Gender Day gives rise to the forgotten energy providers in the climate conversation 

Gender Day gives rise to the forgotten energy providers in the climate conversation 

What emerged as a pivotal issue on Gender Day from the UN climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow was the need to give voice to the forgotten, disadvantaged women in the climate conversation.

Millions of impoverished women are responsible for the collection of biomass energy, such as animal dung, agricultural waste and fuelwood.

The same women remain unaccounted for in big data.



The singular issue that emerged on Gender Day during during last year's COP26 was the need for disadvantaged women, who are the majority producers of biomass energy, to be included within the climate effort.

Over the two-week conference (from 31 October 2021 through 12 November 2021) in Glasgow, Scotland, topics such as climate justice, the systemic plight of disadvantaged communities and greenhouse gas emissions were front and center.

However, nearly absent from the agenda was the one group of actors where so many of these issues intersect: the millions -- possibly hundreds of millions -- of poverty-stricken women who remain the primary producers of this traditional biomass energy.



These women, historically and presently, have little traction at COP and everywhere else.

The international community needs to do more within the climate effort, and beyond, to improve the lives of