a-project: Women driving the energy transition and climate justice
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Harnessing the power of gender data to transform the clean energy workforce
As a part of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2023, the Government of Iceland, the Gender and Energy Compact – led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) – and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), co-hosted a side event entitled “Harnessing gender data…
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What we really need for a just energy transition
By Sheila Oparaocha In the energy transition discussions, the mainstream narrative assumes that people already have access to energy and that the deployment of large-scale renewable energy projects is the fastest pathway to achieve the net zero by 2050 goal. While this approach is relevant, it fails to take into consideration the reality. This reality…
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No gender equality without access to clean cooking
By Jillene Connors Belopolsky, CCA’s Chief of Staff and External Affairs, and Sheila Oparaocha, Director of the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy. This week, thousands of decision-makers, women’s rights organizations, and movements are gathering in Kigali, Rwanda for Women Deliver 2023, the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights,…
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Making the energy transition just, equal and possible
By Tjarda Muller, ENERGIA While progress is being made, globally 733 million people still lack access to electricity and 2.4 billion people do not have access to clean cooking technology and fuels. These numbers show a considerable gap that has to be filled in the seven years left until 2030. The gender gap within this…
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Powering Gender Equity: Women Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of Sustainable Energy Transition
NEW YORK, 23 March, 2023 – In the framework of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), co-hosted a…
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Women must be part of a just, climate-resilient transition
by Sheila Oparaocha, Director at ENERGIA The multiple and severe crises we are facing present us with serious issues that require immediate action. Yet our current political and economic system fails to ensure an equal and sustainable future that benefits all. We need a just energy transition that not only puts people and the environment…
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Rethinking a gender-just energy transition with youth
Best side event at this conference! I felt like we were really given a platform to voice our thoughts and that our input was highly valued Bianca Garvin -Global Youth Ambassador for GAUC: Global Alliance of Universities on Climate Whilst the proportion of women in renewable energy jobs has increased in the last decade…