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Resource Guides

intro to the project

Why decarbonization

navigating this space

Tech to pay attention to

Fellowships

Why& how start-ups

Job boards

The Mission

Within the past five years, the climate technology and clean energy space have grown beyond expectations. Climate-focused funding in private markets is projected to continue over the coming decade, with the industry expected to grow to $1.9T by 2030. This is in addition to the BIL and IRA funding on the federal level creating jobs and opportunities for new leaders to come up in this industry. So, this is the time to jump in!

The goal of our work is to ensure that the tools are built and networks are made that enable those of us who have always stood up to injustice, centered environmental impact, and earth stewardship at the forefront of the economic boom that is growing from the clean energy

The inspiration behind this project came out of dozens of conversations with brilliant young folks across the country looking for advice on how to get a job in climate while simultaneously hearing from industry leaders that there is a gap in the workforce needed to decarbonize our economy.

This space is not simply a job board or a resource hub but an ecosystem to empower those who have always centered the earth to become leaders of the future.

Maya Whalen-Kipp is a Queens, NY native, environmental scientist, marine policy enthusiast, and youth justice hypeman. Driven to find creative renewable energy and climate tech solutions to build an equitable decarbonized economy and generational wealth for BIPOC & queer communities. Maya splits her time between Brooklyn, NY, Washington, DC, and Durham, NC

This project is a product of her 2023 Hotel 1 E2 Fellowship, run by NRDC

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