You are cordially invited to attend this free webinar.
DATE: 15 October 2019
TIME: 2:00 p.m. Vienna | 1:00 p.m. London | 12:00 p.m. Accra | 8:00 a.m. Washington TO REGISTER: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8112759042079981323
The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET), will host this webinar as the first in a six-part webinar series on Gender Equality for a More Rapid and Inclusive Energy Transition. This, the first webinar in the series, will review the status of renewable energy and the valuable contributions women are making in the energy transition.
Women are increasingly serving as change agents in important roles as energy professionals, energy decision makers and energy consumers. However, while progress is being made, women continue to face structural and cultural barriers to participating in the transition. The panelists will discuss these challenges and showcase successes of how gender diversity and the broad participation of women in the energy sector are influencing a successful clean energy transition.
Gender participation in the energy transition impacts multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Specifically, there is an interplay between the goals for “gender equality and empowerment” and “affordable and clean energy.” The webinar panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges in the nexus between these goals.
Panelists
- Rana Adib, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) •Celia Garcia-Banos, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) •Dr. Minoru Takada, United Nations Development of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
- Moderator: Christine Lins, Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET)
Best regards,
Victoria Healey
Project Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory