Lauren Johnson

Senior Analyst, Equity and Climate Justice

Area of Expertise: Net zero, environmental and climate justice, qualitative and critical research methods, qualitative data analysis, geospatial analysis, strategic visioning/planning, curriculum design, environmental health, climate and health

Lauren Johnson leads qualitative research on net zero and environmental and climate justice and translates its findings to inform EDF+Business strategy. She also leads the development and execution of community training for EDF’s Climate Vulnerability Index. A former high school chemistry teacher for Teach For America, Lauren published on the health co-benefits of climate mitigation and organized a health and air quality applied sciences team for NASA during graduate school. She began her journey at EDF as an EDF Climate Corps fellow before joining the Justice & Equity team as a subject matter expert working to advance environmental and climate justice.

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How a just transition can strengthen corporate net zero strategy

In a new video, Lauren Johnson explains how companies can integrate a just transition into corporate sustainability work.