Ed's Clean Energy & Sustainability Jobs List 12.21.25
2025, #47
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What I'm reading this week:
‘The biggest transformation in a century’: how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse (Dani Anguiano, The Guardian)
A Low Point (Bill McKibben, The Crucial Years)
Gas Stoves Account For More Than Half of Some Americans’ Exposure to a Known Toxic Substance, New Research Concludes (Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News)
Environmental (in)justice articles of the week:
China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad Are a Boon for Climate, but Human Rights and the Environment Are a Different Story (Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News)
Ed’s featured jobs of the week:
Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellows Summer 2026. Multiple U.S. locations. https://business.edf.org/climate-corps/fellows/us/. Graduate students. $1,400+ per week.
My EDF Climate Corps Fellowship was a foundational step in my career. I cannot emphasize enough how amazing I think this program is. If you are a grad student, I strongly encourage you to check it out. Closes December 22, 2025.
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-Ed Carley
Internships/Fellowships
2026 Arlie Schardt Climate-Friendly School Food Fellow. Friends of the Earth. Washington, DC. https://foe.bamboohr.com/careers/148. $25/hour.
Clean Energy Finance Intern. Clean Energy Fund of the Carolinas. Location not specified. https://cefcarolinas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Clean-Energy-Finance-Intern-1.pdf. $1,000/week.
Spring/Summer 2026 Legal Intern. Sierra Club. Oakland, CA. https://jobs.lever.co/sierraclub/32623c2e-7307-4437-98b8-44765c30fc84. $18-$20/hour.
Corporate Philanthropy Intern. World Wildlife Fund. Washington, DC. https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/3999/in-26019-pse-corporate-philanthropy-intern/job. $20.50/hour.
U.S. Energy Communications Intern. World Resources Institute. Washington, DC. https://www.wri.org/careers/jobs/us-energy-communications-intern-2025-jr100083. $20-$24/hour.
Multiple Internships. Natural Resources Defense Council. https://careers-nrdc.icims.com/jobs/search?mode=redo&pr=0&schemaId=%24T%7BJob%7D.%24T%7BJobPost%7D.%24F%7BPostedDateTime%7D&o=A.
Social Media Fellow. Clean Virginia. Richmond, VA. https://www.cleanvirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Social-Media-Fellow-1.pdf. $25/hour.
Unspecified
Legislative Assistant (Environment/Climate). Senator Edward J. Markey. Washington, DC. https://careers.employment.senate.gov/job/legislative-assistant-washington-district-of-columbia-0445. “Not entry level”. $81k/year.
Policy Associate, Power. Energy Foundation. Remote in the U.S. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/energyfoundation/jobs/7003263003. $84k-$93k/year.
Energy Navigator. Weber State University. Ogden, UT. https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/27107. $53k/year.
Regional Practice Lead - Residential Flex. Kraken. New York, NY. https://jobs.lever.co/kraken123/dc6876b7-5611-42b5-a02f-0fb3dd3838d5?lever-source. $150k-$220k/year.
Outside the U.S.
Clinical Professor of Corporate Sustainability. Stern at NYUAD. Abu Dhabi, UAE. https://apply.interfolio.com/178972. 10+ years experience.
Entry level to five years experience
Environment America Campaign Associate. Environment America. AK, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, ME, MA, MN, NM, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WY. https://jobs.publicinterestnetwork.org/en/postings/e2013607-c329-4cf4-a873-49ef2e4f007c. 0-2 years of experience. $38k-$43k/year.
Research Associate. Environmental Law Institute. Washington, DC. https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=82bc5b12-ae17-4634-b907-3b62f1097668&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=593496&lang=en_US&source=CC2. Entry level. $56k/year.
Research Analyst. Greenlight America. Remote in Pacific or Mountain Time zones. https://www.greenlightamerica.org/careers/research-analyst. Appears to be entry level. $50k-$70k/year.
Grants Administration Specialist. Beneficial Electrification League. Washington, DC. https://be-league.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Grants-Administration-Specialist.pdf. Early career. $57k-$69k/year.
Research Analyst - Climate Impact Projects. Rhodium Group. Washington, DC, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA or Denver, CO. https://rhg.com/job-opportunity/research-analyst-climate-impact-projects/. 0-2 years experience, depending on education. $95k/year.
Policy Analyst (Government Relations). Woodwell Climate Research Center. Washington, DC. https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=29ee31bb-d8c5-4350-a136-327f9d9a68bc&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=542238&source=CC2&lang=en_US. 1+ year experience. $50k-$55k/year.
Project Manager, Policy and Ratings. Energy Solutions. Remote in the U.S. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/energysolutions/jobs/4970070007. 2+ years experience. $69k-$79k/year.
Associate Program Officer. Goldman Environment Foundation. San Francisco, CA. https://job.ceaconsulting.com/jobs/associate-program-officer-496?keywords=&location=. 2+ years experience. $90k-$100k/year.
Sustainability - Building Performance Technical Specialist. City of Lakewood. Lakewood, CO. https://lakewood.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Lakewood-CO/Sustainability---Building-Performance-Technical-Specialist_JR103152. 2+ years experience. $86k-$96k/year.
Impact and Sustainability Coordinator (part-time). LIV Golf. Miami, FL. https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/LIV-Golf/0051ff09-5869-460c-8b27-5751cd21c45a?. 2+ years experience. $40k-$50k/year.
External Affairs Associate. SEEC Institute. Washington, DC. https://www.seecinstitute.org/external-affairs-associate. 2+ years experience. $60k-$75k/year.
Associate, Energy Supply (Strategy). Energy Impact Partners. Atlanta, GA. https://apply.workable.com/energyimpactpartners/j/46E1ED257F/. 2-4 years experience.
Senior Energy Policy & Planning Analyst. California Public Utilities Commission. 2-5 years’ experience. $115,572-$144,648/year. Closes 12/31/25.
- San Francisco, CA: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=501579
- Los Angeles, CA: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=501594
- Sacramento, CA: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=501590
Sustainability Specialist. Keurig Dr. Pepper. Frisco, TX. https://careers.keurigdrpepper.com/en/job/-/-/42849/89454506176?UTM. 4+ years experience. $75k-$90k/year.
Forests Projects Manager. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Lancaster, PA. https://www.allianceforthebay.org/job/forests-projects-manager-apply-by-jan-11/. 4+ years of experience. $60k - $66k/year.
Director, Conservation Areas. World Wildlife Fund. Washington, DC. https://careers-wwfus.icims.com/jobs/4003/director%2c-conservation-areas-%28washington%2c-dc%29/job. Spanish fluency, 4+ years experience.
Advocacy Manager, Regional Clean Economies, Regional Clean Economies. Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. Washington, DC. https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/3767854/Center-for-Climate-and-Energy-Solutions/Advocacy-Manager-Regional-Clean-Economies-Senior-Advocacy-Manager-Regional-Clean-Economies. 4-7 years experience. $81k-$101k/year.
Advocacy Manager. Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. Washington, DC. https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/3767881/Center-for-Climate-and-Energy-Solutions/Advocacy-ManagerSenior-Advocacy-Manager. 4-7 years experience. $81k-$101k/year.