How to find your climate job - a checklist based approach

​So you’ve decided to look for a job in climate - where do you start? Below is a checklist based approach to help. 

Only piece of advice I’ll share: folks working in climate are VERY generous with their time / energy in helping others navigate. Reach out to them on LinkedIn, or any of the communities mentioned below

How to look for a job in climate tech:

• Starting point / Research - understand the landscape of solution types, and which sub-vertical appeals to you
  • How to find a job in a tech company helping to combat climate change? Practical guide
  • https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-find-green-work-peggy-brannigan/
  • PWC State of Climate Tech 2020 report
  • The Interchange Podcast: Where Will Big Money Be Made in Climate Tech?
  • Climate / Data Companies: This Time Is Different: How Automation Can Win the Fight Against Climate Change
    

• Ongoing Education - The landscape is changing
  • Subscribe to https://climatetechvc.substack.com/ - who's getting funded / deep dives / great jobs section at the bottom
  • Podcasts
    1. The Energy Gang
    2. The InterChange
    3. How To Save a Planet
    4. Terra.do

• Communities - All of the below are online Slack communities through which to meet people
  • Work on Climate
  • Climate Action Tech
  • My Climate Journey (Slack community is a paid feature)
  • Terra.do - occasionally hosts career fairs
  • On Deck Capital Climate Fellowship

• Climate companies: 
  • Climatescape - has a great directory. It’s not fully comprehensive
  • Crunchbase - check Crunchbase to see how much funding a company has

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• Job Search
  • Job search sites
    1. Create a profile on Angelist
    2. Create a job search alerts on https://climatebase.org/
    3. Innovate Climate Careers - a Substack newsletter that features jobs and candidates looking for climate jobs
    4. Remote jobs at mission based companies
  • VC / Accelerator job aggregators
    1. Jobs at Elemental Accelerator portfolio companies
    2. Jobs at Lower Carbon Capital portfolio companies
    3. Jobs at Powerhouse Fund portfolio companies
    4. Jobs at Congruent VC portfolio companies 
    5. Jobs at Greentown Labs portfolio companies
    6. Active Impact Investments’ portfolio companies