As part of the 69th session of the Conference on the Status of Women (CSW69), which celebrated 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Gender and Energy Compact hosted a virtual session, examining the progress made and discuss the consistent challenges in achieving gender equality in energy access. Keynote speeches and […]
The need for sex-disaggregated data, targeted funding and STEM education has come across loud and clear in the “Empowering Women in Leadership: Innovations, Finance, and Inclusive Transitions in Clean Energy” session at #SEforALLForum, organized by SEforALL and the Gender and Energy Compact. The session started out with opening remarks from H.E. Ms. María Erla Marelsdóttir, […]
SEforALL Forum event Empowering Women in leadership: Innovations, finance and inclusive transitions in clean energy 📅 Thursday March 13, 2025 🕘 09:00 – 10:30 AST 📍 Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC), Barbados Bougainvillea This high-level Fireside Chat & Panel Discussion, co-organized with the Gender and Energy Compact, will bring together […]
By Elizabeth Cecelski, Senior Technical Adviser ENERGIA, on behalf of the co-convenors of the Gender and Energy Compact** – ENERGIA, GWNET, UNIDO, SE4ALL – and UN Women With only six years remaining until the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress has been too slow, especially on gender equality, according to UN Women’s […]
On Gender Day at COP29, the Gender and Energy Compact co-convenors and signatories organized a series of side events and dialogues on women’s empowerment and leadership in the energy transition. Read on for a recap of four vibrant and inspiring events. The power of finance: Women’s Leadership for a just energy transition This event was […]
A series of events and dialogues at COP29 featured by the Gender and Energy Compact 18 November 2024, SDG 7 Global South Pavilion, G12a, Blue Zone 21 November 2024, UNIDO Pavillion, A7 Blue zone Gender equality in climate decision-making often remains overlooked, undermining effective climate action. Despite frameworks like the Paris Agreement emphasizing the […]
My name is Burcu Arıkan, and I am the co-founder of Myconom from Türkiye. At Myconom, we produce and design composite materials using mushroom mycelium and agricultural waste. Our products are an alternative to plastic styrofoam, mostly used in packaging. On top of its sustainability benefits, Myconom products are adaptable to various industries. Journey into […]
I am the founder of Davitex Neo SRL, a company that produces clothing for premature babies in an innovative way that helps to reduce the textile sector’s environmental footprint. Journey into the Sustainable Energy/Climate Sector The fashion industry has become one of the biggest sources of pollution on the planet. The latest […]
Date: September 27, 2024 Time: 09:00 – 10:30 EST Location: 211 East 46th St, New York For in person participation, register here For online attendance, click here (max. 300) As an important contribution to the 2024 ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum, the side event “Post-2030 Vision: Prioritizing Gender Indicators for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition […]
I am Büşra Yılmaz from Türkiye. My educational background is in pharmacy, and now I am a candidate for a master’s degree in biotechnology. It is during the first years of my bachelor’s degree that I became drawn to entrepreneurs and their innovative methods. Journey into the Sustainable Energy/Climate Sector One day while browsing the […]