Pas de justice sans féminisme

The report by Friends of the Earth International contends that the current energy system is built on systemic oppression, including patriarchy and neocolonialism, which disproportionately affects women, indigenous peoples, and the Global South. It warns against 'false solutions' such as greenwashing and 'purplewashing' (superficial feminism), where corporations use renewable energy or gender equality rhetoric to mask continued exploitation. The authors advocate for a feminist energy transition centered on the 'sustainability of life,' public ownership, degrowth, and the recognition of care work, rather than market-led technical fixes.

• The current energy system is driven by neoliberal capitalist accumulation, which prioritizes profits over the sustainability of life and relies on systemic oppressions, including patriarchal oppression, to maintain itself.
• Women, particularly those in the Global South, indigenous women, and rural women, are disproportionately affected by the fossil fuel economy through loss of land, water, and livelihoods, as well as gender-based violence.
• The report identifies 'greenwashing' and 'purplewashing' as strategies used by states and corporations to present actions as ecological or feminist while continuing to prioritize profit and reinforce patriarchal structures.
• The transition to renewable energy risks repeating historical injustices if it follows a neoliberal, extractivist model, potentially leading to new waves of land grabbing and human rights violations in the Global South to secure critical minerals.
• A feminist energy transition must shift focus from technical, market-led solutions to a model based on public ownership, democratic control, and the principles of interdependence and ecodependence.
• The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a 'crisis of care,' revealing how the patriarchal and capitalist system depends on the unpaid or underpaid labor of women to compensate for systemic failures.
• The report advocates for the 'de-commodification' and 'de-patriarchalization' of energy, emphasizing that energy should be treated as a common good rather than a market commodity.

APA

Fernandes, M. (2021). Pas de justice sans féminisme. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pas-de-justice-sans-feminisme_ATI.pdf

Chicago

Fernandes, Marianna. Pas de justice sans féminisme. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pas-de-justice-sans-feminisme_ATI.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fernandes2021pas, author = {Fernandes, Marianna}, title = {{Pas de justice sans féminisme}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pas-de-justice-sans-feminisme_ATI.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }