Ilyess El Kortbi
Climate Activist
Ilyess El Kortbi is a Ukrainian climate justice activist and a public figure in human rights protection, environmental conservation, and climate change mitigation. El Kortbi is a key member of the youth climate movement, a peace campaigner, and one of the co-founders of Fridays For Future Ukraine. Their work has highlighted the connection between energy dependency on fossil fuels and the conflict in Ukraine, framing it as a "climate war" within the broader climate crisis. They challenged world leaders' interests by speaking at the G7 Leaders Summit in 2022 in Germany and have intervened at various conferences, including TED and UNFCCC. El Kortbi is a member of the MAPA community and YOUNGOs.