Climate Matters is a climate change reporting resource program that helps TV meteorologists and journalists from all media tell stories about climate impacts and solutions in ways that are local, immediate, and personal–grounded in the latest science.
 

The High Meadows Fellow will work closely with the team of experts within the Oceans Science Team to help EDF evaluate whether restoring mangrove forests that have previously been used for shrimp farming can serve as a scientifically and economically sound solution to climate change. The Fellow will use a large, high-resolution spatial imagery dataset of several mangrove forests in Ecuador to investigate fundamental questions surrounding blue carbon ecosystems, including whether these systems serve as net sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide, what effect patterns of human disturbance have on the movement of carbon into and out of these systems, and whether
restoration projects serve as a cost-effective means of increasing the amount of carbon the systems store.

The High Meadows Fellow will focus on storytelling as a mechanism to deepen
understanding and adoption of environmental justice frameworks within EDF’s Mission. They will also support storytelling as an avenue for engagement and partnership with frontline organizations. 

EDF is on a journey to integrate justice and equity into our organizational structure,
strategies, and values. Understanding how social inequities and injustices intersect with our environmental work requires clear and consistent narratives: what does a “just and equitable” environmental solution mean in practice? How do historical inequities compound upon and contribute to environmental inequities? Why does it matter for our work?

Under the direction and with the support of EDF’s Senior Manager for State Climate Policy & Strategy, the Fellow will join a dynamic team to work on one of EDF’s top state-level priorities—securing a policy to cut economy-wide climate pollution in New York in line with the state’s ambitious goals—along with other top advocacy priorities in key northeastern states. If successful, New York would become the first state on the East Coast to cap climate pollution economy-wide, modeling
the essential role states can and must play in the next few years to close the gap to the U.S. Paris Agreement goals. With the goal of advancing state policies that limit emissions and accelerate an equitable clean energy transition, the Fellow
will inform and support policy advocacy by performing research on critical policy questions and supporting engagement with lawmakers, partners, and key stakeholders. 

The Climate & Conservation Fellow will play a key role in the execution of The Wilderness Society's campaign to ensure public lands are part of the climate solution. Reporting directly to the Director of Climate Policy Advocacy, the Fellow will be engaged in implementing and advocating for TWS’s energy and climate policy initiatives in three primary areas:

1. Aligning federal fossil energy programs with the steep emissions reductions required by science
2. Advancing responsible renewable energy on public lands, and
3. Supporting policies that ensure fossil reliant communities can transition to more sustainable
   economic alternatives.

WE ACT was selected to serve as a “Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center” for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, with a focus on serving New York and New Jersey. Our role is to provide training and other assistance to build capacity for
navigating federal grant application systems, writing strong grant proposals, and effectively managing grant funding. In addition, WE ACT provides guidance on community engagement, meeting facilitation, and translation and interpretation services for limited English-speaking participants, thus removing barriers and improving accessibility for communities with environmental justice concerns. We also create and manage communication channels to ensure all communities have direct access to resources and information.