Climate Change Policy Analysts
Also called: Senior Associate, Climate and Energy Program, Senior Climate Advisor, Senior Policy Associate, Staff Climate Scientist,
What they do:
Research and analyze policy developments related to climate change. Make climate-related recommendations for actions such as legislation, awareness campaigns, or fundraising approaches.On the job, you would:
- Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate change.
- Analyze and distill climate-related research findings to inform legislators, regulatory agencies, or other stakeholders.
- Prepare study reports, memoranda, briefs, testimonies, or other written materials to inform government or environmental groups on environmental issues, such as climate change.
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What they do:
Research and analyze policy developments related to climate change. Make climate-related recommendations for actions such as legislation, awareness campaigns, or fundraising approaches.On the job, you would:
- Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate change.
- Analyze and distill climate-related research findings to inform legislators, regulatory agencies, or other stakeholders.
- Prepare study reports, memoranda, briefs, testimonies, or other written materials to inform government or environmental groups on environmental issues, such as climate change.
KNOWLEDGE
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- law and government
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- geography
Communications
- multimedia
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- writing things for co-workers or customers
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
ABILITIES
Verbal
- communicate by writing
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Analytical Thinking
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Persistence
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Object or component oriented development software
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- R
EDUCATION
- master's degree
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$71,360
$42,810
$124,760