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Elisa currently works for The Development Fund, an environmental and development NGO in Oslo, in both the Climate Change and Central America teams. She has Law and Arts degrees from the University of Auckland and is half-Italian, half-Kiwi. Elisa believes that volunteerism amongst youth can influence and change unjust societal and political structures, and she is also International Coordinator and active board member of the youth organization “Spire”. Elisa is particularly interested in the ethics of climate change and its impacts on poor countries with low adaptive capacity. She has previous experience as Regional Coordinator of the New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival, Information Officer at the New Zealand Embassy in Berlin and recently spent several months working with a network of youth organizations in Malawi. She enjoys music, film, languages and dancing in her spare time.

Dina was born in 1989 in Molde, Norway. She is currently studying for a BA in Human Geography at the University of Oslo, majoring in development and climate geography. She is planning on pursuing a MA in the same subjects. She is a part of the Interdependence Movement started by Benjamin Barber – Dina strongly believes in an interdependent low carbon future and is going to do her best to get there, and encourage others do to the same! She is a vegetarian and enjoys singing, playing the guitar, hiking and spending time with her friends and family.

Ingrid works with business development activities for Wind and Marine Renewable Energy projects in the New Energy Unit of StatoilHydro. She holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of Oslo and is excited to see how the interaction between Business and Politics can create a path to a sustainable low carbon economy. Working through Challenge Europe is a great opportunity to contribute to this change in a tangible way, and at the same time challenge ones assumptions about how change can best be achieved as Challenge Europe is an excellent meeting-place for people with so many different perspectives and knowledge-bases.

Hilde currently works as a Research Assistant and Administrative Manager at Center for Corporate Responsibility at BI Norwegian School of Management. She does research on CSR implementation and on sustainable development in general. Hilde is also involved in the international research project CERES21 that looks at how climate change is approached in different parts of the world. Educated in business and marketing she is particularly interested in how businesses work innovatively to fight and meet climate change. Hilde is excited about broadening her knowledge on climate change, interacting with other Climate Advocates from diverse backgrounds and working on climate projects that will make a difference. Due to her Norwegian genes Hilde loves spending time outdoors; skiing in the mountains or running in the woods.

Paul is a 35 years old Ugandan currently residing in Norway where he is completing his PhD in Ecology and Natural Resource Management at the University of Life Sciences at Aas. Paul is proud of his skills in innovation and mobilisation of people and his work as a founding member of several community schools in Uganda. Through participation in Challenge Europe Paul wants to learn how to effectively communicate complex climate change issues in a simple and understandable way. He also hopes to build networks and partnerships for future collaborative projects on climate change. Finally, he would like to see political leaders to respect the environment more, and to do more than paying lip-service.

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Daniel is a political scientist who currently works as a Research Executive with TNS Gallup in Oslo, doing opinion research among other things on climate and energy issues. In his view people are more inclined to support regulations that curb emissions than politicians think. Being Norwegian he enjoys walking in the mountains, as well as playing football and going to the cinema.

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Heidi Smith is originally a California-girl who took many travels and ended up in Europe. She grew up on the beach in San Diego, obtained her Bachelor’s in Journalism at San Francisco State University and eventually her Master’s in Culture, Environment and Sustainability from the University of Oslo. Along the way she studied in Denmark and Holland and worked most recently as an international journalist for a press agency in Spain. Heidi has always had a hint of green in her vision and hopes to contribute to a more sustainable world. She enjoys travelling, dancing to crazy music, strange vintage dresses, Mexican food, riding bikes and swimming. In her next life, Heidi hopes to return as a mermaid…in an impeccably clean ocean!

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Dragos is a graduate student at the Norwegian School of Management in Oslo, studying international management and marketing with focus on energy, transportation, and sustainable development. Passionate about geography since childhood, he has long been fond of nature and cultural diversity, representing his country, Romania, in international geography competitions throughout the world during high-school. His friends think of him as an ambitious, energetic, hard-working person, always acting on his motto: ‘Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true’. As a climate advocate, Dragos expects to use his theoretical background in sustainable development to actually do something about climate change, rather than merely read and talk about it. He hopes to find his worldview challenged, enhance his leadership skills, and get a better insight into the Norwegian society. Let the low carbon future begin today!