As a Climate Ambassador, I will promote our Green Deal goals locally and regionally working together with national as well as European levels. My aim is to increase dialogue with local authorities and citizens of my home city and region on how to best put our climate and environmental policy commitments into practice. Tampere has already taken many important steps towards circular economy and carbon neutrality, but more can be done. Good local practices can be linked better to European goals.

Toufik is an Associate Editor at the NYC Daily Post. He has a diploma in International Environmental Law and Governance and currently studies medicine at Sumy State University. He is the Founder and CEO of Toufik’s World Organization and currently serves as an Associate Editor at the Harvard Public Health Review. Toufik is passionate about issues patterning mental health and is also an advocate for sustainable development goals and youth development. In his spare time, he likes to read.

Martin-Sebastian is a senior Sustainability professional from Düsseldorf, Germany and is the Public Sector ESG Lead EMEA at KPMG. He holds an MBA from WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management as well as several certifications in sustainability reporting. Within the 2019 DZ BANK Fellowship by the American Council on Germany, he researched the impact of fossil fuel divestment on the financial system in the US. Happy to connect, present and translate the goals of the Climate Pact.

The role of Climate Ambassador is complementary to my current Ph.D. project in Sustainable Chemistry. My knowledge will be used to develop efficient and realistic ideas and actions for the climate. Fulfilling my mission will therefore rely on two main aspects, scientific dissemination and concrete actions for the climate. I will focus on the development of local and regional solutions. My main motivations are to put my knowledge and expertise to use in practical actions and to represent BiOrbic.

Since 2019 I conduct investigations into the negative consequence of climate anxiety in young adults. These consequences have an impact on the mental health of individuals that perceived themselves and their community as unable to purpose effective behavior to mitigate climate change. The scientific literature on this issue suggested that the perception of self and community efficacy could lead to adopting pro-environmental behavior. I would study this phenomenon and spread information about it.

I am a university student from Belgium who has always been interested in protecting our planet. I have loved nature from a young age, despite living in the city where green areas as scarce. I have committed to certain actions on a personal level such as vegetarianism and being more mindful of my carbon footprint in general. I hope to be able to communicate with my community in order to raise awareness about climate change.

Soy voluntario ambiental con el claro convencimiento de que la mejor acción es el ejemplo. 
Vivo en Andalucía, una de las zonas de la UE donde mayor es el impacto del Cambio Climático. 
Lograr mantener los equilibrios naturales y conseguir que el progreso de las personas sea compatible con la biodiversidad es nuestro gran reto colectivo de los próximos años.
Para ello debemos sustentar nuestras acciones en la conciencia y en hábitos de compra y consumo responsables con todos.

I am an environmental volunteer with the clear conviction that the best action is by example.
I live in Andalusia, one of the areas of the EU where the impact of Climate Change is greatest.
Maintaining natural balances and ensuring that people's progress is compatible with biodiversity is our great collective challenge for the coming years.
To do this, we must support our actions in awareness and in responsible purchasing and consumption habits with everyone.

As a Climate Pact Ambassador, I will work everyday to advance the goal of a sustainable future. My work will focus on increasing public education regarding the climate transition through analysis, outreach and engagement. Through my organization (Global Challenge) I will continuously advocate for the inclusion of the broad public on these matters, in order to ensure a just climate transition. My aim is to continue to bridge the gap between research and action.

As a person that grew up with a comfort of a modern life’s pleasures, it took it’s time until I’ll make myself aware at what cost it is coming. Indeed, it made me first sad and sorrow. Thinking the ways to overcome them brought me to world where science on hands with ecology and universe presents us a smart way of existence. The world where we one step forward in understanding our planet better and cooperating with it smarter.

Sevim helps young Europeans become more informed about EU energy & climate topics by sharing briefings and career tips on her Instagram. She saw the need for more communication on EU happenings for a more informed population and better democracy.

Sevim is an engineering graduate from Oxford University who specialised in energy systems. Today, she is a policy officer at the European Commission in energy & climate policy.

I live in Asturias, a privileged place that makes people aware of the need of their care and protection.

We need to know the worst problem we face as humanity, the climate change, and the best solutions we have to deal with it.

That's why I enjoy creating content and researching from a multidisciplinary perspective as an environmental scientist. It's time to act.

In a time where “facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high, and decisions urgent” (Funtowicz and Ravetz, 1993: 744), effective communication and informed policy-making have never been more crucial. My objective as a Climate Pact Ambassador will be to explain the science behind climate change in an accessible way to the student body, both in schools and at university, and to equip them with the tools to better grasp the complexity of current environmental challenges.

The main aim of the Institute of climate neutrality is to bring solutions, raise awareness, build capacities and networks and support the initiative campaigns to accelerate the transformation of society to become real climate-neutral (net-zero).

I'm planning to use my passion and knowledge of sustainability to engage and inspire others; to use my network to connect and empower others for sustainability and to use my position to drive cultural change and develop technical solutions.

My name is Selena Antonini and I’m an English teacher at High school. I’m concerned with the importance of  environmental topics, precisely the importance of recycling, the end of waste through correct recycling forms, avoiding use of fossil fuels and looking for new sources of energy. The aim is to make students and people aware of the importance of sustainability of our communities, quality of life and well-being, safety, starting from the description of reality of local communities.

In my mission as an climate pact ambassador, I take several actions to deal with climate change and other environmental issues. As an ambassador, I carry out programs and organise events and online meetings in order to raise awareness on climate change and our planet's condition. Furthermore, as a member of the youth population, it is my commitment to encourage young people to develop their abilities and act up in order to reconstruct a healthy and green future.

In my pursuit to climb the highest summit of each of the 7 continents, I traveled to the most remote places on Earth & witnessed the degradation of our planet’s natural environment.

In 2019, I founded the organization “A Woman Can Be” focusing on women empowerment & collaboration for nature & environmental sustainability.

As Ambassador my contribution will be in the field of raising public awareness about the environmental changes that occur through the organization of events & inspiring projects.

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Alessio Arena is the Scientific Director of Villa Tasca. Villa Tasca, through the enlightened project of Counts Giuseppe Tasca d'Almerita and Luisa Mainardi, started an environmental revolution in the history of Palermo, valorising the park surrounding the house and the historic garden to citizens and tourists. Today, the Villa Tasca park, saved from Mafia building speculation in Palermo, is the only true green lung in the fourth district of the city of Palermo.