Data scientists have much to contribute to climate change solutions. Even if your full-time job isn’t working on climate, data scientists who work on a company’s operations can have a big impact within their current role. By finding previously untapped sources of flexibility in operations, data scientists can help shift loads to times and places where the electricity grids have a higher share of carbon-free energy, such as wind and solar. This load shifting allows the grid to transition faster to higher shares of carbon-free energy, and it can also reduces operating costs as well.