--- title: "Climate Campaigner Spotlight: Matilda Borgstrom, 350 Europe" date: 2022-12-20T05:07:04Z modified: 2023-10-03T14:28:26Z permalink: "https://350.org/climate-campaigner-spotlight-matilda-350-europe/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "Meet Matilda Borgstrom, 350's climate campaigner in Scotland, where she fights the fight digitally in Europe. Hear about her journey and learn about her plans for 2023." wpid: 186201 categories: - Featured crosspost-location: - 350.org featured_image: /wp-content/uploads/2017/03/350-ar2016-bg-burnaby-canada-1.jpg author: The 350.org Team --- ![](https://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/EOY22-Email-Spotlight-Matilda.jpg) Hello friend! My name is Matilda Borgström and this is my story of my work as a climate campaigner with 350.org. Despite what you might think, this email won’t contain any thrilling stories of me gluing myself to a fossil-funding bank or scaling an oil rig in the name of climate justice. The reason: I’m a **_digital_** climate campaigner. What does that mean? I do my climate activism on a laptop, in the middle of the Scottish countryside, while drinking cups of coffee and being frequently interrupted in my work by my large, hairy (very muddy) dog Merlyn. ![](https://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/unnamed-2.png) Me and Merlyn at my desk, busy thinking up new campaigns to take down the fossil fuel industry. **While my work might not be as adrenaline-pumping as some of my colleagues, the campaigns I run and the fights I lead are just as urgent and important.** As a Europe Digital Campaigner, a large part of what I do is support my colleagues in France, Germany, and the U.K. in making sure their campaigns are as impactful as possible. Some of the big victories we’ve had recently are: - Forcing Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, to publicly state they wouldn’t be funding EACOP — a huge new oil pipeline being built in Africa. - Making the reputation of Total — the French oil giant which is one of the world’s worst polluters — completely toxic by highlighting its human rights abuses and destructive fossil fuel projects in the Global South. - Adding so much pressure on the banks and insurers backing the EACOP pipeline that a huge number have dropped out or said they won’t support it. - Pushing for a windfall tax in the U.K. to help people cope with the energy and cost of living crisis. The Government announced the tax — a huge victory for us — and then backtracked a few months later. _Truly, the work of a campaigner never ends!_ Part of why I love digital campaigning is because it allows anyone anywhere to take part in our campaigns and to push for climate justice — but maybe I’m just saying that because I live in the middle of nowhere! 99% of my work is online, but recently I was lucky enough to get to meet up with my colleagues on the Europe team in person for a strategy and planning meeting. We’re working on some really exciting plans and big strategic shifts for the coming year, and I can’t wait to tell you about them soon. My coffee is almost done brewing, so I’m going to have a cup, take Merlyn for a walk and then get back to fighting the fossil fuel industry from a laptop at my desk. Thanks for letting me share my story with you today, friend. It’s been a pleasure! Matilda Borgström Senior Europe Digital Campaigner --- It’s been so great seeing all the campaigns, actions and groups fighting for climate justice across the world this year. [**Would you be up for sharing your best moment or reflection from the climate movement in 2022?**](https://act.350.org/survey/dec-22-em-best-climate-moment/)