Matthew has taught Philosophy at the European School Brussels since 2007. He founded The Climate Academy in 2012, authored Plato Tackles Climate Change (2020), and regularly speaks at universities, the European Commission and international events.
Nicolas, when he is not spinning his vinyl discs at 33.3rpm, is rolling some of the scientific material of the Climate Academy forward. He wrote all the Scientific supplements in the “Explore” section of the website. He is passionate about soil, Ecology & Geology.
François Jourde has worked as a philosophy teacher in upper secondary schools in France and Belgium. He now works in the field of digital education, education for sustainable development and the professional development of teachers in a European context.
Sara, a cum laude graduate in natural sciences, with a focus on ecology, biodiversity, and environmental conservation, is a passionate advocate for the natural world and a determined fighter against climate change. She dedicated some of her gap year to the development of the Climate Academy in Italy
An academic? A Systems Entrepreneur? A pioneer in mental health and suicide prevention? A film maker? One thing is sure, Geert brought his deep systems thinking perspective and experience to The Climate Academy over several years.
After decades of pioneering work in East Africa in Sustainable Development, after meeting her partner, Michael Wadleigh, Birgit has dedicated her life to making the science of sustainability and the issues of justice that are plugged into that clear for the world – not least through the authorship o
Most famous for his groundbreaking, Oscar winning documentary, “Woodstock” (1969), less famous for being the godfather of The Climate Academy (he gave ‘that talk’ in 2012). Michael is a man of remarkable depth and integrity who opened up his mind, heart and his farm in Wales to many groups of Climat
As a Cambridge Geography graduate, Jules has specialised in examining how climate change affects the cryosphere, biosphere and atmosphere, and how that plays out for global societies on an intersectional level. He has worked on Climate Academy projects such as The Writings on the Wall and the EYES
John is an experienced software engineer and now retired IT consultant. He has built the Climate Academy learning platform and now maintains it along with its associated websites.
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