Check out EDF’s Degrees podcast to learn more about green jobs and how you can get involved to fight climate change.
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Turn climate awareness into action
John, we can all use our jobs, influence and community to help save the planet. EDF created the Degrees podcast to show you how. Listen now:
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Host Yesh Pavlik Slenk manages EDF's Climate Corps network of more than 3,000 sustainability professionals worldwide. Along with each podcast guest’s unique insights, Yesh dives into the rapidly growing field of green jobs through real stories of impact.
Listen to these 3 featured episodes first:
10 ways to save the planet:
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Ryan Panchadsaram is co-author of the book, Speed & Scale, an action plan to get global emissions to zero by 2050. Ryan breaks down this monumental task into the 10 most important actions we need to take to save the planet — and what those actions will mean for you.
The woman greening the golden arches:
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Jenny McColloch, Chief Sustainability Officer at McDonalds and a Climate Corps alumna, is leading the effort to green McDonald’s 40,000 restaurants across 100 countries. She dives into how a restaurant chain can move the needle on climate change and how you can use a business mindset to increase sustainability.
The future of climate tech:
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Mia Diawara, a partner at Lowercarbon Capital, invests in ambitious teams building needle-moving climate tech — always with her eye on equity and inclusion. She talks about ideas of the future like 100% beef that never had hooves, fully electric passenger planes, a fungus that eats carbon and pays farmers, and more.
For even more green job stories, check out the rest of this season’s top-rated episodes:
# The fastest electric vehicle fleet makeover in the West, featuring Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas of Modesto City Schools. Listen now:
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# How a psychology major is on the frontlines of decarbonizing a global industry, featuring Christie Gamble of CarbonCure. Listen now:
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# Building a Black community for green jobseekers, featuring Wes Gobar of Black Oak Collective. Listen now:
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# The jobs of the future to fight wildfires, featuring Frank Kanawha Lake, Ph.D., U.S. Forest Service ecologist and mentee of Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. Listen now:
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Like what you hear? You can support EDF and the Degrees podcast by rating, reviewing and subscribing on your favorite podcast app. When you subscribe, you’ll get a notification so you don’t miss each week’s new episode with sustainability experts, who answer your green job questions and entertain!
Thank you to all our guests, listeners, EDF staff and supporters who make the Degrees podcast possible.
With gratitude for everything you do,
Anne Russell Gregory
Manager, Online Member Engagement
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P.S. The Degrees podcast is hosted by Yesh Pavlik Slenk, EDF’s Climate Corps senior manager, and features a different expert on innovative green jobs each week. You can support the podcast by rating, reviewing and subscribing to Degrees on your favorite podcast app. Email your rating and review to Amy Morse at
[email protected] for a chance to win a free copy of Speed & Scale.
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