CLIMATE POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

NRDC India is hiring a Climate Policy Specialist who will work under the close supervision of the Director of Programs to research, develop, and advocate for polices that promote sustainable practices and mitigate climate change impact in India. The ideal candidate will work with government agencies, NGOs, and industry stakeholders to advance climate initiatives, ensuring compliance with relevant environmental regulations and standards. The position would also work on other project areas and provide research and analysis on other core elements of ongoing and upcoming NRDC India initiatives, including but not limited to accelerating clean energy and energy access, energy efficiency and cooling, clean transportation, climate resilience and health and climate policy, green hydrogen, critical minerals, lead pollution, etc.

NRDC India Private Limited is an independent organization based in New Delhi founded to build a healthier and more prosperous future for all Indians. To attain a healthier and more prosperous future, NRDC India and its partners work with governments and stakeholders at all levels to deliver transformative solutions across the organization's focus areas. The approach is to collaborate on pilot projects that offer the potential for tangible environmental and public health benefits. NRDC India undertakes strong proof of concept to bring solutions to scale at the state level – with the goal of informing national policies and unlocking the public investments needed to implement them. NRDC India also partners alongside Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in the United States, a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. NRDC was founded in 1970, and their people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. NRDC uses law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. In India for over 10 years now, NRDC has been a thought leader and trusted adviser to the partners within the country to tackle climate change and implement energy solution. Since 2009, the India Initiative has combined scientific research and policy acumen to produce game-changing results.