In this episode, Maya Whalen-Kipp shares her experiences working on workforce development at the US Department of Energy and her work as a marine scientist. We explore how to make jobs in clean energy more accessible for students, climate activists, and climate enthusiasts. We discuss the challenges & opportunities of workforce development in clean energy and clean tech. Maya shares what brings her hope about the future of clean energy workforce development. 

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LinkedIn

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Resources:

New York Bight | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

NREL

Fact Sheet | Climate Jobs (2021) | White Papers | EESI

Job Function Action Guides | Project Drawdown

Global Green Skills Report 2023 | LinkedIn

OurEnergyPolicy

Green Jobs Board

Terra.do

Climatebase

Work on Climate

Climate People

Credits:

Hosted and produced by Kiana Michaan

Edited and co-produced by Lucy Little