Earl is a Youth Engagement and Campaigns Manager at C40. He manages the ambitious initiatives of C40’s Youth Programme and supports the priority C40 missions, including the Good, Green Jobs mission. He manages the day-to-day operations of the C40 Youth Hub, C40’s platform for engaging youth climate leaders and supports Senior Campaign Managers in the delivery of various priority C40 missions, including by organising events, coordinating work across working groups, tracking progress, developing reports and presentations, managing partnerships and relationships with youth and civil society organisations.
He has been actively working in the field of urban sustainability for more than seven years. Before joining C40, Earl was a Senior Program Officer at the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), where he led the implementation of its global programmes and activities. His work included organising conferences and forums with organisations like UN-Habitat and ITU, designing and organising capacity-building programs for city officials with institutions like the Seoul Human Resource Development Center and Metropolis, managing knowledge products, and helping organise feasibility study projects and project implementation programmes. He was also responsible for managing, engaging, and expanding WeGO’s global network of members and partners, producing various publications, as well as delivering presentations and moderating discussions in international forums.
Earl completed his Master’s in Regional and Urban Planning Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and his Bachelor’s degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University.