{"id":1441,"date":"2026-09-09T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netzeroheroes-platform.eu\/?page_id=1441"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:37:20","slug":"kristy-bartolo-case-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/netzeroheroes-platform.eu\/hr\/kristy-bartolo-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristy Bartolo - studij slu\u010daja"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kristy Bartolo\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Koja je va\u0161a trenutna uloga i organizacija?<\/b><\/p>

U svojoj trenutnoj ulozi tehni\u010dkog ata\u0161ea za klimatsku akciju pri Stalnom predstavni\u0161tvu Malte pri EU, djelujem kao predstavnik Malte u Radnoj skupini Vije\u0107a za okoli\u0161, gdje izravno sudjelujem u pregovorima o nekim od najva\u017enijih dosjea EU-a u podru\u010dju klime i energije. Moj portfolio obuhva\u0107a \u0161irok raspon zakonodavnih procesa, uklju\u010duju\u0107i klimatski cilj EU-a za 2040., klimatski i energetski okvir nakon 2030., klimatske aspekte Paketa za automobile, Mehanizam za uglji\u010dnu prilagodbu na granici (CBAM), \u010cisti industrijski sporazum te razvoj Sustava EU-a za trgovanje emisijama (ETS 1 i 2). Tako\u0111er pratim elemente upravljanja povezane s nacionalnim energetskim i klimatskim planovima (NEKP-ovi), osiguravaju\u0107i da se prioriteti Malte dosljedno odra\u017eavaju i brane u razli\u010ditim fazama dono\u0161enja odluka u EU-u.<\/span><\/p>

Koliko dugo se bavi\u0161 zelenim tehnologijama?<\/b><\/p>

Donosim vi\u0161e od 10 godina iskustva u poslovima vezanim uz okoli\u0161 i klimu, koje obuhva\u0107a dono\u0161enje politika, provedbu propisa, koordinaciju projekata i suradnju s dionicima.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u0160to vas je motiviralo da se pridru\u017eite ovom sektoru?<\/b><\/p>

Tijekom ovog putovanja, ono \u0161to me dosljedno motiviralo jest mogu\u0107nost dopidno\u0161enja opipljivim i smislenim pobolj\u0161anjima u na\u010dinu na koji \u0161titimo na\u0161 okoli\u0161 i oblikujemo klimatske aktivnosti, kako na nacionalnoj tako i na razini EU-a. Posebno me poti\u010de izazov sagledavanja sustava na cjelovit na\u010din, razumijevanja na\u010dina na koji se razli\u010diti sektori presijecaju te pronala\u017eenja uravnote\u017eenih rje\u0161enja temeljenih na dokazima koja omogu\u0107uju ambiciju uz odra\u017eavanje stvarnosti malih dr\u017eava poput Malte.<\/span><\/p>

Ono \u0161to me i dalje inspirira u ovom sektoru jest tempo razvoja i razmjera utjecaja. Klimatska politika je podru\u010dje u kojem se znanost, diplomacija, inovacije i upravljanje spajaju, a mogu\u0107nost snala\u017eenja u tim dimenzijama i predstavljanja svoje zemlje u tom procesu \u010dini ovaj posao i motiviraju\u0107im i duboko ispunjavaju\u0107im.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Koji su bili najte\u017ei profesionalni ili osobni izazovi? Kako su ti izazovi utjecali na va\u0161 profesionalni razvoj?<\/b><\/p>

Jedan od najve\u0107ih izazova u mojoj karijeri bio je shvatiti koliko se stvarno dono\u0161enje javnih politika razlikuje od \u010distih, strukturiranih modela o kojima u\u010dite u ud\u017ebenicima. U praksi, klimatska politika rijetko je jednostavna. Ona zahtijeva uskla\u0111ivanje ekolo\u0161kih ciljeva, ekonomskih stvarnosti i dru\u0161tvenih utjecaja, a rijetko postoji savr\u0161eno rje\u0161enje koje zadovoljava sve troje.<\/span><\/p>

Predstavljanje male oto\u010dne dr\u017eave \u010dlana dodatni je sloj slo\u017eenosti. \u010cesto se moram pobrinuti da se specifi\u010dne potrebe Malte razumiju u raspravama u kojima ve\u0107e zemlje prirodno imaju ve\u0107u te\u017einu. To zna\u010di progovoriti kada pristup \u201cjedna veli\u010dina odgovara svima\u201d ne funkcionira i osigurati da se na\u0161e ograni\u010denja i snage propisno uzmu u obzir.<\/span><\/p>

Jo\u0161 jedan izazov bio je pra\u0107enje brze i neprekidno promjenjive prirode klimatskih i energetskih dokumenata. Novi prijedlozi, novi podaci i novi politi\u010dki pritisci stalno se pojavljuju, a pra\u0107enje svega toga zahtijeva kontinuirano u\u010denje i prilagodljivost.<\/span><\/p>

Ovi su me izazovi potaknuli na rast, razviv\u0161i sna\u017eniju prosudbu, jasniju komunikaciju i ve\u0107u otpornost. Nau\u010dili su me kako uskladiti idealna rje\u0161enja s onim \u0161to je realno izvedivo i kako u\u010dinkovito zagovarati interese Malte u slo\u017eenim procesima EU-a.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Koje su vam radnje, strategije ili vje\u0161tine pomogle u svladavanju prepreka? Jesu li vam pomogli mentori, alati ili mre\u017ee?<\/b><\/p>

Nau\u010dio\/la sam svladavati izazove pristupaju\u0107i problemima s na\u010dinom razmi\u0161ljanja usmjerenim na rje\u0161enja. Volim slo\u017eene probleme rastavljati na manje, rje\u0161ive dijelove, \u0161to mi poma\u017ee prepoznati jasne sljede\u0107e korake i odr\u017eati zamah \u010dak i onda kada se cjelokupna slika \u010dini preplavljuju\u0107om.<\/span><\/p>

Komunikacija je tako\u0111er bila klju\u010dna. Biti otvoren i jasan s drugima uvelike je olak\u0161ao snala\u017eenje u te\u0161kim situacijama. Tako\u0111er sam nau\u010dio vrijednost prepoznavanja kada mi je potrebno vi\u0161e usmjeravanja. Rano postavljanje pitanja, tra\u017eenje savjeta od iskusnijih kolega i otvorenost prema razli\u010ditim perspektivama \u010desto su vodili do boljih ishoda nego poku\u0161aj da sve shvatim sam.<\/span><\/p>

S vremenom sam izgradio\/la sna\u017enu mre\u017eu mentora i kolega koji su mi pomogli da rastek, ponudili prakti\u010dne uvide i pru\u017eili ohrabrenje prilikom snala\u017eenja u nepoznatim datotekama. Njihova podr\u0161ka, u kombinaciji s organizirano\u0161\u0107u, kontinuiranim u\u010denjem i prilagodljivo\u0161\u0107u, definitivno je oblikovala moje samopouzdanje.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Na koje projekte ili inicijative ste najponosniji? Imate li nagrada, priznanja ili mjerljivih rezultata? Kako je va\u0161 rad doprinio odr\u017eivosti ili inovacijama u zelenim tehnologijama?<\/b><\/p>

Jedno postignu\u0107e na koje sam posebno ponosan(-na) jest moja uloga u pregovorima o rezoluciji Op\u0107e skup\u0161tine UN-a o integriranom upravljanju obalnim podru\u010djem (ICZM) 2023. godine. Slu\u017eio(-la) sam kao jedan od pregovara\u010da EU-a koji su predstavljali dr\u017eave \u010dlanice EU-a tijekom cijelog procesa. To je uklju\u010divalo usmjeravanje kroz osjetljive teme, izgradnju konsenzusa me\u0111u regijama i koordinaciju stajali\u0161ta EU-a. Rezolucija je na kraju ostvarila pozitivan ishod koji je bio u skladu s prioritetima EU-a. To mi je iskustvo pomoglo razviti sna\u017enije vje\u0161tine u diplomaciji, izgradnji savezni\u0161tva i pregovorima temeljenim na tekstu, vje\u0161tine koje su sada dio mog svakodnevnog rada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Ipak, vi\u0161e volim promatrati postignu\u0107a op\u0107enito, budu\u0107i da sam izuzetno ponosan\/ponosna na svoj karijerni put u cjelini. Svaka uloga koju sam preuzeo\/preuzela pomogla mi je rasti, ja\u010daju\u0107i moju sposobnost uskla\u0111ivanja tehni\u010dke to\u010dnosti s politi\u010dkom svije\u0161\u0107u, predvi\u0111anja \u0161irih posljedica odluka i izgradnje uskla\u0111enosti me\u0111u razli\u010ditim dionicima. Ta su mi iskustva tako\u0111er pru\u017eila puno jasnije razumijevanje na\u010dina na koji se politika oblikuje u praksi, od ranog nacrta sve do politi\u010dkih pregovora na visokoj razini.<\/span><\/p>

Zajedno su mi ove prilike omogu\u0107ile smislen doprinos odr\u017eivosti i klimatskom upravljanju, kako na me\u0111unarodnoj razini tako i kod ku\u0107e. Tako\u0111er su me opremile samopouzdanjem, prosudbom i prilagodljivo\u0161\u0107u potrebnima za u\u010dinkovit rad u slo\u017eenim politi\u010dkim okru\u017eenjima i zastupanje malte\u0161kih interesa u izazovnim raspravama.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Kakav bi savjet dao nekome tko ulazi u industriju zelene tehnologije? Koje si lekcije nau\u010dio koje bi drugi trebali znati?<\/b><\/p>

Moj glavni savjet svima koji tek po\u010dinju u ovom podru\u010dju jest da ostanu vjerni svojim vrijednostima i razlozima koji su vas uop\u0107e doveli do ovog posla. Lako je zanijeti se brzim procesima, ali dr\u017eanje svojih na\u010dela u sredi\u0161tu va\u0161ih odluka daleko \u0107e vas dovesti.<\/span><\/p>

Tako\u0111er sam nau\u010dio va\u017enost toga da bude\u0161 svoj i da se ne boji\u0161 dijeliti svoje ideje, \u010dak i ako si nov u prostoriji. Svje\u017ee perspektive \u010desto su upravo ono \u0161to rasprava treba, a istupanje mo\u017ee otvoriti vrata koja niste o\u010dekivali.<\/span><\/p>

Jo\u0161 jedna lekcija je vrijednost tra\u017eenja pomo\u0107i kada vam je potrebna. Nitko nema sve odgovore, posebno u sektoru koji se razvija tako brzo kao \u0161to su klima i odr\u017eivost. Obra\u0107anje kolegama, mentorima i vr\u0161njacima znak je snage, a ne slabosti.<\/span><\/p>

