Marjan Minnesma

Marjan Minnesma (born 1966) is a Dutch activist.[1][2]

Marjan Minnesma
Minnesma (2015)
Born
Marjan Minnesma

1966 (age 5657)
NationalityDutch
OccupationActivist
Known forCo-founding Urgenda Foundation

Biography

Marjan Minnesma was born and raised in Amsterdam.[1] She holds a degree in international law on climate change.[3]

In 2022, she received Goldman Environmental Prize for suing the Dutch government over its carbon emissions plans.[3] She won this lawsuit, becoming first woman to successfully sue a government over carbon emissions.[4]

Minnesma is the founder of Urgenda Foundation,[5] which aims to help enforce national, European and international environment treaties.

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