Lucie pinson

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.

Early life and education
Growing up in Nantes, it was not until she began schooling in South Africa that she became aware of the environmental and social issues related to coal production. Originally from Sorinières in Loire-Atlantique,Lucie Pinson obtained a degree in history and political science from Rhodes University in South Africa.  obtained a double master's degree in political science and development policy at Sorbonne University in Paris. During her studies, she participated in the organization of G8 and G20 counter-summits.