What Do Climate Change Analysts Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Climate Change Analysts research and analyze policy developments related to climate change. Make climate-related recommendations for actions such as legislation, awareness campaigns, or fundraising approaches. They also provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate change.

Other tasks include:

• 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.
• Make legislative recommendations related to climate change or environmental management, based on climate change policies, principles, programs, practices, and processes.
• Promote initiatives to mitigate climate change with government or environmental groups.
• Research policies, practices, or procedures for climate or environmental management.
• Review existing policies or legislation to identify environmental impacts.

We asked Climate Change Analysts how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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69% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 65% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Climate Change Analysts promote initiatives to mitigate climate change with government or environmental groups. They research policies, practices, or procedures for climate or environmental management.

A typical day for a Climate Change Analyst will also include:

• Review existing policies or legislation to identify environmental impacts.
• Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate change.
• Gather and review climate-related studies from government agencies, research laboratories, and other organizations.
• Prepare study reports, memoranda, briefs, testimonies, or other written materials to inform government or environmental groups on environmental issues, such as climate change.
• Analyze and distill climate-related research findings to inform legislators, regulatory agencies, or other stakeholders.

We asked some Climate Change Analysts a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	85% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	50% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	65% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	18% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	14% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Climate Change Analysts also prepare study reports, memoranda, briefs, testimonies, or other written materials to inform government or environmental groups on environmental issues, such as climate change. They may also review existing policies or legislation to identify environmental impacts.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Climate Change Analysts Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or climate change. They might also Present climate-related information at public interest, governmental, or other meetings.

In addition, they Gather and review climate-related studies from government agencies, research laboratories, and other organizations.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Make legislative recommendations related to climate change or environmental management, based on climate change policies, principles, programs, practices, and processes.

To some Climate Change Analysts, it is also their responsibility to Analyze and distill climate-related research findings to inform legislators, regulatory agencies, or other stakeholders.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Climate Change Analyst, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally..

They also like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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