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I am a manager in a sustainability consultancy specialized in SMEs. We are part of the industrial association of the wood and plastics industry and therefore operate at the interface between politics and business. I would like to use my role as a Climate Pact Ambassador to inspire my network even more strongly for climate protection. In addition, our hometown Munich offers a wide range of activities connecting climate protection, nature, and industry.

As an innovation and sustainability manager, I combine the two to work on future-oriented topics and projects that have both business and valuable sustainability impact. I also demonstrate how circular business models can be implemented, both for my company and for the entire industry in which I work, and how they can be economically viable. I also inspire others through my work as a podcaster, keynote speaker, and blogger.

I am a professional football player with a master’s in law and a strong concern for the planetary crises in which we find ourselves. With involvement in numerous organisations, I use my platform as a football player to raise awareness around the climate crisis, but also to educate and motivate others to make conscious choices that benefit us and our planet.

I am an ambassador of We Play Green and a part of the Climate Champion Community of Common Goal. Through these organisations I aim to target the global football family in creating more support for the green shift through my awareness raising and on-the-ground engagement. My involvement gives me opportunities to participate in large-scale traditional and digital media campaigns but also to network and speak directly to football governing bodies and participate in events.

Expert in Circular Economy. In November 2021 I published my first book Agenda 2030. The Great Challenge of Sustainable Development. I have written more than 50 articles on social responsibility, Agenda 2030, ODS,

Circular economy, sustainability and executive management in SMEs and family businesses.

Monthly collaborator of the prestigious Think Net Sostenibles.Org.

Very active on social networks, mainly in everything related to the 2030 Agenda, SDGs, Sustainability and Social Responsibility.

Experto en Economía Circular. En noviembre de 2021 publique mi primer libro Agenda 2030. El Gran Desafío del Desarrollo Sostenible. He escrito más de 50 artículos sobre responsabilidad social, Agenda 2030, ODS,

Economía Circular, sostenibilidad y gestión directiva en Pymes y empresas familiares.

Colaborador mensual del prestigioso Think Net Sostenibles.Org.

Muy activo en redes sociales, principalmente en todo lo relacionado con Agenda 2030, ODS, Sostenibilidad y Responsabilidad Social.

Xavier Lara

• MSc in Mechanical Engineering by the URV (Spain)
• Master in HSE by the URV (Spain)
• BSc Hons in Astronomy (Solar Astrophysics) by the UCLan (UK)

He is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the US based SolStor Energy LLC (SSE) as well as the CEO at the international consultancy company AELIUS Energies SLU.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Worldwide Ammonia Energy Association (AEA).

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Pikes Peak Renewable Investments Inc. (PPRI), a Colorado's SPV partially backed by the US Bank.

He also works for the Asian Development Bank (ADB), as Renewable Energy International Senior Consultant.

Working in CSP, ETES, LDES, gH2 and gNH3. World class speaker and panelist.

As an environmental engineer, PhD in Science Communication, and coordinator of the Municipal Climate Action Plan, I am passionate about empowering communities to act on climate change. As a European Climate Pact Ambassador, I will inspire students, residents, and municipal staff through workshops, community activities, and social media, sharing practical actions and fostering awareness and responsibility for a sustainable future.

I believe much of the vocabulary surrounding climate change could be made more inspiring, engaging and relatable.

I feel that cultural activity can make important, tangible contributions to the discourse surrounding sustainability, eventually leading to long-term behavioural change.

Climate and Cities, an art and design collective, has for goal to craft new narratives on climate in the urban environment. Through projects, online events and a research report we will discuss these narratives.

Environmental journalist of the old school and victim of the climate crisis, teacher at the #Gabo Foundation. National Environment Award 2005 and BBVA Foundation Award for Biodiversity Conservation (Journalism), among other awards.
I have been delegate of EFE in Extremadura, Community of Madrid and Galicia. I chaired APIA and designed and founded www.efeverde.com. One of the 100 most committed Latinos to tackle the climate crisis in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

I am an aerospace engineer, MBA trained as a commercial pilot who operates at the nexus of strategy and execution, trained to navigate complex systems and make critical decisions under pressure. My approach is to architect near-term, concrete actions that serve a long-term, holistic vision. I excel at leading multi-faceted transformations, continuously integrating diverse perspectives to maintain strategic focus while delivering immediate impact.

I am a certified forest firefighter, rescue worker, and journalist committed to public safety and environmental protection. I plan to leverage my expertise to create and disseminate educational content focused on disaster preparedness, forest protection, and resource conservation. My core activity will be producing guiding texts over the next year to transmit essential knowledge on climate resilience, energy saving, and water conservation to the widest possible audience.

I am an Environmental Scientist with a PhD in Environment Design and Innovation and over 11 years of experience with multinational companies in sustainability, climate change, and resource efficiency. As a GRI-certified ESRS Sustainability Professional, I plan to promote climate awareness through corporate engagement, training sessions, and community outreach initiatives aligned with the European Climate Pact.

I would like to focus on encouraging  and supporting community groups to take local action on big ticket issues such as climate action and reversing biodiversity loss. I believe that community groups have the skills and talents to make a big impact on global issues. I would particularly like to encourage communities to value and protect  their native biodiversity and actively engage in citizen science. I would like to encourage communities to be proud of the projects that they have developed.

Our economies are heavily dependent on nature. Climate change impacts natural resources and thus endangers our economies, our livelihoods, and our lives. As researcher, I am deeply interested in measuring financial risk stemming from these intrinsic interdependencies of economy, nature, and climate. As a green finance expert, I strongly believe in the power of joint decision making, building networks, such as the Sustainable Finance Forum, and spreading knowledge to empower better decisions.

With a strong sense of justice and responsibility, I am deeply committed to working towards a sustainable future which is reflected in my personal lifestyle (reducing my footprint), volunteering to inspire and enthuse others (increasing my handprint) and a professional career (my own business Changemakers Unite). As a Climate Pact Ambassador I’m willing to amplify my engagement to raise awareness in all these areas through hosting fun workshops and events and bringing people together.

As a keen supporter of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, I wish to guide the young through the climate net-zero path and help them understand the necessity of our collective actions for achievement of the climate goals. The energy transition might be the most daunting task for my generation, so I am a firm believer tin reinforcing citizen engagement and youth empowerment. The EU Climate Pact Ambassador Programme would be my new “magic hat” to serve the cause via:

1. Organizing dedicated workshops on specific climate topics;

2. Preparation and distribution of educational materials;

3. Proactive media sharing of climate-related topics/updates.

Let's keep in the loop and be part of the movement towards our better, greener and more sustainable future.

I believe that natural ecosystems have a large potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. We only need to find a way to do this at a high speed (we have only seven years left to 2030 and only 27 to 2050) and at large scale. To attract the interest of numerous managers of natural ecosystems in the EU during these coming years, we need to come up with a very simple method which could be extrapolated fast to be applied at a vast scale. This means that: (1) carbon accounting must be very simple and cost-effective, (2) owners and managers of natural ecosystems must be attracted to participated in the instruments which facilitate carbon sequestration, (3) yet, the activity must show additionality and the result demonstrate the permanence aspect. With my knowledge of the forest sector, and my network of acquaintances, I would like to contribute to facilitating to the emergence of instruments - in marshland, afforestation and forest ecosystems - which meet these criteria.

As a European Project Manager for the NGO WECITIZENS and through my activism, I am committed to advancing climate action by fostering community engagement and awareness. As a European Climate Pact Ambassador, I plan to organise workshops, events, and discussions that empower individuals to understand sustainability and climate resilience. By collaborating with regional networks and EU representatives, I aim to inspire impactful local actions supporting a green transition and sustainable future.

I am a member of the Council of the European Environmental Bureau in representation of the Portuguese NGOs. I was Vice-chair of Quercus and a journalist writing about environment and human rights and I collaborated with various campaigns and collectives, including Urtica, Aterra and “Save Montijo”. Loss of biodiversity and climate change are existential threats and we all have to do as much as possible to inflect the current situation waking up many politicians and decision-makers and restoring hope.

As a journalist and communicator I want explain the climate changes with each little step that we make every day.

We live in a dusty air, we drink dirty water, we produce too much waste.

We have to care because of us and our children. We should know more about the problems to solve the together.

Now I am working in the most popular business media Economedia, Capital Weekly. I am organizing events for digital and green transformation.