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Lucie Pinson

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Lucie Pinson is a French environmental activist focused on influencing banks, insurance companies, and investors to stop investing in coal projects. She is the founder and director of the NGO Reclaim Finance and a 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize winner.[1]

Biography

Originally from Sorinières in Loire-Atlantique,[2] Lucie Pinson obtained a degree in history and political science from Rhodes University in South Africa.[3] She obtained a double master's degree in political science and development policy at Sorbonne University in Paris.[4] During her studies, she participated in the organization of G8 and G20 counter-summits.[5]

In 2013 she joined Friends of the Earth. In 2020 she founded Reclaim Finance.[6]

References

  1. ^ "La militante anticharbon Lucie Pinson reçoit la plus haute distinction pour l'environnement". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  2. ^ CHAUD, Anthony (2020-11-30). "Le prix Goldman pour l'environnement 2020 décerné à la Nantaise Lucie Pinson". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  3. ^ "Lucie Pinson - Le monde nouveau" (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  4. ^ "This 'clean finance' campaigner is ending funding for fossil fuels". euronews. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  5. ^ "Le Prix Goldman pour l'environnement récompense le combat de la française Lucie Pinson pour une finance décarbonée". GoodPlanet mag' (in French). 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  6. ^ Chassepot, Philippe (16 February 2021). "Lucie Pinson, la militante verte qui veut faire plier le banquier". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 8 April 2021.