To work on some important fields of research that are hard to fund commercially, academia is the natural place to go. A single outstanding researcher can move a field forward and make a significant contribution to solving key global problems. Beyond research, academics also have other avenues for impact, such as by influencing government policy, the priorities within their field, and the culture of society at large.
Working on neglected global problems that could be even more pressing than those we currently prioritize could be very high impact. If you identify such a problem, resources could be directed to address it much earlier than might have been done otherwise. On the other hand, if your research indicates a potential problem shouldn’t be prioritized, then you can write up your findings for others, saving them time.
We suspect that different ways of tackling climate change vary significantly in their impact. This means focusing on the most effective methods is likely much higher impact — especially if you focus on the most extreme risks from climate change.
We’ve changed our minds before about which problems are highest priority — and which careers we think have the highest impact — as a result of global priorities research. And we’re not the only ones. This research can shift the direction of actors like us, as well as foundations and other nonprofits. This means that high-quality research into important questions about which issues to prioritize can be very impactful.
iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. It is a friendly and free community helping to identify wildlife and share nature.
SciStarter is the place to find, join, and contribute to science through providing people access to more than 2700 searchable formal and informal research projects and events.
This searchable database provides a government-wide listing of citizen science and crowdsourcing projects designed to improve cross-agency collaboration, reveal opportunities for new high-impact projects, and make it easier for volunteers to find out about projects they can join.
ISSP’s post-nominal credentials were developed through global collaboration by sustainability practitioners, for sustainability practitioners. Designed with rigorous international standards in mind, these credentials provide third-party verification of competency in the profession.
Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) Originally designed by ISSP, the SEA credential demonstrates an understanding of core sustainability concepts and best practices. SEA is designed for those who are new to the sustainability field, including students, recent graduates or professionals interested in incorporating sustainability concepts into their work. The SEA is a prerequisite for the SEP.
Sustainability Excellence Professional (SEP) The SEP demonstrates advanced knowledge and extensive experience in the sustainability field. This credential is intended to recognize leaders and experts who are at the forefront of the transition to a more sustainable world. In order to earn an SEP credential, candidates must previously have earned their SEA and demonstrated professional mastery in key fields, including stakeholder engagement, core sustainability concepts, and implementation of sustainable strategies.
A LEED credential denotes proficiency in today’s sustainable design, construction and operations standards. More than 203,000 professionals have earned a LEED credential to help advance their careers. Showcase your knowledge, experience and credibility in the green building marketplace as a LEED professional.
LEED Green Associate: A foundational professional credential signifying core competency in green building principles. The exam measures general knowledge of green building practices and how to support others working on LEED projects and is ideal for those new to green building.
LEED AP with specialty: An advanced professional credential signifying expertise in green building and a LEED rating system. The exams measure knowledge about green building, a specific LEED rating system and the certification process and are ideal for individuals who are actively working on green building and LEED projects.
The Certified Energy Manager is an individual who optimizes the energy performance of a facility, building or industrial plant. The CEM® is a systems integrator for electrical, mechanical, process and building infrastructure, analyzing the optimum solutions to reduce energy consumption in a cost-effective approach.
The Renewable Energy Professional (REP™) certification is designed to recognize the expertise and experience of professionals involved in the specification and application of renewable and alternative energy technologies, assessment of renewable energy projects, and development of achievable low-carbon and sustainability goals for organizations.
The Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP®) program recognizes individuals with expertise in Developing & Implementing Sustainability Programs, Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy & Carbon Reduction, Sustainable Policy Programs, Energy Efficiency Technologies in Sustainable Buildings, Impact of Sustainable Development Policies, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Transportation, Water Conservation and Financial Assessments.
Sustainability and Climate Risk * The SCR® program challenges candidates to understand and apply a range of knowledge and skills necessary to function effectively as a sustainability and climate risk specialist.
Recognized in every major market, the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) is the leading certification for risk managers. It is consistently in demand by nearly every major bank and firm in the world and is awarded only to professionals who demonstrate the knowledge and ability to anticipate, respond, and adapt to critical risk issues.
The certificate program provides a comprehensive curriculum for the individual who wants to learn about zero waste policies and programs and help projects participating in TRUE certification. TRUE Advisor certificate holders have a practical understanding of the most current zero waste business principles, and they demonstrate a clear commitment to professional growth in advancing TRUE values. After successful completion, a TRUE Advisor will help prepare businesses for TRUE certification and assists organizations through the certification process.
Climate.now is a multidisciplinary module on the basics of climate change. It has primarily been created to provide a 5 ECTS course in higher education, or for self-study. Thanks to its multidisciplinary approach, the material can be used in different fields, as well as for training purposes in organizations or companies.
