{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"350 Pilipinas","provider_url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines","author_name":"nadiacruz","author_url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/author\/nadiacruz\/","title":"The Journey of a Budding Climate Activist | 350 Pilipinas","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0JH1RObnyw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/the-journey-of-a-budding-climate-activist\/\">The Journey of a Budding Climate Activist<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/the-journey-of-a-budding-climate-activist\/embed\/#?secret=0JH1RObnyw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Journey of a Budding Climate Activist&#8221; &#8212; 350 Pilipinas\" data-secret=\"0JH1RObnyw\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/files\/2025\/05\/Mathew-George_Precious-Plastic-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":956,"description":"Attending this fellowship has made me realize a few things: 1) It is never too late to restart your career, regardless of age and professional background. All fellows came from the private sectors and are blindly navigating in this transition to this climate space altogether. You need to find your like-minded people because they will be your lifelines. 2) Climate space is a big unknown and there are already a lot of opposing entities that hinder us to achieve our goals. The battle will be brutal and can leave us fatigued in all aspects. On a brighter note, there is a delayed gratification for this cause and we have to keep going for future generations. 3) Change starts within ourselves. We need to break our own habits and choose to live mindful and sustainable. If a career shift, like I did, seems like a long shot, I suggest working on smaller steps first\u2013try to sign-up on volunteering for climate-related actions or attend a community seminar about climate advocates. I would like to reiterate here that small steps, done collectively, is a powerful force. You are never alone in this journey!"}