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Elise Buckle
Born
Elise Breyton Buckle
NationalitySwiss & French
EducationSciences Po
London School of Economics
Occupation(s)Climate leader, professor
EmployerGraduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Websiteclimate-sustainability.org

Elise Breyton Buckle is a French environmentalist and academic[1]. She is Founder and CEO of climate and sustainability,[2][3] and the co-founder of SHE Changes Climate.[4][5][6][7] She is a professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies for the Executive Programme Graduate Institute of Geneva and also teaches Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Glion Institute of Business Education. She was a local appointee in the municipal government of Nyon, Switzerland. She is globally recognized environmental expert. [8]

Education

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Buckle holds a master's degree of International Relations and Development from the Institute of Political Science - Sciences Po Paris and Master of Science in Environmental Policy Planning and Regulation from the London School of Economics.[1] She also holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education, International from the University of Nottingham.[9]

Career

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Buckle advised Ambassador Khan as Chief Negotiator for the UNFCCC COP23 Fiji Presidency leading to the successful adoption of the COP23 Decision for the Talanoa Dialogue aimed at raising climate ambition.[10] She was also senior advisor to David Nabarro appointed by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as co-facilitator of the Nature-Based Solutions coalition.[11]

Buckle coordinated the Planetary Emergency Partnership. She advised scientist and professor Johan Rockström with a focus on planetary boundaries as well as economist Sandrine Dixson-Declèveon a paradigm shift "Beyond GDP growth". She also worked with Dixson-Declève as a senior advisor on Resilience for the UN Food Systems Summit in 2021.[citation needed]

Buckle is part of the Jury of the Financial Times which selected the best climate essay on women empowerment in 2022.[12]

At UNFCCC Climate COP26, she hosted the city day on nature.[13] For UNFCCC COP27, she became officially accredited by the UN as head of delegation.[14] She led the SHE Changes Climate and delivered an official statement to the COP27 Presidency on gender day.[15][16]

Political career

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From 2018 to 2022, Buckle served as Member of the City Council for the Green Party and as Member of the Executive team for the City of Nyon, in charge of the energy transition and Human Resources.[17] She also organized several participatory Citizens Forums on climate and sustainability at the local level.[18][19] At the Municipality, she worked on women empowerment, equal salaries, inclusion, diversity, well-being, personal integrity and health at workplace. She developed the second legislation on water resilience and climate adaptation for the city and the region.[20][21]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ebinger, Raphael (2021-04-03). "Nouvelle élue – La Verte Élise Buckle passe de l'international au local" [Newly elected - the Green Élise Buckle goes from international to local]. 24 heures (in French).
  2. ^ "IGC Podcast: Gender and Climate Change. Unveiling the Intersections | International Gender Champions". genderchampions.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ Meulemeester, Claudia De (2023-12-20). "COP28 review: gender progress in climate action continues to be slow". Sustainable Views. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ^ "Women added to Cop29 climate summit committee after backlash | Cop29 | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  5. ^ "Who is Greta Thunberg and what has she achieved?". BBC News. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  6. ^ Carrington, Damian (2024-01-19). "Women added to Cop29 climate summit committee after backlash". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  7. ^ Nations, United. "The Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change". United Nations. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  8. ^ "Cop29: leading women call for gender diversity". We Mean Business Coalition. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  9. ^ "Elise Buckle: 'It's time for a global reset to rebalance our relationship with nature' - Geneva Solutions". genevasolutions.news. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  10. ^ Passer, Christophe (2022-06-02). "Portrait d'une politicienne vaudoise – Elise Buckle reste droite dans ses bottes" [Portrait of a Vaudois politician - Elise Buckle stays straight in her boots]. Tribune de Genève (in French).
  11. ^ "Elise Buckle, Co-President of Climate & Sustainability, 10 Most Influential Women Leaders of 2022 | IERA Women Leaders". IEra WomenLeaders. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  12. ^ Wilson, Cara (12 October 2022). "Women are on the front lines of climate change — so let them steer the response". Financial Times.
  13. ^ "COP26 - Elise Buckle hosts the Cities day at the Nature Newsroom". Climate & Sustainability. 2011-11-11.
  14. ^ "Admitted NGOs". UNFCCC.
  15. ^ "Women's empowerment, diversity and inclusion are essential to advance climate policies and implementation". She Changes Climate.
  16. ^ "Cycle power and gender rights: days eight and nine at Cop27 – in pictures". The Guardian. 15 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Fin du litige opposant la Municipalité de Nyon et l'élue Elise Buckle". rts.ch (in French). 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  18. ^ "Municipalité de Nyon: Elise Buckle évoque son départ". Le Matin (in Swiss French). 1 November 2022.
  19. ^ Kabacalman, Selver (31 October 2022). "Elise Buckle va-t-elle démissionner?" [Will Elise Buckle resign?]. Le Courrier (in Swiss French).
  20. ^ "Fin du litige entre la Municipalité de Nyon et Elise Buckle" [End of the dispute between the Municipality of Nyon and Elise Buckle]. La Liberté (in Swiss French).
  21. ^ Karangwa, Achille; Kabacalman, Selver (19 December 2022). "Elise Buckle: "C'était David contre Goliath"" [Elise Buckle: 'It was David against Goliath']. Le Courrier (in Swiss French).
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