GECCO Webinar: COP21 Implications for Implementing Mitigation Activities

Gender mainstreaming in the energy sector is taking place from national policies, to institutional reforms and project development, increasing energy access and providing low emission development pathways for many around the world. It has been a central pillar of the commitments towards achieving universal access to modern energy and recognized as a cornerstone within the Sustainable Development Goals. Efforts at integrating gender considerations into climate change and the renewable energy sector have advanced over the years, with most of this progress taking place in small scale, community-based projects.

 
However, 2015 has seen an important shift towards the increasing gender mainstreaming in mitigation initiatives, with an in-session workshop on gender-responsive mitigation and technology development and transfer technical workshop and close to 40 percent of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) referencing women and gender as key considerations for implementation of activities. With energy production and consumption accounting for two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions, relying on low-carbon (emission) energy sources, renewable energy options, and energy efficiency will be necessary in order to achieve both environmental protection and support the achievement of socio-economic goals, including gender equality.

This webinar recording, Gender equality and mitigation: COP21 implications for implementing mitigation activities, is part of the GECCO Energy webinar series. More information about the webinar’s content can be found here.

Sectors
Adaptation, Energy
Strategic Objective
Mitigation
Topics
Low Emission Development, Climate Policy, Conflict and Governance, Clean or Renewable Energy, Gender and Social Inclusion, Mitigation
Region
Global

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