<aside> 💡 The Climate Innovators Fellowship is an intensive 3-month program, for students in the United States , that will identify emergent innovators who are passionate and knowledgeable about climate

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💫 Overview

Students will leave with an idea of what their career in the space could be, which will consist of evaluating potential sub-fields they are interested in addressing and which mechanism they want to leverage based on their passions and strengths.

The three ultimate objective is to give students a foundational understanding of...

1) Core subtopics across either the mitigation or adaptation field

2) The core mechanisms (technology, market, policy) of addressing mitigation and adaptation and resiliency

• Technology: Technological advancements to mitigate effects of climate change
• Market: financial incentives to change behavior of stakeholders (ex; driving massive adoption or corporate compliance)
• Policy: Challenges scaling, implementing, and persuading industry stakeholders to innovate (ex; driving governmental oversight/permission/regulation)

3) The “so what” factor. The curriculum adopts a principle-first approach to teach students the foundation needed to build upon later in their respective careers. However, through a seminar structured lesson, coupled with small group discussion and projects to inspire critical thought, Fellows will leave with an understanding and appreciation of the second and third order impacts or next steps to primary challenges in the climate crisis.

Our approach and how it's different: Identify gaps needed to be filled.

Many young people are interested in working in the climate space, but there are no clear pathways to ensure that this passion can evolve into a meaningful and impactful career, especially outside of activism. The Climate Innovators Fellowship will take a career-oriented approach and introduce opportunities to plug into the climate space with the use of a Fellow’s skills and passions.

The curriculum will give Fellows a foundational understanding of the nexus of the technology-market-policy methods with an emphasis on how they can use that knowledge to create innovative solutions that fill gaps.

Our Macro and Micro Approach:

Acknowledging that we will not be able to cover EVERYTHING about energy systems, climate change, and the energy transition in three months, we aim to cover critical sub-fields through a principle-first approach. Lessons will cover scientific principles grounding the sub-field and strengthened with information on how one or more of the three mechanisms have enabled advancement and expansion, and by extension, how the issue-set impacts a broader and more complex climate-socio-political system.

🔆 Program Design

<aside> 💡 Students will be expected to contribute about 2-4 hours per week. The program will be virtual.

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I. Round Table

Each week, we will take a deep dive into a sub-topic belonging broadly to the mitigation or adaptation discussion. The Fellowship begins with six weeks dedicated to exploring topics within mitigation and will conclude with four weeks exploring topics within adaptation and resilience. Topics include: