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Stanford gets $1.1B for new climate school from John Doerr

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Re: Stanford gets $1.1B for new climate school from John Doerr

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We are burning incredible amounts of coal 40 years after we started talking about climate change. I believe around 40% of global electricity is from coal.

We keep waiting for the windmills and batteries to solve the problem, while kicking the can down the road

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/03/more-tha...

Re: Stanford gets $1.1B for new climate school from John Doerr

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What do your do with a degree in climatology? It’s not a good idea to get these odd degrees as they are not good for signaling to potential employers.

If it's from Stanford, pretty much whatever you want. So, basically, investment banking or data science (those are still two separate jobs right?).

Re: Stanford gets $1.1B for new climate school from John Doerr

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What do your do with a degree in climatology? It’s not a good idea to get these odd degrees as they are not good for signaling to potential employers.

How would that be any different than the people who get a degree in Petroleum Engineering (aside from the audience they are signaling) ?
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