Applications - Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP)

The Atlantic Council of the US

Location:

(Washington, D.C.)

Website:

http://youngatlanticist.org/e-leep.html

Contact Information:

David Kirk

Phone:

202-463-7226

Email:

dkirk@acus.org

Description:

(Download the Application form at http://youngatlanticist.org/e-leep.html)

The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Ecologic Institute, is pleased to announce the creation of the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP), and is seeking applications from rising leaders in the United States and European Union.

ELEEP is a dynamic, membership-only forum for the exchange of ideas, policy solutions, best-practices, and professional development for emerging American and European leaders working on or around environmental and energy issues. Network members will have access to exclusive opportunities including expenses paid participation in study tours in the United States and Europe and custom professional matches with leading experts and practitioners. We are currently recruiting innovative thinkers in the United States and European Union who are committed to identifying, discussing, and implementing pragmatic policies. We are seeking individuals from a wide range of professional backgrounds including, but not limited to: elected officials (local, regional, or federal), legislative staff, businesspeople, academics, scientists, agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, national security experts, urban planners, energy professionals, and journalists.

ELEEP members should be influencers –willing and able to impact policies that will ensure the security of our energy sources while preserving the environment. ELEEP has no policy agenda, and no partisan or political affiliation. We seek a ‘big tent' collection of individuals committed to enacting pragmatic policies, and interested in joining a unique transatlantic network of practitioners from a wide range of industries and specialties.

The ELEEP Network ties together online and offline activity. Hosted primarily within a highly customized Facebook group, ELEEP members will exchange ideas within a private forum of pre-vetted peers. As an additional benefit to members, consistent participation in this dialogue will unlock a series of unique “offline” benefits to enhance professional development and create in person links between members. These will include tailored “mentor” matches with senior level experts and practitioners and opportunities to secure expenses-paid participation in a series of study tours where ELEEP members will join expert delegations focusing on key environmental and energy issues. The most active members, measured by activity within the private ELEEP Facebook group, will be given access to these incentives on a merit based system. Currently, tours are planned for Germany, Austria, Denmark, Pittsburgh, Budapest, and Brussels. Each tour will have a specific focus such as agricultural land use, the transformation of industrial spaces, and the energy market in Central Europe, among others.

ELEEP is membership only. We currently seek American and European Union citizens between the ages of 25-40 who work in a position to influence the debate at the local, regional, national, or international level. Candidates should represent a broad spectrum of professions.

Ideal candidates will have at least 5-10 years of work experience in a related field, and a desire to share best practices and seek professional collaboration with a network of peers on both sides of the Atlantic.

About the Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council is a non-partisan, non-profit think tank chaired by Senator Chuck Hagel. The Council promotes constructive U.S. leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the central role of the Atlantic community in meeting the international challenges of the 21st century. The Council has a long history of engaging young leaders in the Atlantic Community, having run exchange programs for nearly 50 years. Past young leaders have gone on to become US Senators, EU Commissioners, Ambassadors, ranking government officials, newspaper editors and CEOs. The Council's Young Atlanticist program is a proven leader in bringing together today's top policymakers and tomorrow's leaders for in-depth and open discussions. Most notably, the Council organized youth events at the Lisbon, Prague, Istanbul, and Bucharest NATO summits, each time bringing together 130-180 future leaders from over fifty countries to meet directly with top Alliance and national decision-makers. In addition to this work, the Young Atlanticist program runs the Young Turkey/Young America exchange program, which connects rising foreign policy leaders in the United States and Turkey, and the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network, the first transatlantic network for young leaders in these fields. Those who have met with the Council's “Young Atlanticists” include: President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Czech President Vaclav Havel, Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Georgian President Mikhael Saakashvili, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, NATO Secretaries General Lord Robertson, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, General David Petraeus, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and many others.

About the Ecologic Institute

The Ecologic Institute is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Vienna, and Washington DC. An independent, non-partisan body, the Ecologic Institute is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to environmental policies and sustainable development. The Ecologic Institute's work programme focuses on obtaining practical results. It covers the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including the integration of environmental concerns into other policy fields. Founded in 1995, the Ecologic Institute is a partner in the network of Institutes for European Environmental Policy. The Ecologic Institute acts in the public interest; donations are tax-deductible.

Qualification:

Applicant Requirements • Mid-career professionals whose work focuses on the areas of energy and/or environmental policy at a local, regional, national, or international level • Between 25 and 40 years of age • American or European Union citizenship • English fluency • A willingness to participate in building a first of its kind transatlantic best practices network

Application Requirements* • Contact information • Essays • Curriculum vitae • Suggested mentor/s