Young Energy Ambassadors 2024

Bettina is a student in Tartu University. She is intrigued by green energy solutions in Europe – a topic which she studies. Having participated in the EU citizen’s panel on energy efficiency, her interest for the topic has grown, especially in understanding how the transition will impact individuals. 

Samia is a leading expert in energy decarbonisation, specialising in hydrogen and solar power, with a strong background in nuclear energy.  She has served as a Decarbonisation Project Engineer across various entities within the ENGIE Group. Samia spearheads impactful projects worldwide, collaborating with stakeholders to reduce carbon footprints. Her tenure has been marked by a commitment to innovation, partnership-building, and representation of France at prestigious summits like EYNGF, all contributing to the global transition to cleaner energy.

Joshua is a 21-year-old climate advocate from Germany. He was a delegate at more than five United Nations Conferences. As the German UN Youth Delegate for PreCOP26, he was involved in writing the Global Youth Position Paper for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). Representing young voices at UN summits like COP26, COP27, COP28 and Stockholm+50, he amplified youth voices and the need for urgent climate action at different public speaking engagements, such as the EU Climate Diplomacy Week. He also served as Europe’s UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow to implement a youth-led trend analysis for the UNICEF Global Outlook Report on Children and reported for the European Commission (DG NEAR) as an EU Social Media Influencer. As a pianist, he combines music, poetry and activism and performs internationally at different UN summits. Currently, he is studying climate politics with a full merit scholarship at Harvard University.

Beniamin serves on the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change to the UN Secretary-General. He works as an energy transition consultant and has led and implemented projects in partnership with the Global Renewables Alliance, IRENA, SEforALL, IEA and UNIDO. Beniamin was the Co-Chair of Student Energy Summit 2023, the world’s largest youth-led conference on energy transition that was held at the margins of COP28 and brought together 600 youth from 130 countries.

Agnieszka specialises in the development of energy and climate protection plans and strategies for the public sector. Her research focuses on the thermo-ecological assessment of energy systems based on renewable energy sources. She is passionate about community and civic projects, raising awareness and promoting community engagement.

Alex, a Policy Consultant at Malta's Ministry for Energy, holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering and is nearing completion of an MSc in Sustainable Energy. As an experienced Energy Auditor, he has worked in building services engineering, he contributes to various research projects. Additionally, Alex serves on the Council of Malta’s Chamber of Engineers.

Blanka, with a background in International Relations, focusing on energy, currently works as a climate change and sustainability consultant. In this role, she assists the corporate sector reach its ESG goals and meet its sustainable obligations. She firmly believes that for the green transition to succeed, ambitious frameworks set at a supranational political level need to be endorsed and supported in a bottom up as well.

Monica is an energy engineer dedicated to sustainability and technological innovation. She has a strong background in energy digitalisation at the IEA and urban cooling projects at the UNEP. Currently, she analyses EV charging data at LCP Delta. Her leadership roles in the NGO YES-Europe and co-founding the student organisation PoliEnergy reinforced her belief in the power of collective action.

Anrijs has completed a master’s degree in environmental engineering and has been working in the energy sector for over 8 years. He began his career in Latvia's largest energy company and has spent the past 2 years at the rapidly expanding local energy company VIRŠI. In his role as a sustainability project manager, he is responsible for the development of EV charging networks, renewable energy, storage, and flexibility solutions. Anrijs believes that the most environmentally friendly kWh is the one that is not consumed, so he always pays attention to energy efficiency and promotes more responsible consumption.