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Illustrative portrait of Eirik Solheim

Science

Eirik Solheim

Sea ice programme lead

Eirik reads sea ice as a moving material, not a white surface on a map. He connects local thickness, deformation, drift, and melt observations with the wider satellite record.

Illustrative portrait of Ivalu Petersen

Partnerships

Ivalu Petersen

Director of community partnerships

Ivalu leads the agreements that determine who asks a research question, who controls the resulting data, and how a project remains accountable after field activity ends.

Illustrative portrait of Amina Okafor

Leadership

Amina Okafor

Science director

Amina connects physical climate evidence across instruments, models, and observation records. She is most useful when a result looks simple but its assumptions, scale, or uncertainty need careful explanation.

Illustrative portrait of Samuel Adeyemi

Policy

Samuel Adeyemi

Climate finance director

Samuel works on the financial conditions that allow long observation records, responsible procurement, and public-interest climate work to persist beyond short funding cycles.

Illustrative portrait of Kaisa Lehtinen

Learning

Kaisa Lehtinen

Public learning lead

Kaisa turns climate evidence into practical learning that respects people’s constraints. She avoids shame, purity tests, and advice that mistakes individual choice for equal access.

Illustrative portrait of Omar Haddad

Operations

Omar Haddad

Materials and procurement lead

Omar examines what products are made from, how they can be repaired, and which environmental claims are supported rather than merely familiar or attractive.

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