Clean energy jobs
Want to work in climatetech? Here's how to get started
Canary highlights top resources, recruiters and communities to help you land your dream job in renewable energy, cleantech or climate.
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Clean energy jobs
Wind
Offshore wind port siting stirs debate among coastal Mainers
Residents worried about both climate change and ecological preservation weigh the planned location of a facility that could help launch Maine’s offshore wind industry.
By Annie Ropeik .
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Just transition
Who should pay to help coal communities in the energy transition?
Staff at Arizona’s utility regulator say customers shouldn’t be charged more to fund a $144 million just transition package for the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and other coal communities.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Just transition
A Brooklyn neighborhood's long fight for green jobs is paying off
In New York City's Sunset Park, Equinor’s plan for a wind turbine hub is part of the community's larger vision to clean up and revive the waterfront.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean energy
Chart: Clean energy jobs still lag dirty ones, but they're growing fast
The U.S. had more than 600,000 jobs in carbon-free electricity and fuels in 2021. Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, it’s poised to add millions more.By Shel Evergreen .
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Workforce diversity
Chart: Women hold less than a third of jobs in wind and solar power
A staggering 70% of the U.S. workforce for wind and solar electricity generation is male — even worse than the gender gap in coal and gas power generation.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Nexus Circular CEO Jodie Morgan
Plus, climatetech career moves at AES Clean Energy, Leeward, Evolugen, Volta, Solarcycle, Energize Ventures and more. -
Workforce diversity
This innovative cleantech job-training program is changing lives
BlocPower's Civilian Climate Corps is hiring people in underserved NYC areas to make their own neighborhoods more energy-efficient.By CJ Clouse .
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Solar
Chart: Most US solar jobs are in installation, not manufacturing
The Auxin trade probe aims to support U.S. solar manufacturing, but if it succeeds, it could kill jobs in the much larger installation and development sector. -
Workforce diversity
Charging Up: Climatetech career moves at Sunrun, SunPower, Enel, NextEra, Virtual Peaker, Elemental and more
Plus, a Q&A with battery expert Linh Tran, VP of sales at FranklinWH Energy Storage. -
Carbon capture
The buzz around carbon removal is drawing jobseekers in droves
Workers say the growing urgency of the climate crisis and pursuit of a meaningful career path are big pulls.By Maria Gallucci .
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