{"id":363,"date":"2025-06-13T10:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T08:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/youngarctic\/?p=363"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:22:35","slug":"pola-23-was-tired-of-empty-politics-now-shes-making-the-baltics-biggest-youth-climate-summit-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/youngarctic\/2025\/06\/13\/pola-23-was-tired-of-empty-politics-now-shes-making-the-baltics-biggest-youth-climate-summit-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Pola (23) was tired of empty politics. 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This when I get inspired and motivated to strengthen my climate advocacy efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/youngarctic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/06\/IMG_4650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\ud83c\udf43 <em>Offline moments in nature help Pola reconnect with what drives her advocacy.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As she finishes her master; her thesis focuses on climate justice in the Baltic Sea region, she explains what it is about <em>sustainability<\/em> that attracts her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Sustainability for me is a policy area that connects restoring the ecosystems, creating a more healthier environment, and fighting social inequalities, she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Even if it is a small change, it brings me an enormous amount of satisfaction to see my efforts realized and make somebody&#8217;s life better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This interview was done by Markus Thonhaugen from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nord.no\/en\/about\/faculties-and-centres\/nord-university-business-school\/centres-and-collaboration\/high-north-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High North Center<\/a>, Nord University as part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nord.no\/en\/about\/faculties-and-centres\/nord-university-business-school\/centres-and-collaboration\/high-north-center\/projects\/youngarctic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YoungArctic project<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 an initiative working to make the Arctic a more attractive place for young people to settle, work, and live.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Through our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/youngarcticproject\">Instagram page<\/a>&nbsp;and this blog, we share stories from youth across the region \u2014 to better understand their lives, hopes, and challenges.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pola Zabuska, originally from Poland, had a problem with politics. 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