Fátima González-Torres
Video Strategist and Regional Director, Ecosia (a Certified B Corp) (Berlin, Germany)
I'm a storyteller by profession and climate (justice) activist at heart. After a few years working as a journalist on international politics, I did a masters. I wrote my thesis on the benefits of a 'Green New Deal' as a new narrative for the European Union. Seeing those ideas merely collect dust on a shelf made me seek a more practical way to help the environment. Today I produce (mostly video) stories to give voice to those at the forefront of climate change, more specifically, the tree planters Ecosia users support through their searches. Through my stories, I try to go beyond the headlines of the climate crisis, explaining the connections between ideas, conflicts and (weather) events to inspire individuals and groups to keep up the constant work of building fair, just societies.