FROM CONSUMERS TO CLIMATE LEADERS

The report finds a general lack of integration of women's economic empowerment in economy-wide low-carbon transitions, with mainstream 'green economy' and 'just transition' narratives often remaining gender-blind or biased toward male-dominated industries. While feminist literature has historically focused on climate adaptation and vulnerability, sectoral practice—particularly in agriculture and forestry—shows more advanced integration of women as agents of change. Some national climate plans, such as those of Nepal and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are identified as role models for embedding gender equality into mitigation strategies. The authors argue that current global economic recovery efforts following the Covid-19 pandemic have failed to connect decarbonisation with gender equality, risking further marginalisation of women in low- and middle-income countries.

• Mainstream 'green economy' and 'green growth' literature is generally superficial regarding gender issues and fails to integrate women's economic empowerment at an economy-wide level.
• The 'just transition' narrative has historically been biased toward the Global North and male-dominated fossil-fuel industries, often overlooking informal and rural workers in the Global South.

APA

Dupar, M., & Tan, E. (2023). FROM CONSUMERS TO CLIMATE LEADERS. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/From%20low%20carbon%20consumers%20to%20climate%20leaders%20Dupar%20and%20Tan%202023.pdf

Chicago

Dupar, Mairi, and Elizabeth Tan. FROM CONSUMERS TO CLIMATE LEADERS. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2023. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/From%20low%20carbon%20consumers%20to%20climate%20leaders%20Dupar%20and%20Tan%202023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dupar2023from, author = {Dupar, Mairi and Tan, Elizabeth}, title = {{FROM CONSUMERS TO CLIMATE LEADERS}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2023}, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/From%20low%20carbon%20consumers%20to%20climate%20leaders%20Dupar%20and%20Tan%202023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }