Marjan Minnesma

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.

• 2022: Goldman Environmental Prize