Last updated: 3rd ****August, 2024
Welcome to our page about hiring at the Carbon Balance Initiative. We hope you are here to explore opportunities about how you can join our team! Read more about Carbon Balance, including our story, values, and upcoming plans below.
To read more about why we work on these topics, check out our website.
Carbon Balance Initiative is an NGO initiative born out of the University of Oxford.
We strive to put conditions on fossil fuel production to protect the climate from any remaining fossil fuel use. We work with the climate movement, academia and policymakers to achieve 1.5°C, store carbon and protect nature.
More specifically, we support policymakers with research and long-term policy thinking that keep fossil fuel producers accountable and ensure we reach durable net zero.
As an NGO, we educate and advocate on two main topics: (1) Achieving durable and geological net zero, in which any carbon dioxide still extracted at the point of net zero is stored permanently in geological storage and (2) Regulating for producer responsibility, in which oil and gas companies are held accountable for their emissions and responsible for storing any remaining carbon extracted up to the time of net zero.
Our advocacy efforts are focused primarily on the UK and the EU, with some projects in Norway and internationally, including previously at COP28.
Although these descriptions are detailed, it's important to state we are a small team with a high degree of autonomy. We do not care about 'ticking every box'. We are firm believers that this is not how life works, and not how Talent is shown. We want you to reach out if our topics excite you, if you think you can complement our team, get stuff done, and learn quickly!
<aside> 💡 Note #1: Transparency and honesty is key to the culture we are building at Carbon Balance. We spend a lot of our lives at work and want it to be a safe and enjoyable experience. This means we believe in transparency on team structures, salary expectations, personal circumstances, and preferred working conditions. We communicate extensively and openly to set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and provide an open and flexible working envrionment, to facilitate everyone to do their best work. Everyone has their strengths and we aim to bring yours out.
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