Insights

Caroline Young, July 1, 2025

Expert Sessions | Innovation Ecosystem Development with Tom Kalil

Earlier this year, we hosted a series of expert learning sessions to help shape a long-term strategy for Work on Climate—one that’s grounded in the realities of an ever-evolving political,…

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Christina Perez, June 12, 2025

Expert Sessions | Community Building with Drew Wilkinson

Earlier this year, we hosted a series of expert learning sessions to help shape a long-term strategy for Work on Climate—one that’s grounded in the realities of an ever-evolving political,…

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Caroline Young, June 6, 2025

Expert Sessions | Movement Building with Bill McKibben

Earlier this year, we hosted a series of expert learning sessions to help shape a long-term strategy for Work on Climate—one that’s grounded in the realities of an ever-evolving political,…

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Morgan Zepp, May 30, 2025

AI and Clean Energy Workshop: Problems Technology Can Solve

Introduction In August 2024, Work on Climate hosted an expert-led virtual workshop to help aspiring climate founders interested in AI discuss challenges around clean energy. AI requires a lot of…

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Research

Work On Climate, May 5, 2025

Breaking Barriers: What We’ve Learned About Climate Founder Challenges

What We Did and Why Climate entrepreneurship presents unique challenges for underrepresented founders. To better understand these barriers and design more effective support, we conducted a two-phase qualitative research project…

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Bruce Fryer, April 17, 2025

Turns Out CFOs Missed the Memo That ESG Is Dead

There’s a lot happening in the world today. Economic and geopolitical uncertainty is surging. News headlines read like obituaries for corporate responsibility: “DEI is Dead,” “Trump Will Bury ESG, But…

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News & Announcements

Morgan Zepp, February 27, 2025

Our 2024 Community Impact Report

Introduction Work on Climate is committed to making sure that our community is helpful and effective at building the climate workforce. We’ve made it a regular goal to conduct research…

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Caroline Young, February 5, 2025

Why We’re Building Communities of Practice (And Why They Matter)

Chances are, you joined the Work on Climate Community to connect with like-minded folks and find opportunities in the climate space. Maybe you’re looking to break into the space for…

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Research

Work On Climate, October 14, 2024

Fixing the Climate STEM Talent Pipeline: Work On Climate’s 2024 Design Summit

In our recent article, co-founder and CEO of Work on Climate, Eugene Kirpichov, writes: “Executing the green transition requires solving hundreds of different workforce and innovation challenges, affecting hundreds of…

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Work On Climate, September 12, 2024

Our Strategy: Building Green Workforce and Innovation Ecosystems

Last year we published Work on Climate Theory of Change: A Roadmap to Making Climate Work Mainstream. In this post we want to share the crisper, more focused, more pragmatic…

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Work On Climate, August 15, 2024

Our 2023 Community Impact Report

Introduction Since our founding in 2020 we have been working hard to help people like you, who are looking to find a job in climate, launch a climate company, or…

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Research

Emily Iwankovitsch, June 11, 2024

Essential Insights for Climate Employers: How to Draw More Job Seekers

Addressing climate change requires engaging the entire workforce. The reality is that countless individuals possess the necessary skills to drive these changes, yet our recent survey of more than 1,500…

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News & Announcements

Work On Climate, April 23, 2024

Announcing the Working Group on Advanced STEM in Cleantech

Work on Climate is excited to announce the launch of the Working Group on Advanced STEM in Cleantech, a collaborative initiative bringing together over 30 stakeholders from a variety of…

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Research

Joshua Stehr, October 25, 2023

Advanced STEM Talent Challenges in Climate: Insights from Industry Leaders

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Authors: Joshua Stehr (Research Lead, WoCl); Eugene Kirpichov (Executive Director, WoCl) Researchers: Joshua Stehr; Stephanie Lau and Micha Nicheva (Researchers, WoCl) Contributing Editors: Inbal Nachman (Director of Programs, WoCl);…

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Research

Work On Climate, October 25, 2023

Accelerating the Climate STEM Talent Transition: Next Steps from our NYCW workshop

Introduction Advanced STEM talent is one of the most critical parts of the climate talent puzzle – many if not most climate solutions, from energy storage to alternative proteins, need…

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Research

Work On Climate, July 31, 2023

Addressing the Skilled Labor Shortage in America: Climate Is More Than Just Climate Tech

The problem Climate change manifests in the form of droughts, flooding, and heatwaves — just to name a few. We’ve seen this as recently as the destructive floods in Vermont…

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