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Introducing Land a Green Job 101 Trying to break into a sustainability job? Tune in to our new miniseries Land a Green Job 101 — six short episodes with pro tips to help you find a planet-saving career. You’ll learn: How fast sustainability jobs are growing (fast), and where to find them. Real-life strategies on resumes, green certifications and …

Episode 5 | Resumes suck. But here’s how to rock the search Are you submitting lots of resumes and not hearing back? Guest Sam Charner of Net Impact has great advice. He addresses the biggest pain points of green job hunting, from being clueless about your specific path to what’s wrong when you can’t get …

Everyone says networking is so important, but how? Who should you talk to? What do you say?

As the biosphere continues to warm and the ocean acidifies, solving the global carbon problem becomes more critical each day. Keeping temperatures to survivable levels requires reducing emissions while at the same time working aggressively to absorb as much carbon dioxide as possible, using approaches that can nurture natural ecosystems and help vulnerable human communities …

Letter to OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young for advancing equity and support for underserved communities.

Letter to Administrator Criswell on opportunities to increase equity in flood resilience. 

Did you know corporate sustainability management salaries range from $50,000 to $280,000 a year?

Sustainability certifications are a minefield. Do you have to spend time and money getting certified? How do you choose?

Episode 2 | Green jobs are surging. Where to find them. After years of sputtering along, sustainability job postings on LinkedIn spiked by 10%, about double the growth in other sectors of the economy. But where are these jobs? And which skills are in demand? One of the foremost researchers studying the growth of corporate …

Though Wall Street has directed unprecedented attention to climate over the past year, it can and must do more to remain competitive in a business landscape oriented towards net zero emissions by 2050.

Stakeholder presentation for National Academy of Sciences grant to examine and address the vulnerability of petrochemical facilities along Galveston Bay to flood-induced chemical spills and releases.

This report (in Chinese) analyzes the catch monitoring and supervision systems in detail, describes the pilot experience and challenges encountered, and puts forward suggestions for improvement.

This report (in English) analyzes the catch monitoring and supervision systems in detail, describes the pilot experience and challenges encountered, and puts forward suggestions for improvement.

Heather McTeer Toney — an attorney, former mayor, EPA regional administrator under President Obama, and senior director at EDF affiliate Moms Clean Air Force — tells EDF about her path to environmental activism.

From photojournalism, chemical engineering, urban planning and finance, to more traditional green jobs, the career opportunities are extraordinary.

EDF and Princeton University researchers show how emissions reductions policies and programs can drive lasting reductions in carbon dioxide.

Feeling overwhelmed? Sustainability jobs expert Trish Kenlon has advised hundreds of job hunters.

This report, developed by M.J. Bradley & Associates for Environmental Defense Fund, summarizes an analysis of the U.S. medium and heavy-duty in-use truck fleet to identify the most common vehicle types/uses, estimate the environmental impact of each, and assess near-term readiness for greater adoption of electric vehicles.

The new report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the direst warning yet that we must rapidly and drastically slash climate emissions around the world and that reducing methane emissions is mission critical. Though the report includes some important opportunities, it’s a very sober read. Let’s get some of the central …

The bipartisan infrastructure bill currently under debate in Washington includes a new, $4.7 billion program to address a significant environmental legacy of the fossil fuel industry — the plugging and remediating of orphan oil and gas wells. Orphan wells have no owner, so the cleanup liability falls largely to the public. Nearly 60,000 such wells …

One of the things I focus on in my role as a climate scientist is understanding the impact of climate change on ocean fish populations as well as better fishery management practices to help ensure the continued delivery of seafood and livelihoods for millions of people around the world. Critically, the world is confronted with …

A panel of EDF experts provide an inside look at what MethaneSat can do to accelerate climate progress.

A new report by M.J. Bradley & Associates for EDF shows a large and growing opportunity to expand America’s zero-emission freight trucks and buses.

Oregon Modeling Analysis

EDF interviewed 8 Gen Z and Millennial stars tackling climate change head-on with their environmental careers. Read more here.