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Industries with data science opportunities for creating sustainable environment

If you are a data scientist and try to find jobs using keywords like "data science and sustainability", most likely you won't find many jobs available. A realistic robot in an empty office room at night, turning off the light switch and holding a suitcase  - Created by DALLE.E 3 But just because jobs are not explicitly described as sustainability, it doesn’t mean they don’t exist. To find jobs that can help in the environment, let’s first understand what data science would mean in the context. Sustainability is defined by the United Nations, as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” While Environmental sustainability  is the ability to maintain an ecological balance in our planet’s natural environment and conserve natural resources to support the wellbeing of current and future generations. Some important terms related are: reuse, reduce, repair, repurpose and recycle. (And some more R’s).These te...