Climate Campaign Intern

About EIA-US

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA-US) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying, investigating, and eradicating environmental crimes and abuses around the world. Our Climate Campaign works to eliminate powerful climate pollutants, strengthen global governance under the Montreal Protocol, expand ambition on non-CO₂ gases, and drive corporate accountability across the cooling and refrigeration sectors.

We combine policy analysis, investigative research, diplomacy, and strategic advocacy to tackle fast-moving global threats—from illicit chemical trade to unexplained emissions to slow uptake of climate-friendly technologies. The Climate Campaign intern will play a core role in supporting this work.

Position Summary

The Climate Campaign Internship is a three-month opportunity, with the opportunity for an extension, for a highly motivated student or emerging professional with an interest in the intersection of web/digital design, climate policy, data analysis, mapping technologies, and environmental justice initiatives.

This role will focus on supporting the development and refinement of interactive web-based mapping tools using existing datasets and codebases. The intern will contribute to ongoing data analyses, web-mapping coding, and research efforts related to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), nitrous oxide, and various fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-GHGs).

This position is designed as a hands-on learning experience, where the intern will work closely with team members and receive regular mentorship and guidance while contributing to active projects.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will contribute directly to the ongoing development and refinement of a web-based mapping tool detailing and visualizing sources of industrial emissions of F-GHGs.

The intern will also support data analysis and web-mapping for the Climate-Friendly Supermarkets platform, which compiles crowdsourced and public data on refrigerant use in supermarkets to support ongoing work on corporate sustainability and emissions reductions.

Additional responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with data cleaning, organization, and quality assurance across multiple datasets;
• Supporting the integration and visualization of datasets (e.g., manufacturing facilities, environmental indicators, and related infrastructure);
• Conducting background research on climate policy, emissions trends, and corporate practices; and
• Summarizing findings and key developments into internal briefings or research notes.

Depending on skills and interest, the candidate may also support:

• The development of web-based mapping and spatial data analysis of manufacturers, importers, and industrial and commercial end-users of F-GHGs;
• Track scientific and technical literature on GHG measurement, monitoring, and verification challenges; and
• Research on global HFC phase-down progress and policy shifts across key industrialized countries.

Qualifications

Required

• Completion of at least the junior year of an undergraduate degree or coursework towards completion of a Master’s degree in a geospatial and web and/or digital design-related major that includes coursework in web map development, geospatial programming, and interactive design. Additional coursework in environmental policy, environmental sustainability, public policy, international affairs, or data analytics is a plus.
• Experience working with data (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets, or similar tools), including basic data organization and analysis such as use of complex formulas, data cleaning, and pivot tables.
• Working familiarity with web mapping technologies such as ArcGIS Online, Leaflet, Mapbox Studio, Carto, OpenLayers.
• Completed coursework in web programming, such as JavaScript and HTML.
• Strong research, writing, and organizational skills, including the synthesis of complex information with clarity and precision.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with structure datasets.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks independently with guidance and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated interest in climate policy, corporate accountability, and social and environmental justice.

Preferred

• Ability to perform spatial data analysis, create web-based maps, and integrate map APIs into digital platforms.
• Experience with web mapping tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, Leaflet).
• Basic familiarity with programming languages, such as JavaScript, Python, or R.
• Experience creating data visualizations or working with website content management tools.
• Familiarity with sustainability reports or corporate climate commitments.
• Basic knowledge of lifecycle emissions or supply chain climate impacts.

What the Intern Will Gain

• Hands-on experience shaping and designing a web-based GHG emissions accountability tool used by government policy makers, academia, civic-minded advocates, and the chemical industry at large.
• Exposure to international diplomacy, industry transitions from F-GHGs toward natural refrigerants, investigative research into environmental crime and the evolving policy landscape around non-CO₂ greenhouse gases.
• Mentorship from experts in climate policy, technical research, and campaign strategy.
• A professional portfolio of contributions to data analysis, mapping tools, and publications.

Internship Outcomes

By the end of the internship, the intern will have contributed to working drafts, data layers, and refinements that support ongoing mapping tools and research efforts. Deliverables will vary based on experience level and project needs but are designed to provide both practice experience and meaningful contributions to the team.