… and political inequalities. For example, regarding energy poverty . Women are particularly affected as they tend … 2022 Eurofound study which looked at the ability to pay energy bills saw that close to half of the respondents who … paying their bills for the next three months. And energy poverty is just one aspect. We can’t ignore the health …
… women account for 22 % of workers in the conventional energy sector in the EU. And, globally, women represent a … under one-third (32 %) of the workforce in the renewable energy sector. Gender definitely plays a role. All the … that there will be around 29 million jobs in renewable energy by 2050. Yet the gender gap in pay and opportunities …
… as women refugees or single mothers, who are exposed to energy poverty, who have to ask their children to stay in … We must bring in new voices with new visions, hopes and energy to deliver change. Today's youth are powerful. They …
… aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis” , stating that due to existing gender and … due to lower income. Carlien identifies the fact that energy poverty is gendered as one of the key contributors to widening inequality. To what extent, we hardly know. Energy poverty indicators are covered at the household level …
… critical and unique EIGE's efforts are to collect data on energy and transport, two key areas within the European Green … to the higher vulnerability many women face regarding energy poverty and alluded to promising practices we should … from projects focusing on clean technology and renewable energy. This is also relevant for the EU context, e.g., for …
… as well as on marginalised groups.” “Studies show that energy poverty has a female face.” “More women, especially … living alone, and single mothers, are worse affected by energy poverty. That’s due to structural inequalities like …
… reveal that there are challenges here, for example as to ‘energy poverty’ and the higher incidence of energy poverty among women and the particular vulnerability …
… from fulfilling our potential. More women in renewable energy, more equal share of recycling responsibilities at … most from green and gender-equal transition: Transport and Energy. Secure your place today. November 7, 2023: Moving … November 14, 2023: Moving towards a green and gender-equal energy transition Our upcoming statistical note on women in …
… European Green Deal’s ‘Socially Fair Transition’, namely Energy and Transport. For each of these two sectors, the … dimensions: EU policy efforts towards achieving low-carbon Energy and Transport sectors with the inclusion of gender … a gender and intersectional perspective including in the Energy and Transport sectors. The Gender Equality Index is an …
… in European Parliament on 1 March focused on understanding energy poverty through a gendered lens. Video Transcript … now in times of dramatic inflation where sky rocketing energy prices leave many questioning, can I afford to eat and … heated in the scorching summer months. In the fallout of energy poverty, certain households are more vulnerable than …
… to the consequences of climate change tend to be women. Energy poverty is disproportionately affecting single women … you imagine how it must feel, not to be able to afford the energy bills to run the heating in winter, to keep yourself … physical and mental stress that it causes? This is what energy poverty looks like. It is a real concern and has been …
… policy areas: environment, climate change, transport, and energy. The data used in this article can be found in the … Survey (FSS). Footnotes 1 DG Climate Action, DG Energy, DG Environment, DG Mobility & Transport 2 …
… agenda in the EU is driven by the EU’s 2020 climate and energy package, which sets out broad targets to be achieved … across different policy areas, including transport, energy, agriculture, trade and the environment. However, the …