Feeling overwhelmed about climate change is normal. But working on it could change your life. And the good news is – there are millions of green jobs out there, or you can “green” the job you already have. As a mom working on climate, I look my kids in the eye each night knowing that I am building a better future for them. You can too.
Over the past few years, I’ve mentored hundreds of job seekers through Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps program. I also host a podcast called Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers. Since I started mentoring, something big has changed. Today people in nearly every profession can make big changes to help save the planet – from engineering, to investing, to design, to transportation. Even if “sustainability” is not in your job title, you can center climate action at work.
Taking action at work can bring an…
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