Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: The Need for a Just Transition

Dec 18, 2023 | Emily Williams
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There has been strong debate around the success of COP28 and the lack of ambition in moving away from fossil fuels, but even in this murky water, a light shines through – the launch of the Gender Responsive Just Transitions & Climate Action Partnership.

This alliance, one which is long overdue, will not only put a Just Transition at the centre of its agenda but also place women at the heart of it all. In a powerful opening statement, Ina Parvanova, Director of Communications and Engagement at UN Climate Change, stated that climate change is not gender-neutral. Often, the narrative of climate change is all-encompassing, one that brings all humans together in a shared issue - which simply is not true. The global nature of the problem cannot be denied, but the distribution of the impacts are not equal.