Harrison Branner Email & Phone Number

Berlin, DE

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Collaborating with clients across energy, power & utilities, and manufacturing industries, as well as eNGO and advocacy clients, on topics of hydrogen, power markets, and natural gas
• Implementing corporate climate change projects, such as greenhouse gas inventories, emission reductions, energy efficiency, sustainability reports, public disclosure and verification
• Assisting in the development of GHG inventories (Scopes 1, 2, & 3) and supporting LCA for carbon intensity of products across value chain
• Supporting the development of climate change strategy, action planning, modeling, and setting of science-based targets
• Facilitating clients obtaining and implementing IRA, BIL, and other federal grant program funding and tax credits
• Ensuring client compliance with and readiness for CSRD disclosure standards through current state assessments, value chain mapping, double materiality assessments, IRO register drafting, stakeholder interviews and.

Parlamentarische Patentschafts-Programm für junge Berufstätige, jointly sponsored by the United States Congress and the German Bundestag. Fellowship recipients are professionals serving as young ambassadors of the United States in Germany for the purpose of strengthening trans-Atlantic ties through cultural exchange in the professional field. Fellowship.

Fellowship year sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Congress. Consisted of ten months of German language and culture study with the Goethe‑Institut, intercultural skills training and professional development, diplomacy simulation training, and an AFS Intercultural Programs global competence certificate.

Berlin, Germany

Collaborated in research, analysis, and synthesis with the Energy and Climate team at Ecologic Institute, participating in two projects: an assessment of European Union National Long Term Strategies for climate neutrality by 2050 mandated by the Paris Agreement and an examination of the use of auctioning revenues in eight European Union member states for.

Center For Molecular Biology And Pathology, Research Triangle Park

Conducted high‑throughput polymerase chain reaction testing of Covid‑19 samples, coordinated by the U.S. CDC and the North Carolina Department of Health, to mitigate and control the Covid‑19 pandemic. While working in a Biosafety Level 2 lab environment at the Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology, performed genetic analysis (PCR) on clinical.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Participated in research project studying the evolutionary dispersal of Pteridaceae family of Australasian Cheilanthe ferns based on reproductive mode, genomic polyploidy, and trade winds in southern Australian rock islands. Performed sample culturing and collected observational and chromosomal data, conducted chromatic data analysis on target species.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Collaborated with Duke Campus Farm student crew to plan, execute, and manage over six seasonal harvest cycles. Included extensive and hands-on education in Integrated Pest Management (IPM), French intensive market gardening, inter-cropping, permiculture, soil biology, composting, and beekeeping.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Worked with three NC communities to pass resolutions committing municipal operations to 100% renewable energy by 2050. Wrote 72-point ranked policy recommendation brief for implementation of renewable energy transition in NC communities, including refinancing, structural, regulatory, and programmatic policy options. Produced one-year tracking and analysis.

Greater Seattle Area

Stationed with the Seattle nonprofit Solid Ground as part of the DukeEngage program. Participated in nutrition education and health programs operating out of community health clinics in South Seattle and education programs for nutritional diets while using WIC and SNAP benefits in Seattle grocery stores.

Greater Seattle Area

DukeEngage empowers students to address critical human needs by fully funding a summer of immersive service, in the process transforming students, advancing the University’s educational mission, and providing meaningful assistance to communities in the U.S. and abroad.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Led and managed a Duke Office of Sustainability internship team focusing on pollinator related issues within Duke University and the over 8,000 acres the University owns and manages.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Managed a communications team for the Duke Climate Coalition during the 2016-17 fight to prevent Duke University from building a combined heat and natural gas power plant on campus, which would have locked the university into decades of significant greenhouse gas emissions. The efforts of Duke Climate Coalition and their broader network of allies were.

Rockbridge County, Virginia

Worked as beekeeper for Whistle Creek Apiaries the summer after graduating Rockbridge County High School. Learned from seasoned beekeepers with over 60 years of experience and was instilled with a lifelong love of bees and appreciation for the delicate and essential role they play in our world.

Bachelor Of Science In Environmental Science, Bachelor Of Arts In Public Policy Studies, Minor In German

Activities and Societies: Duke Campus Farm, Mirecourt, Duke Climate Coalition, Duke Bee Club

High School Diploma, Science And Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Interact Service Society, National Honor Society, Forensics Team, Academic Team, Young Writers' Club, Lexington.