03 August 2022

Brigitte Alarcon

Brigitte Alarcon has joined the Europe Beyond Coal Secretariat as a Campaigner to look after our Finance and Utilities work.

A French national, Brigitte holds a MSc in Political Science and a MSc in Environmental Law from the University of Aix-Marseille. Aside from a brief stint with an environmental consultancy, she has built her career working for NGOs on issues ranging from animal welfare to human health to sustainability.

A passionate environmentalist, she worked for seven years at WWF-UK: first in a role in which she sought to advance the adoption of sustainable diets in the EU ; she then was responsible for engaging with WWF’s corporate partners on issues including sustainable finance and climate change.

In her spare time, she enjoys diving, dancing and playing chess.

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