Summer 2027 Industrial Decarbonization Intern
About The Position
NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) works to safeguard the Earth, its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. NRDC combines the power of more than 3 million members and online activists with the expertise of some 800 policy advocates, lawyers, scientists, and communication experts to confront the climate crisis, protect nature, and ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. As an international nonprofit environmental organization, NRDC is working to address the world's most urgent environmental challenges and advance innovative, science-based, and enforceable solutions. Since our founding in 1970, NRDC has helped craft and deliver many of America’s foundational environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Today, we continue to lead in advancing and defending strong environmental protections at the local, state, federal and international levels, as well as through the marketplace. Our team works across the United States and around the world, from offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., as well as in Beijing, and New Delhi. Supported by our members and online activists, NRDC is driving impactful solutions that confront the climate crisis, defend nature and safeguard public health across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. At NRDC, we believe lasting change happens when people bring their talent, passion, and expertise together for a common purpose: to build a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient world. Our interns play an active role on the front lines of the environmental movement. Over the course of an internship, NRDC interns work with lawyers, scientists, or policy analysts in different program areas and amass experience that they could not have obtained anywhere else. Interns also have access to various events to enhance their NRDC experience. NRDC interns may support or work on: Research, data collection, and analysis; Writing and developing materials for state and federal campaigns; Supporting with designing equitable policy solutions; Copywriting and editing social media posts and supporting on marketing campaigns; Brainstorming opportunities for process improvements, new vendors, partnerships, and engagement; Project management of department and team-wide initiatives.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program.
- Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates (May 2027) are eligible to apply.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Project management and/or problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Initiative, proactiveness, and creativity.
- Commitment to NRDC’s mission, values, and DEI principles.
Responsibilities
- Analyze policies and gaps in industrial decarbonization and embodied carbon policies.
- Determine policy pivots for the heavy industry team based on research and analysis.
- Develop communication materials and graphs, including PowerPoint presentations, for the team.
- Investigate educational gaps on embodied carbon and industrial decarbonization, identifying curricula that cover low-carbon materials and how they are taught.
- Produce a written policy analysis.
- Deliver a presentation to the team's leadership.
- Provide recommendations for educational improvements to bridge the knowledge gap on low-carbon materials.
Benefits
- Paid internship with a stipend equivalent of $7,000.00 paid bi-weekly over the course of the assignment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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