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Title | Director, U.S. Climate Policy & Analysis |
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With world attention focused on both the environment and the economy,Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is where policymakers and business leaders turn for win-win solutions. This leading green group, with programs from Boston to Beijing, has tripled in size over the past decade by focusing on strong science, uncommon partnerships and market-based approaches. You can be part of a vibrant workplace that welcomes diverse perspectives, talents and contributions, where innovation and a focus on results are a way of life.
EDF has long been a champion of market-based solutions to environmental issues, including emission trading programs to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. We helped design the sulfur dioxide cap-and-trade program in Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments; were instrumental in passing and implementing California’s emission trading system under its AB32 law; played a lead role in the (ultimately unsuccessful) effort to pass comprehensive climate legislation in the U.S. Congress in 2009-2010; and have worked in China to help design the provincial trading pilot programs and the planned national emission trading system.
OVERALL FUNCTION
A key contributor to EDF’s U.S. climate advocacy, the Director, U.S. Climate Policy & Analysis will have the opportunity to help shape the next generation of U.S. climate policy.
EDF is committed to securing an economy-wide market-based climate policy in the United States — a cap-and-trade program, carbon tax, or hybrid of the two that can harness market forces and economic incentives to drive more ambitious climate action. As we ramp up our efforts, we are building a U.S. federal policy team within the Climate & Energy program, adding to the unparalleled depth of expertise and experience throughout the organization. The team will aggressively pursue legislative or administrative policies to establish an ambitious and comprehensive economy-wide market-based climate policy in the United States.
The Director will be a key member of this team, serving as the creative engine and hub for the policy design and analysis needed to guide EDF’s U.S. climate advocacy. S/he will develop policy proposals, conduct and oversee analyses, and help to coordinate EDF’s positions on key policy design issues, working closely with colleagues across the organization. Externally, the Director will help to represent EDF with a range of policy makers and other stakeholders, including Congressional staffers; officials from the White House and executive branch agencies; corporate staff; researchers at universities and think tanks; and representatives of other environmental groups and other civil society organizations.
The Director will be based in Washington, D.C., and will report to the VP for Global Climate. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Environmental Defense Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer |