Sophie Guibert

Communications Specialist

France

I am a dedicated communications professional with ten years of experience in developing communications strategies and producing content to drive change on the world's most pressing issues, with a focus on environmental protection and climate change.

Portfolio

EDITORIAL CONTENT

UNDP
10/17/2022
WEBSITE: UNDP's Sustainable Energy Hub

The UNDP Sustainable Energy Hub website is UNDP's first dedicated, global website showcasing the organization's portfolio of projects to help countries increase their energy access rates and achieve a just energy transition. I produced the website entirely, including by writing the content of all pages.

World Economic Forum
07/01/2022
OP-ED: How to make clean, affordable energy available to everyone

Op-ed by UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. Objective of the piece: UNDP thought leadership and advocacy to accelerate action for a just energy transition and universal energy access. Target audience: governments and policymakers; financial institutions; private sector leaders. My role: I pitched and drafted the piece.

Thomson Reuters Foundation
06/15/2021
OP-ED: The energy revolution is here - and here's how to be a part of it

Joint op-ed by United Nations leaders, including UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. Objective: UNDP thought leadership and advocacy for universal clean energy access. Target audience: governments and policy-makers; financial institutions; businesses; energy, development, and climate professionals. My role: I pitched and drafted the piece.

UNDP
11/10/2022
BLOG: What is Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and why is it important?

Objective of the piece: breaking down a complex climate finance topic and positioning UNDP as a leader in this area. Target Audience: Policy makers; Business leaders; General public. My role: I pitched this idea and drafted and edited the piece jointly with the blog's author, Alexandra Soezer, Global Carbon Technical Advisor, UNDP.

UNDP
11/03/2021
BLOG: Fossil fuel subsidies reform could limit climate change while tackling global inequalities....

This piece was published during COP26 as part of UNDP's flagship campaign Don't Choose Extinction. Objective of the piece: Raising awareness of the critical importance of fossil fuel subsidy reform for both climate and development goals, and positioning UNDP as a key actor in this area. Target Audience: Policy makers; Development practitioners; General public. My role: I pitched this idea and drafted and edited the piece jointly with the blog's author, Pradeep Kurukulasiriya, Director and...

UNDP
10/11/2022
EXPLAINER STORY: Five things to know about clean cooking

Published during the 2022 Clean Cooking Forum, this explainer piece aims to raise the profile of a key, but little-talked-about, development issue: access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. I pitched and wrote this story.

UNDP
03/08/2023
PHOTO-STORY: Three ways clean energy is a game-changer for women

Objectives of the piece: Celebrate International Women's Day and position UNDP as a key actor for gender equality by raising awareness of the interlinkages between clean energy access and gender equality, and showcasing four success stories from our portfolio of projects. Target audience: general public and international donors. My role: I suggested, drafted and produced this piece.

WWF-Myanmar
PHOTO-STORY: "Don't touch that! Making electricity gibbon-friendly"

Objective of the piece: This piece was written as part of a fundraising campaign to insulate powerlines in biodiversity-rich areas of Myanmar, where endangered species, such as gibbons, are left exposed to electrocution due to the use of uninsulated powerlines.