one of the five TOP show managers of the year will talk about the show's history and the exciting line up for this year's event! www.101expos.com At 5:15 John Peterson- the Twin Cities Medical Intuitive will talk about his presentation on "hypno"-therapies that deal with past lives, fears, phobias and anxieties. www.psy-guy.com At 5:30 experience the light of Rose Anne Schwab, the world renowned professional psychic clairvoyant as she shares her Angelic Inspirations. www.angelicinspirations.com 5:45 Warren King, an acupuncturist will speak about his new paradigm for healing www.warrenking.com From 6:00 to 6:15 Barbara Parks - Green Career Expert and Founder of Career Tracks will her unique techniques and strategies for finding a career in the growing green economy. www.greencareertracks.com

Jim Cassio describes what green careers are and walks listeners through some resources and opportunities.

As Carol's Green Careers for Dummies launches today, this week's tip is a tour of the book. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the sneak peak.