MEET THE TEAM
Committed Against Climate Change
Javier Santaolalla
Scientific Communicator
I was born a physicist, and became an engineer, first contradiction. Burgos and canary, scientist and artist, I practice the art of covering a lot and tightening what you can. I travel a lot, I do sports, I love my family and my friends, but like this, is not of interest , I tell you what I can do. Telecommunications Engineer from ULPGC, with work experience in satellites in the French space agency (CNES). I graduated in physics studying summers while my friends went to the beach. I obtained a master’s degree in fundamental physics researching with a scholarship from CIEMAT at CERN. All this in 9 years and without using quantum powers. After taking a doctorate in particle physics, I now talk about physics. I am a founding member of Big Van, scientists on wheels, I do scientific shows (monologues), conductor of galas, I am the author of 6 books, I present the Telecienciario in the newspaper El Mundo, I research in education with a European project and I have a trilogy of channels from Youtube: Give yourself a Volt, Give yourself a Vlog and Give yourself a Me. And best of all, they pay me to do it.
The transition to a low carbon economy has a big potential for job creation. A paradigmatic example can be found in naval shipyards that have managed to reinvent themselves by constructing different components of offshore wind power plants. This search for novel, imaginative and synergistic solutions is crucial.Carlos Sallé Alonso - Iberdrola
“We need to change narratives and explain to citizens that decarbonizing the economy is less costly than non-decarbonizing, because we are already paying huge costs included in our health, agriculture and infrastructures budgets to deal with the climate change and air quality problems produced due to the burning of fossil fuels”.Carlos Sallé Alonso - Iberdrola
Climate change is a reality and we already have it here. Scientists say that we are not aligned with a path that allows compliance with the Paris agreement. Climate change generates exponential problems that require exponential solutions.Carlos Sallé Alonso - Iberdrola
Seneca said: “Who doesn’t know where to go, will arrive to other place”. Concerning transition, he would say; Who doesn’t realize decarbonization is a must, will disappear, sooner than later.Carlos Sallé Alonso - Iberdrola