NRDC is seeking a Schneider Western Sustainable Energy & Climate Fellow to work with the Climate & Clean Energy Team in our SF office. This is a one-year Fellowship Position expected to commence in the Summer or Fall of 2019.
The Schneider Fellowships were created to promote the awareness of environmental issues resulting from our past and present energy use. The Fellowship program supports the efforts of non-governmental organizations, such as NRDC, that are chosen based on their efforts to identify and solve the challenges of developing a more sustainable energy future.
The Climate and Clean Energy Program focuses on fighting climate change by cutting carbon pollution and expanding the contribution of energy efficiency and renewable energy to ensure the clean, reliable and affordable energy services that a healthy and sustainable economy needs.
- The Fellow will be involved directly in the development of advocacy strategies and in the preparation of NRDC materials designed to influence specific public policy decisions.
- Projects that the Fellow may work on include implementation of a campaign to accelerate transportation and building electrification in California, including programs focused on low-income communities; and furthering NRDC’s work to ensure California’s greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy mandates are implemented effectively and with a focus on equity & improving air quality in disadvantaged communities.
- The work will include developing and analyzing policy proposals, generating and testing proposals and rationales for different audiences, working with coalitions in states, and helping state advocates identify and implement priority tasks.
- Past projects include helping with the implementation of a multi-state campaign to increase portfolio standards across the West; and assisting with the implementation of California energy efficiency policies as well as decarbonization efforts of the state’s transportation and building sectors.
- The Fellow will gain skills in research and analysis, written advocacy, oral advocacy, and how to participate in legislative and regulatory processes.
- The Fellow will be an integral part of NRDC’s team and will gain exposure to a variety of activities including attending policy meetings, working with private sector stakeholders, joint advocacy with other partners, policy analysis and development, and legislative and regulatory research and drafting.