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This is a great question! We've had some deep debates about this within our company. Reasonable people can have completely different opinions on this problem, so there's no single (or easy) answer.

As a general rule, our starting point is to look for whether the primary business of a company (or the primary goal of a job within a company) has the potential to have a clear positive impact on the climate change crisis we’re in, but even then no one has all the answers.

We lean towards a big-tent/inclusion because we recognize that there is also no perfect climate solution today. Everything is a shade of gray. Given how far along we are in the crisis, our opinion is that we have no option but to try absolutely everything.
Of course, we want people to pick companies and jobs that have the most climate impact possible for their circumstances – we see the best way this can happen is by giving people the information and tools to be able to run their own calculus, rather than us deciding for them. Our learning programs are designed for people to do just that; and we plan to bring as much of that learning as possible into our job board in relevant ways as well.

Here are several job board filters that should be useful in kicking off the search:
Elec engineering: https://terra.do/climate-jobs/job-board/?function=eng_electrical
Mech engineering: https://terra.do/climate-jobs/job-board/?function=eng_mechanical
Chem engineering: https://terra.do/climate-jobs/job-board/?function=eng_general&q=chemical
Robotics: https://terra.do/climate-jobs/job-board/?function=eng_general&q=robotics

Networking and coaching are also major factors in a job search– we have engineering-specific fairs coming up that have a lot of networking opportunities:
July 12 | Aug 2 | Aug 16

And several engineering folks on #ODC that would be good folks for people to network with: https://terra.do/opendoor-climate-community/

Oh! And an engineers networking event on July 10th: https://app.terra.do/events/nn1DLxY2UoOOr4llHCpQ

I'm sure Activate has some great resources to add as well!

So many companies! Here's an idea of what's out there for product managers:
https://terra.do/climate-jobs/job-board/?function=product_mgmt

The decision (and impact) between working at a climate company or trying to change an existing company is hugely personal. Creating change within an existing company can have a massive impact and is important work, but it can be a years-long uphill battle. Some people love this work, others can't stand it, so knowing yourself is important. In the end, the most impact you can have sits in the middle of what you're good at, what you're passionate about, and what you can get paid for.

What kinds of work exists for business or data analysts who want to pívot into something more climate oriented?

There's so much work! Here's a quick search on our job board so you can have an idea of what's out there for business and data analysts:

https://terra.do/climate-jobs/job-board/?function=analysis

https://terra.do/climate-jobs/job-board/?function=data

We’re attempting to be the most comprehensive "umbrella" for climate jobs – because of this, our board is several factors larger than others, and we haven’t encountered a larger climate job board. We’ve put a lot of attention specifically into volume and verity (by roles, but also to include not just startups and corporate roles, but also NGOs and public sector organizations).
We're always improving our products, so I would love to hear what issues you’ve encountered on volume and variety since we continue to focus on these aspects of the board!