{{Short description|Australian environmental activist (born 1980 or 1981)}} {{Infobox biography | name = Julien Vincent | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|41|2022|5|31}} | birth_place = | occupation = Environmental activist | awards = Goldman Environmental Prize (2022) }}

'''Julien Vincent''' (born 1980 or 1981) is an Australian environmental activist and campaigner. He is the founder and executive director of Market Forces, a nonprofit organisation that targets the financial institutions backing fossil fuel projects, particularly coal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tomkins |first=Matt |date=2022-05-25 |title=Market Forces founder Julien Vincent receives Goldman Environmental Prize |url=https://www.marketforces.org.au/market-forces-founder-julien-vincent-receives-goldman-environmental-prize/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Market Forces |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bassetti |first=Francesco |date=2022-09-22 |title=Julien Vincent: Individuals make market forces |url=https://www.climateforesight.eu/interview/julien-vincent-individuals-make-market-forces/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Foresight |language=en-US}}</ref>

Vincent is best known for leading campaigns that pressured major banks and investors to withdraw funding from the coal industry, efforts that contributed to significant divestment commitments and earned him the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-19 |title=Julien Vincent |url=https://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/julien-vincent/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Goldman Environmental Prize |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Readfearn |first=Graham |date=2022-05-25 |title=‘Go after the money’: Goldman environmental prize winner honoured for urging banks to divest from coal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/25/go-after-the-money-goldman-environmental-prize-winner-honoured-for-urging-banks-to-divest-from-coal |access-date=2026-03-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

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