Engendering the Energy Transition

This book brings together diverse contributions exploring the integration of gender equality in current national energy policies and international energy frameworks across the Global South and North. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this collection contributes to building a body of independent empirical evidence about the impacts of the energy transition on socio-economic outcomes, with a focus on gender differentiated choices of energy forms. The book includes short reflections in each chapter allowing the reader to explore the content from an alternative perspective. The common thread enabling the book to actively contribute to engendering the energy transition is its approach to the topic from a primarily 'gender' driven perspective. The book draws many useful lessons from practice and shares gender mainstreaming tools for use across the Global South and the North. Such an approach brings novel insights from theoretical, methodological and practical perspectives, which further promotes cross-disciplinary learning and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from across the Energy and Gender disciplines. Joy Clancy is Professor of Energy and Gender in the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Gül Özerol is Assistant Professor in the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Nthabiseng Mohlakoana holds a Doctorate in Innovation and Governance for Sustainable Development from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Mariëlle Feenstra is a PhD researcher on gender approaches in energy policy design at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Lillian Sol Cueva is a PhD researcher on energy futures from a feminist perspective at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Engendering the Energy Transition: Setting the Scene (Joy Clancy, Gül Özerol, Nthabiseng Mohlakoana, Mariëlle Feenstra, Lillian Sol Cueva)....Pages 3-9 Energy Transition and Gender in the Informal Street Food Sector in Africa (Maïmouna Diouf, Nthabiseng Mohlakoana, Secou Sarr, Bacary Seydi)....Pages 11-32 Gender, Firewood and Health: The Potential of Ethnography to Inform Policy and Practice (Margaret Matinga, Joy Clancy)....Pages 33-57 Gender-Sensitive Analysis of Water Governance: Insights for Engendering Energy Transitions (Gül Özerol, Leila M. Harris)....Pages 59-82 Bargaining Climate Adaptation Through a Gender Lens: An Inquiry into Decision-Making Processes in Tanzanian Farm Households (Katrien Van Aelst, Nathalie Holvoet)....Pages 83-112 On the Possibilities and Politics of Feminist Energy Analytics in University Campus Spaces (Ingrid L. Nelson)....Pages 113-138 How Gender Equality Principles Are Integrated in National Energy Policies and Frameworks (Ana Rojas, Maria Prebble)....Pages 139-162 A View from the North: Gender and Energy Poverty in the European Union (Mariëlle Feenstra, Joy Clancy)....Pages 163-187 Climate Finance Allocation Practices to Support Gender Responsive Energy Transitions: GCF Case-Study (Svetlana Frenova)....Pages 189-221 Front Matter ....Pages 223-223 Reflection on “Energy Transition and Gender in the Informal Street Food Sector in Africa” (Henny A. Romijn)....Pages 225-229 Reflection on “Gender, Firewood and Health” (María Cristina Osorio Vázquez)....Pages 231-236 Reflection on ‘Gender-Sensitive Analysis of Water Governance: Insights for Engendering Energy Transitions’ (Morag Goodwin)....Pages 237-240 Reflection on “Bargaining Climate Adaptation Through a Gender Lens: An Inquiry into Decision-Making Processes in Tanzanian Farm Households” (Charlotte Ray)....Pages 241-247 Why a Feminist Political Ecology Approach Is Relevant for Assessing Energy Access in Developing Countries (Annemarije Kooijman)....Pages 249-252 Reflection on “How Gender Equality Principles Are Integrated in National Energy Policies and Frameworks” (Maryse Helbert)....Pages 253-257 Reflection on ‘A View from the North: Gender and Energy Poverty in the European Union’ (Mariama Williams)....Pages 259-264 Reflection on “Climate Finance Allocation Practices to Support Gender Responsive Energy Transitions” (Andrea Rodriguez Osuna)....Pages 265-268 Reflections on Kick-Starting Lasting Change: From Policy to Practice and Beyond (Charlotte Taylor)....Pages 269-273 Reflections from a Feminist Political Ecology Perspective (Wendy Harcourt)....Pages 275-278 Reflection on Gender Research Informing Development Policy on Energy and Climate (Frank van der Vleuten)....Pages 279-282 Reflection on Engendering the Energy Transition (Joy Clancy)....Pages 283-300 Back Matter ....Pages 301-305 This book brings together diverse contributions exploring the integration of gender equality in current national energy policies and international energy frameworks across the Global South and North. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this collection contributes to building a body of independent empirical evidence about the impacts of the energy transition on socio-economic outcomes, with a focus on gender differentiated choices of energy forms. The book includes short reflections in each chapter allowing the reader to explore the content from an alternative perspective. The common thread enabling the book to actively contribute to engendering the energy transition is its approach to the topic from a primarily 'gender' driven perspective. The book draws many useful lessons from practice and shares gender mainstreaming tools for use across the Global South and the North. Such an approach brings novel insights from theoretical, methodological and practical perspectives, which further promotes cross-disciplinary learning and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from across the Energy and Gender disciplines. Joy Clancy is Professor of Energy and Gender in the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Gül Özerol is Assistant Professor in the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Nthabiseng Mohlakoana holds a Doctorate in Innovation and Governance for Sustainable Development from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Mariëlle Feenstra is a PhD researcher on gender approaches in energy policy design at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Lillian Sol Cueva is a PhD researcher on energy futures from a feminist perspective at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands