This policy brief “Towards a feminist just energy transition in Asia” has been prepared for the Asia Feminist Coalition. It is written by Arimbi Wahono and Laura Doanová from Shared Planet with contributions from Ili Nadiah Dzulfakar, Myrah Nerine Butt, Lee Macqueen, Vijeta Mishra, Sona Mitra, Tasnima Mukit and Khotimun Sutanti.
It assesses the urgent need to accelerate a feminist just energy transition in Asia. Working towards this shift will require a consistent effort to go beyond false solutions such as those based on extractivist renewable energy projects and corporate greenwashing which seek to undermine a transition that is truly gender-just.
The recommendations outlined constitute actionable pathways for both achieving the vision set out for a feminist just energy transition and overcoming the key macroeconomic challenges towards that vision. While a range of stakeholders are targeted in these recommendations, feminist civil society must be central to all decision-making processes relevant to climate, economic, and energy justice and must advocate for the recommendations set out here. Feminist civil society will play a pivotal role in voicing and centering the needs of communities, but especially for the women in Asia that are at the frontlines of the climate crisis and require a dramatic shift in the energy systems.
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