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60 Careers You Can Do to Combat Climate Change (6:51)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pl3yxhN6K8

• There are eight categories of careers to combat climate change: education, narrative, second-hand economy, first-hand economy, support, science, systems change and implementation.
• Careers in education give people the knowledge they need to be part of the climate movement; these jobs include K-12 teacher, professor, trail guide, community outreach officer and career advisor.
• Narrative work influences the way people view and talk about climate change. These jobs include artist, museum curator, journalist, television or film writer, newspaper or magazine editor, public information officer, author and podcaster.
• Careers in the second-hand economy keep things out of the landfill and build the regenerative economy, such as musical instrument repairer, watch or clock repairer, tailor, antiques or vintage dealer, and computer service and repair technician.
• Careers in the first-hand economy focus on how to make the business change. It includes jobs like fashion designer, product designer, big data engineer, supply chains analyst and sustainability officer.
• Support jobs are not green jobs in themselves but make the work in climate action possible, and these can become green jobs by committing to work with people who value sustainability and/or are committed to climate action, such as a web developer, graphic designer, app developer, financial advisor, economist, clinical psychologist, travel agent, advertising manager, marketing manager, video editor, development manager and operations assistant.
• Careers in science include biologist, food scientist, climatologist, GIS [geographic information systems] analyst, marine biologist, oceanographer, agronomist and geoscientist.
• Systems change jobs involve people putting into practice the laws and regulations to create a more sustainable society, such as a lawyer, policy writer, politician, research associate and community organiser.
• Implementation careers are perfect for people who want to be in the field and doing the work, like an architect, civil engineer, landscape artist, energy engineer, refrigeration and air conditioning engineer, urban planner, environmental engineer, emergency manager, air quality engineer, solar engineer, zero-waste programme manager and construction worker.
• Other career categories essential to a low-carbon future include care work, maintenance work and casework.