A feminist bid for the climate summit
Devastation caused by the climate crisis is increasing in frequency and scope. At the same time, social inequality is getting worse. Yet action is still lagging far, far behind. One week before the annual UN climate summit, we discuss what is needed to change the tide. The climate crisis stems from a system based on inequality and extractivism. Women and communities most affected are systematically ignored in decision-making. And once again it is those least responsible paying the highest price. That’s why this urgent global problem requires a feminist approach, and why justice must be at the heart of climate action, and indeed our energy transition. What does that look like? And how could the Netherlands take a leading role in feminist climate action at the global summit this year?
This event can only be attended physically at our studio. The recordings will be made available later on and can be viewed via dezwijger.nl/terugkijken or via our YouTube channel. Together with Joyeeta Gupta Full professor on Environment and Development in the Global South at University of Amsterdam Shivant Jhagroe Universitair docent Duurzaamheid, Klimaat en Rechtvaardigheid, Instituut Bestuurskunde, Universiteit Leiden Agnes Schim Van Der Loeff Policy advisor climate justice at ActionAid Nederland