LEED Credentials CEU – material and resources, energy and atmosphere, indoor environmental quality, awareness and education, sustainable sites, green construction and technology, water efficiency, green infrastructure and buildings, innovation, location and transportation, operational effectiveness, integrative process credits, energy and atmosphere, regional priority, reliability and resiliency, neighborhood pattern and design, location and linkages, smart location and linkage, project information, quality of life, energy and greenhouse gas emissions, innovation in design and operations, customer contribution, natural systems and ecology, and transportation and land use
Corporate Standard Training, Scope 2 Guidance Training, Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard E-Learning, Product Life Cycle Standard E-Learning, Policy and Action Standard E-Learning; Mitigation Goal Standard E-Learning, Designing MRV Systems for Entity-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Compact of Mayors eLearning Modules and Training Resource
This training course will cover the basics of GHG accounting for organizations. The course materials are based on the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, while referring to the ISO 14064: Part 1 international standard for GHG inventories. Key concepts covered include: GHG accounting principles, defining applications for GHG inventories, design and development of GHG inventories, establishing GHG boundaries for an organization, identifying emission sources, tracking emissions over time, recalculations and establishing a base year, setting GHG reduction targets, inventory quality management, preparing a GHG inventory report, preparing for verification, and reporting emissions according to The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol
What is Climate Change? (Causes, Climate Predictions, Why Climate Matters)
How to Stop Climate Change? (Clean Energy, Food and Farming, Undo Climate Change, Industrial Innovation, A Fair World, Personal Action, Adaptation, Climate Politics, and Climate Economics)
Aqueduct Food‘s new supply chain analysis functionality enables users to import their crop supply chain information, and the output will include the water risk indicator scores by crop and location, as well as the change required to meet the preselected desired condition.
IPCC AR6 WG1 Interactive Atlas is a novel tool for flexible spatial and temporal analyses of much of the observed and projected climate change information underpinning the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, including regional synthesis for Climatic Impact-Drivers (CIDs).
The guidelines are designed to inform the planning, implementation and evaluation of NbS projects; in order to meet the guidelines, practitioners should set goals and quantitative targets relating to each guideline, monitor progress towards these targets using comprehensive metrics, and use adaptive management to improve outcomes.
Harvard Dataverse is a free data repository open to all researchers from any discipline, both inside and outside of the Harvard community, where you can share, archive, cite, access, and explore research data.
ICEF’s mission is to nurture discussion and collaboration among participants and to disseminate innovations in energy and environmental technology to participants and beyond.
The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific analysis that tracks progress towards the globally agreed aim of holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
The EJ Atlas is a teaching, networking and advocacy resource. Strategists, activist organizers, scholars, and teachers will find many uses for the database, as well as citizens wanting to learn more about the often invisible conflicts taking place.
The Knowledge-Action Network (KAN) on Emergent Risks and Extreme Events provides an open platform for scientific communities from across science disciplines and engineering working on extreme events, disaster risk reduction and governance to exchange information, knowledge and data and engage in collaborative research activities.
CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) implements the global standard to promote the open and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources.
A nonprofit lender and consultant with 40 years of national and hyperlocal experience, NFF helps mission-driven organizations adapt, thrive, and drive positive change.
DisasterAWARE Enterprise™ (DAE) is a cloud-based SaaS risk intelligence platform for monitoring global hazards to support enterprise risk management decisions and business continuity planning. It integrates near-real-time observation data and models outputs from a variety of scientific sources with hundreds of baseline and historical data sets.
Magnify Mentoring supports, inspires, and connects a global community of people who are motivated to have a positive impact with their careers and lives.
CoalitionWILD places an emphasis on co-learning, co-creating, and co-mentoring throughout the program, highlighting the importance of cross-generational interactions and conversations.
Our mission is to enable students to become changemakers for sustainability following this concept: During the semester-long rootlinks programme, students from all Zurich universities solve real-world sustainability challenges in interdisciplinary teams. They benefit from skills training, mentoring and new career options. The company, non-profit or public institution that has posed the sustainability challenge receives innovative ideas and an implementable solution.
Free Heirloom Seeds is a grassroots effort to empower individuals & communities with the resources necessary to provide for their basic needs, without chemicals, without corporations & without genetic engineering.
The 100 Questions Initiative seeks to map the world’s 100 most pressing, high-impact questions that could be answered if relevant datasets were leveraged in a responsible manner. The 100 Questions is an Initiative from The GovLab, in partnership with Schmidt Futures and others.
Designlife-cycle.com is a work-in-progress project by design undergraduate students at the University of California, Davis – Department of Design. Each of these entries is a group project undertaken by students in DES 40A: Energy, Materials and Design Across Time, a required design history course for the design major.
Kaya is a free humanitarian learning platform which offers hundreds of training opportunities across a range of key topics, including the humanitarian essentials, technical sectors, programmatic support, management and professional development.
Humanitarian essentials, safety and security, technical sectors and themes, program support, management and leadership, safeguarding, professional development, and staff care and well-being
Fundraising, grant writing, nonprofit leadership training, starting a nonprofit ,board governance, nonprofit finance, volunteer engagement, nonprofit marketing, nonprofit human resources, and new to the sector
Introduction to Peacebuilding, Peace-Process Support, Inclusive Peacebuilding, Nonviolent Action, Human Security, Programming Tools (Assessment and Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation), and Arts and Peacebuilding
Advocacy and human rights, animals, arts and culture, children and youth, community, computers and technology, education and literacy, health and medicine, seniors, board development, crisis support, disaster relief, emergency and safety, employment, environment, faith-based, homeless and housing, hunger, immigrants and refugees, international, justice and legal, LGBTQ+, media and broadcasting, people with disabilities, politics, race and ethnicity, sports and recreation, veterans and military families, and women
