Julie Topf is a Program Associate at SDSN who primarily supports the Science Panel for the Amazon, Climate & Energy Program, and other SDSN initiatives. She was previously SDSN's Climate & Energy Research Intern, a role in which she co-authored the San Diego Regional Decarbonization Framework and accompanying Guide to Regional Decarbonization, supported the maintenance of the CEET, and helped coordinate the Net Zero on Campus initiative. She has also published various research articles about conservation and the Brazilian Amazon. She holds degrees in Ecosystem Science and Policy and Spanish from the University of Miami.