Climate & Environment

📍 White Wilderness programme · Liptov region, Slovakia I left for White Wilderness with a packed bag and a mild sense of dread. I’m not sure what I expected, but I was sure it would be a ride. What I got was far better. 5 tracking days 21 km longest hike −20°C coldest morning 948m highest climb Learning to read the snow The first morning started sharp, with a 6am breakfast, short walks near the house, a few presentations and early impressions of a wolf print in fresh snow. By day two, things got more serious. Driving with Katka in a valley with the windows down at −15°C, scanning roadside snow for tracks, I understood this was going to be a biting experience. ...

Earlier this year I became a European Climate Pact Ambassador for the Slovak Republic — a volunteer role under the European Commission’s Climate Pact initiative. It felt like a natural extension of work I was already doing: using data science to understand and communicate climate change, and trying to connect that work to the people and places it matters for most. What the role actually means Climate Pact Ambassadors are volunteers who take on three broad responsibilities: explaining climate change in accessible ways, engaging their local communities through events and practical initiatives, and connecting grassroots advocates with EU-level networks and policymakers. It is not a paid position, and the European Commission is clear that ambassadors don’t speak on its behalf. The commitment is real though — at least three climate actions per year, participation in EU and national events, and annual reporting. ...