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03 Dec 2018
COP24: Two-week conference focusing on carbon neutrality, gender focus
COP24, the two-week 24th conference of the parties of the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC), started in Katowice, Poland, with a special focus on carbon neutrality and gender equality.
climate change // Gender // UN // greenhouse gases
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20 Sep 2018
Best Practices in Accelerating Access to Household Energy: A Collection of Evidence from wPOWER Partners
We are pleased to share with you the release of the report on “Best Practices in Accelerating Access to Household Energy: A Collection of Evidence from wPOWER Partners” by the...
power // energy // pollution
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10 Aug 2018
Be uncompromising, unwavering and unapologetic about gender inequality
Tebogo Movundlela has been involved in the renewable energy sector since 2013. She was intimately involved in the construction of the West Coast 1 - 94MW windfarm. She is now the CEO of Aurora Wind Power, and leads the team responsible for the ongoing operation and asset management of the facility.
renewable energy // women in energy // climate change // gender equality // interview
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09 Aug 2018
Women in energy transcend gender gap
Over the past two years, you will have noticed the number of online platforms promoting women in the power and energy industry’s exponential growth.
women in energy // nuclear engineer // women engineers // Africa
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08 Aug 2018
10 Women Entrepreneurs Make Up 1st Cohort of India's POWERED Accelerator
Ten women entrepreneurs have been selected as the first cohort entering the POWERED Accelerator program — a first-of-its-kind accelerator focusing on women-led businesses in the energy value chain, in an effort to address twin Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7). The innovators will receive financial and business support to develop...
energy // sustainable energy // India // SDG 5 // SDG 7 // SDGs
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23 Feb 2018
Workshop report - Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development
A proceedings report from the September 2018 workshop Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development is now available. This report from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) provides a summary of...
gendered innovations // Innovation // Global South // Sustainable Development // report // science for women
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17 Jan 2017
A Closer Look at the Gender Gap in Smart Home Efficiency
Most industries feature a gender gap of some kind, and smart-home ... We know that smart-home tech promises ways to increase energy efficiency in ...
Energy Collective // energy // technology for women // gendered innovations
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30 Nov 2016
Transforming energy system and gender role and relations are interconnected
Inaugural lecture dr. Joy Clancy The effects of the energy transition have been addressed in numerous ways. The political and economic effects are under a magnifying glass, as the impacts are considered to be huge for the coming decades. But what is the relation between energy transition and gender equality? Dr. Joy Clancy, who held her inaugural lecture on Thursday 24 November, addresses the...
energy
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27 Nov 2016
Phillippines' DOE prepares students towards gender-sensitive energy sector
The DOE will continue its gender and development advocacy to eradicate misconceptions and straighten out perceived labels of several occupations ...
energy // the Philippines
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25 Nov 2016
In UAE's nuclear industry, gender ceilings don't exist
Women in the UAE continue to play a crucial role in the growth of our nation and its economy. The UAE's peaceful nuclear energy programme is a ...
energy // nuclear energy // UAE