Campaigner, Marine Geoengineering

PROGRAM: Fossil Economy

FOCUS AREA: Marine Geoengineering

SUPERVISOR: Geoengineering Campaign Manager

LOCATION: Geneva, US, or remote 

SALARY RANGE: $61,000 – 65,000 

DEADLINE: Rolling, with first review on February 26, 2024

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

As the urgency for climate action intensifies globally, we are witnessing a concerning trend of speculative and high-risk marine geoengineering technologies being increasingly considered as potential ‘solutions.’ Technologies such as Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement or Marine Cloud Brightening that were once deemed unthinkable are now being actively promoted by private companies and supported by government policies and public resources, undermining urgently needed climate action and posing potentially catastrophic risks to communities and marine ecosystems.

The Marine Geoengineering Campaigner at CIEL will be instrumental in supporting work to confront the rising threats posed by marine geoengineering in order to protect people, ecosystems, and the planet. This early-career role will help educate coalition partners, decisionmakers, and the public about the dangers of marine geoengineering to the climate, biodiversity and human rights, and assist in advocating for genuine climate solutions that avoid expensive and dangerous distractions and technofixes. The position involves research, communications, policy and advocacy campaigns. They will collaborate extensively with civil society networks to advocate for protections and governance around marine geoengineering in international policy making spaces in order to enable a just transition away from fossil fuels. This is an important new role at CIEL, supervised by the Geoengineering Campaign Manager.

POSITION TITLE: Marine Geoengineering Campaigner

PROGRAM: Fossil Economy

FOCUS AREA: Marine Geoengineering

SUPERVISOR: Geoengineering Campaign Manager

LOCATION: Geneva, US, or remote 

SALARY RANGE: $61,000 – 65,000 

DEADLINE: Rolling, with first review on February 26, 2024

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

As the urgency for climate action intensifies globally, we are witnessing a concerning trend of speculative and high-risk marine geoengineering technologies being increasingly considered as potential ‘solutions.’ Technologies such as Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement or Marine Cloud Brightening that were once deemed unthinkable are now being actively promoted by private companies and supported by government policies and public resources, undermining urgently needed climate action and posing potentially catastrophic risks to communities and marine ecosystems.

The Marine Geoengineering Campaigner at CIEL will be instrumental in supporting work to confront the rising threats posed by marine geoengineering in order to protect people, ecosystems, and the planet. This early-career role will help educate coalition partners, decisionmakers, and the public about the dangers of marine geoengineering to the climate, biodiversity and human rights, and assist in advocating for genuine climate solutions that avoid expensive and dangerous distractions and technofixes. The position involves research, communications, policy and advocacy campaigns. They will collaborate extensively with civil society networks to advocate for protections and governance around marine geoengineering in international policy making spaces in order to enable a just transition away from fossil fuels. This is an important new role at CIEL, supervised by the Geoengineering Campaign Manager.