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Zsanett Gréta Papp

Zsanett Gréta Papp serves as the EGU’s Science for Policy Officer. In this role, she helps connect scientists with European decision-makers and advocates for climate change education, science diplomacy, and community-driven knowledge as key drivers of climate action. Zsanett is a climate and energy policy expert and geopolitical analyst focusing on the Arctic region. She previously worked as a climate policy analyst at Hungary’s Institute for Energy Strategy within the Ministry of Energy and and conducted fieldwork in Greenland, exploring both the role of indigenous knowledge and the country’s potential in Europe’s green energy transition. During Hungary’s 2024 Presidency of the Council of the EU, she contributed to international climate diplomacy and high-level EU negotiations. Her work centers on energy security, Arctic governance, and amplifying the voices of women, youth, and indigenous communities in the green transition. She is also a Climate Fresk facilitator and currently serves as an EU Young Energy Ambassador (2025).

The academic practice of resistance: Learning solutions in the age of autocracy

Zsanett Gréta Papp August 14, 2025

Meeting place: Planet Earth by Grace Shephard, Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Source: Imaggeo

This blog summarises The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars’ Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding. This handbook provides practical strategies for academics facing politically hostile environments and offers a framework to protect scientific integrity and academic freedom without compromising personal safety. Around the world, we are witnessing a disturbing rise in democratic backslid ...[Read More]