Kona\u010dno, nikada nemojte prestati u\u010diti. Bilo da se radi o novim pravilima, tehnologijama ili na\u010dinima rada, uvijek se mo\u017ee otkriti ne\u0161to novo. Zadr\u017eavanje znati\u017eelje i otvorenosti uma poticat \u0107e va\u0161 osobni i profesionalni rast.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kristy Bartolo Professional Background What is your current role and organisation? In my current role as Technical Attach\u00e9 on Climate Action at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the EU, I act as Malta\u2019s representative in the Council Working Party on Environment, where I engage directly in negotiations on some of the EU\u2019s most consequential climate and energy files. My portfolio spans a broad spectrum of legislative processes, including the EU 2040 climate target, the post-2030 climate and energy framework, the climate-related aspects of the Automotive Package, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the Clean Industrial Deal, and the evolution of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS 1 & 2). I also follow the governance elements related to National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), ensuring that Malta\u2019s priorities are consistently reflected and defended throughout different stages of EU decision-making. How long have you been in green tech? I bring over 10 years of experience in environmental and climate-related roles, spanning policy, regulatory implementation, project coordination, and stakeholder engagement.\u00a0 What motivated you to join this sector? Throughout this journey, what has consistently motivated me is the ability to contribute to tangible and meaningful improvements in how we protect our environment and shape climate action, both at national and EU level. I am particularly driven by the challenge of looking at systems holistically, understanding how different sectors intersect, and finding balanced, evidence-based solutions that allow for ambition while reflecting the realities of small states such as Malta. What continues to inspire me in this sector is the pace of evolution and the scale of impact. Climate policy is a space where science, diplomacy, innovation, and governance converge, and being able to navigate these dimensions, and represent my country in the process, makes the work both motivating and deeply rewarding. Challenges Faced What were the most difficult professional or personal challenges? How did these challenges affect your career growth? One of the biggest challenges in my career has been realising how different real-world policymaking is from the clean, structured models you learn about in textbooks. In practice, climate policy is rarely straightforward. It requires balancing environmental goals, economic realities, and social impacts, and there is rarely a perfect solution that satisfies all three. Representing a small island Member State adds an extra layer of complexity. I often need to make sure Malta\u2019s specific needs are understood in discussions where larger countries naturally have more weight. This means speaking up when a \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d approach doesn\u2019t work and making sure our limitations and strengths are properly considered. Another challenge has been keeping up with the fast and constantly shifting nature of climate and energy files. New proposals, new data, and new political pressures arise all the time, and staying on top of everything requires continuous learning and adaptability. These challenges have pushed me to grow, developing stronger judgement, clearer communication, and more resilience. They\u2019ve taught me how to balance ideal solutions with what is realistically achievable, and how to advocate effectively for Malta in complex EU processes. Strategies & Solutions What actions, strategies, or skills helped you overcome obstacles? Were there mentors, tools, or networks that helped? I\u2019ve learned to overcome challenges by approaching problems with a solution-oriented mindset. I like to break complex issues into smaller, manageable parts, which helps me identify clear next steps and keep momentum even when the bigger picture feels overwhelming. Communication has also been key. Being open and clear with others has made it much easier to navigate difficult situations. I\u2019ve also learned the value of recognising when I need more guidance. Asking questions early, seeking advice from more experienced colleagues, and staying open to different perspectives has often led to better outcomes than trying to figure everything out alone. Over time, I\u2019ve built a strong network of mentors and peers who have helped me grow, offered practical insights, and provided reassurance when navigating unfamiliar files. Their support, combined with staying organised, continuously learning, and being adaptable, has definitely shaped my confidence. Achievements & Impact Which projects or initiatives are you most proud of? Any awards, recognitions, or measurable outcomes? How did your work contribute to sustainability or green tech innovation? One achievement I am particularly proud of is my role in negotiating the UN General Assembly resolution on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in 2023. I served as one of the EU negotiators representing the EU Member States throughout the process. This involved navigating sensitive topics, building consensus across regions, and coordinating the EU position. The resolution ultimately achieved a positive outcome that aligned with EU priorities. This experience helped me develop stronger skills in diplomacy, alliance-building, and text-based negotiation, skills which are now part of my everyday work.\u00a0 I like looking at achievements more generally however, as I am very proud of my career path as a whole. Every role I\u2019ve taken on has helped me grow, strengthening my ability to balance technical accuracy with political awareness, anticipate the wider implications of decisions, and build alignment among many different actors. These experiences have also given me a much clearer understanding of how policy is shaped in practice, from early drafting all the way to high-level political negotiations. Together, these opportunities have allowed me to contribute meaningfully to sustainability and climate governance, both internationally and at home. They\u2019ve also equipped me with the confidence, judgement, and adaptability needed to work effectively in complex policy environments and represent Malta\u2019s interests in challenging discussions. Advice & Takeaways What advice would you give to someone entering the green tech industry? What lessons have you learned that others should know? My main advice to anyone starting out in this field is to stay true to your values and to the reasons that brought you into this work in the first place. It\u2019s easy to get caught up in fast-moving processes, but keeping your principles at the centre of your decisions will guide you far. I\u2019ve also learned the importance of being yourself and not being afraid to share your ideas, even<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1441","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t