How to Support the Women Leading the Climate Fight
Women are at the forefront of the fight to address the climate crisis. They are effective and inspirational global leaders on the ground, in board rooms, and in government. Women helped craft the historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
While climate change affects all of us, girls and women bear the greatest burden. They are responsible for up to 80% of food production in the global South, and erratic weather patterns resulting from climate change can cause drought. This can put enormous strain on both women and girls, sometimes causing girls to drop out of school to help their mothers. Most distressingly, women and girls account for almost 80% of those displaced by climate-related factors.
Call No. 27: Opportunities at the intersection of gender and climate
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Jessica Pothering
ImpactAlpha, March 1 – Capital is flowing to climate solutions. Climate bonds have topped $1 trillion. SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies are raising billions to take electric-vehicle, charger-network and battery-storage and other climate-focused companies public. Trillions more is needed.
One way to unlock it? Follow the women.
“Companies with better gender diversity are more likely to establish climate goals, they are more likely to avoid environmental litigation and sanctions from regulatory authorities, they are more likely to avoid fraud, and they are more innovative,” said Pax World Funds’ Julie Gorte.