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Dr. Monika Griefahn was a founding member of Greenpeace Germany and Co-CEO (1980-1983). She organized campaigns against chemical pollution of rivers and oceans. She aimed then to find solutions for renewable energy and to develop innovative products against climate change.
From 1984-1990 she was the first female board member of Greenpeace International and responsible for trainings and founding new offices all over the world.
From 1990-1998 she was Minister of the Environment in the German state of Lower Saxony. She put her main emphasis on working for renewable energy and the phasing out of nuclear power. Additionally she developed the Ntional Park Harz and the Wadden Sea.
From 1998-2009 she was Member of Parliament in the German Bundestag. Her main responsibilities were in the sectors culture and media, digitalization and foreign policy.
In 2012 she founded the Institute media, environment, culture (IMUK) – a company with advisory services and educational occupation in the sustainability sector. Griefahn has been CEO of the Institute since.
From 2012 -2018 she was Chief Sustainability Officer at the cruise company AIDA (afterwards until 2021 at Costa Cruises). In that position she accompanied the company’s new alignment towards the use of LNG as alternative fuel in preparation of the future use of renewable fuel (Power-to-X).
Monika Griefahn is engaged in numerous voluntary commitments. A long-lasting commitment within the Right Livelihood Award Foundation (“Alternative Nobel Prize”) stands out. She also initiated as founding member the Cradle to Cradle NGO. Under the topic of energy supply, Monika Griefahn functions as chair/speaker of the eFuel Alliance.
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