Kristian is a 60-year-old journalist at NRK (Norwegian State Broadcasting) and a fellow of the Constructive Institute’s Climate Explorer Programme. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political studies, history and area studies and has worked at NRK for over 23 years. Starting as a radio journalist at NRK, he has mainly worked as an online journalist. Kristian was part of the sports department for eight years before he moved into news, working primarily on foreign affairs. He has extensive experience reporting from abroad, for example, covering three US elections on site, reporting on terror attacks in Algeria, and from the Crimea in 2014. Since 2020, Kristian has been part of the news department’s climate change group at NRK.