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This is climate tech

Business Green

While they're not immune to the forthcoming fiscal challenges, entrepreneurs developing solutions for addressing climate change - from agtech to decarbonization to clean energy and more - are among those proving to be the most resilient. Since mid-March, as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic infected certain sectors of the U.S.

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Start Small: How I Went from Junior Analyst to Startup CEO in One Year

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

I started there with the expectation that real-world finance experience would be useful and that I could navigate to an area of the company that was closer to my interest in renewable energy It was important for me to have an impact and to be hands-on with renewables. It was a powerful experience. I read it through in two sittings.

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Making Connections and Finding Inspiration at WCS Talks 2016

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Google, the largest corporate non-utility buyer of renewable energy in the world, is well positioned to lead the way. Words on a page can’t capture the energy and charisma she emanated. It’s part of the success story of solar, which Kirsch pointed out employs more people than Google, Apple, and Facebook combined.