17 June 2021

Alexandru Mustață

Alexandru earned his Bachelor’s degree in European Studies and International Relations from the National School for Political Science and holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the Polytechnic University, both in Bucharest. After spending a year at IYNF, the youth organisation of Naturfreunde International, he returned to Romania, dedicating six years to working as a coal campaigner for Bankwatch.

Passionate about addressing the social impact of climate action, Alexandru led one of the first just transition campaigns in Central and Eastern Europe, initiated in 2016. He was also the coordinator for the Bankwatch Network just transition campaign across seven countries from 2017 until 2021, when he joined Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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