Ask HN: What's the best thing a software engineer can do for climate change?

Posted by chazwick on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:16PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am alarmed about climate change. I don't come from a background of activism or science so I'm looking for guidance on the best ways to use my skillset as an engineer to help in whatever way I can.

Specifically: 1. Where are the best places to work at to help combat the crisis (either through mitigation or adaptation)?

2. Are there related open source projects to work on?

3. As the crisis appears to increasingly be a political and cultural problem, what might be effective ways to use engineering in the service of climate-related politics?

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best thing a software engineer can do ... by leventov on Thursday September 26, 2019 @01:09PM (#21083014)

Check this: https://medium.com/@leventov/how-to-find-a-job-in-a-tech-com...

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best thing a software engineer can do ... by CADBOT on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:24PM (#21001689)

I'd say getting a remote job to remove commuting.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best thing a software engineer can do ... by parvenu74 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @09:22PM (#21001683)

Abandon JavaScript and only code in C: it is more power-efficient.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best thing a software engineer can do ... by maerF0x0 on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:36PM (#21001988)

Dont have kids, encourage population decrease elsewhere

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