Maria Virginia Olano

Maria Virginia Olano

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Maria Virginia Olano is editorial producer at Canary Media. Before joining the Canary team, she worked on state-level climate policy advocacy, specifically focusing on communications strategies. She previously produced the podcast Political Climate and hosted and produced the podcast Cooler Earth.

The Latest from Maria Virginia Olano

Climatetech finance

Chart: How much are oil and gas firms spending on clean energy? Not much

Fossil fuel companies accounted for just 1% of global climatetech funding last year — while continuing to invest lavishly in their planet-warming products.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 1 December 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Constance Thompson, senior vice president of DEI at ACORE

Plus, climatetech career moves at Rabobank, Aurora Solar, Climate Line, SJF Ventures, Encore Renewable Energy, Galvanize and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 30 November 2023
Solar

Chart: Here's where utility-scale solar is located in the US

Though a few states are leading the way, big solar installations are spread all around the country — and many more will get built in the years to come.

By Dan McCarthy, Maria Virginia Olano . 24 November 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Cynthia Adams, CEO of Pearl Certification

Plus, climatetech career moves at Intersect Power, CarbonQuest, Aurora Solar, AtmosZero, Mission Possible Partnership, EnergeiaWorks, SolarKal and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 15 November 2023
Clean energy jobs

Chart: Which clean energy sector is creating the most new jobs?

More than 200,000 jobs have been announced since the IRA, most of them in battery manufacturing.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 3 November 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Jessie Feller, director of business development at UrbanFootprint

Plus, climatetech career moves at Invenergy, Arcadia, MassCEC, EnergyHub, Fortescue WAE, Joule Case and Energy Dome.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 1 November 2023
Clean industry

Chart: Here's where the carbon-intensive steel industry is concentrated

China makes half of the world's steel, and steel makes up a huge portion of the world's carbon emissions.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 27 October 2023
Clean industry

The huge climate problem of cement, steel and chemicals, visualized

These three materials are essential, carbon-intensive and produced in mind-bogglingly large quantities.

By Geoff McGhee, Maria Virginia Olano . 23 October 2023
Liquefied natural gas

Chart: The US is officially the world’s biggest LNG exporter

The staggering rise in U.S. exports of the planet-warming fossil fuel comes as the country tries to position itself as a global climate leader.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 20 October 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

Chart: Is climatetech manufacturing on track for net-zero goals?

The International Energy Agency's latest update finds some technologies surging and others struggling to keep pace with the trajectory needed for a decarbonized future.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 13 October 2023

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The Latest from Maria Virginia Olano

Chart: How much are oil and gas firms spending on clean energy? Not much

Charging Up: A chat with Constance Thompson, senior vice president of DEI at ACORE

Chart: Here's where utility-scale solar is located in the US

Charging Up: A chat with Cynthia Adams, CEO of Pearl Certification

Chart: Which clean energy sector is creating the most new jobs?

Charging Up: A chat with Jessie Feller, director of business development at UrbanFootprint

Chart: Here's where the carbon-intensive steel industry is concentrated

The huge climate problem of cement, steel and chemicals, visualized

Chart: The US is officially the world’s biggest LNG exporter

Chart: Is climatetech manufacturing on track for net-zero goals?