{"id":49875,"date":"2024-01-19T14:04:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=49875"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:59:50","slug":"the-all-male-cop29-committee-is-a-big-step-backwards-for-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/01\/19\/the-all-male-cop29-committee-is-a-big-step-backwards-for-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"The all-male Cop29 committee is a big step backwards for climate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: An hour after this article was published, the government of Azerbaijan added<\/a> 12 women and two men to the commitee. They did not comment on the reason for the change.<\/em><\/p>\n

The recent appointment of an all-men committee<\/a>, with members linked to the country\u2019s oil and gas industry, to organize this year\u2019s Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan is a major step backward for climate action.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We see this selection as yet another example of a gender gap in climate leadership with alarming implications for climate justice, effective climate action, and the Cop29 proceedings.<\/p>\n

Gender justice is not just a progressive add-on we can include for tackling climate change.<\/p>\n

The causes, consequences and solutions of climate change are highly gendered. Research also demonstrates that decisions designed and implemented to address existing inequities \u2013 including gender, ethnicity, disability, age, location and income \u2013 are not only ethically desirable but result in more effective and sustainable<\/a> climate change actions.<\/p>\n

Who decides at Cop?<\/h3>\n

Gender diversity in climate leadership is paramount for delivering climate action while leaving no one behind<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But gender imbalances at Cop not only persist but have worsened since the pandemic. Specifically, women constituted<\/a> 35% of national Party delegates at Cop27, a slight decrease from Cop24 (38%) four years earlier.<\/p>\n

A Cop29 committee<\/a> with only male representation means that only men’s perspectives will inform the committee\u2019s decision-making, missing out on a multifaceted understanding of the gender dynamics both in the consequences of climate change and their proposed solutions.<\/p>\n