Gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all

Key questions for analysing the environmental impact on energy mitigation

Does the policy contribute to the achievement of the 2030 climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissionsby at least 55 %  and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050?

• Does the policy allow carbon removals to be increased or carbon stocks to be preserved?
• With a view to achieving climate neutrality (i.e. the equalisation of emissions and removals of greenhouse gases) by 2050, does the policy ensure that no additional carbon lock-in is created?

Gender considerations

Women and men contribute differently to the causes of climate change. Individual carbon footprints are a product of gendered roles, responsibilities and identities. In everyday life, women and men make different choices in terms of mobility, energy use, consumption options and sustainable behaviours, which contribute differently to greenhouse gas emissions and savings.

• Are women’s and men’s contributions to the production and reduction of emissions – through their decisions on energy use, choise of mobility and consumption behaviours – being considered?
• Can other sociodemographic characteristics, such as age, socioeconomic status and education, influence these choices?
• How will measures to improve energy efficiency and promote renewable energies affect women and men, and their diverse groups? Is there likely to be a difference?
• Does the policy consider women as agents of climate action and build on their specific capacities to mobilise their communities and lead behavioural changes towards net-zero emissions?
• Will both women and men participate in any possible consultations that might be held regarding energy or mobility infrastructures?

Women in sustainable farming

A study by Oxfam France,^[1] based on statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture relating to metropolitan France, shows that women farmers are more involved in sustainable and climate-friendly practices, and head up organic farming initiatives more often than men. Their vulnerability and adaptive capacities in the face of climate change are linked to the types of crops they grow, as well as to inequalities in income and access to climate finance, and these key elements are not sufficiently taken into consideration at the national policy level. Among other recommendations, the study points out the importance of producing sex-disaggregated data as a requirement to be executed by the EU common agricultural policy and transposed into the agriculture policies of Member States.