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Why is Climate Change an LGBTQIA+ Issue?
The ongoing climate crisis is one of the most urgent problems of our time. Despite the fact that its impacts’ are understood to affect all human beings in an undifferentiated approach, the way these are distributed, both in terms of incidence and intensity, alerts us to something completely different: most of the risks fall on vulnerable populations, specifically marginalized groups - which includes the LGBTQIA+ community.
5 years of the Paris Agreement - what does it mean for gender equality?
In December of 2020, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, considered a great advancement on the global response to climate change, not only by achieving the commitment of countries from the Global South to the Global North, but also for being the first document of its kind to include gender equality in climate discussions.
Climate Migration: Displacements Due to the Climate Crisis Affect Women First
Climate change is one of the most urgent global challenges we face. Furthermore, it is a very unfair issue, where those who contribute least to the problem are the ones suffering most from it. Vulnerable groups such as indigenous people, elders, people living in poverty, people with different sexual and gender identifications, and those with disabilities, are more affected by the climate change.
A Feminist Green New Deal
This ‘just’ transition to a zero carbon economy challenges social and economic inequalities - the very inequalities that have accelerated the climate crisis. Therefore, there cannot be a Green New Deal that is not feminist, and does not prioritize the rights of those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change around the world.
Women In Energy for Climate Justice
The global drive to provide universal access to sustainable energy by 2030 (Sustainable Development Goal 7) is creating numerous opportunities for energy users and suppliers. However, men and women do not benefit equally from these opportunities; energy supply interventions have traditionally been gender blind.