The issue of climate change is one of the most critical issues confronting feminism today.
Since energy use and in particular burning fossil fuels is the largest contributor to greenhouse gases and global warming,
feminist input to determine what sources of energy South Africa should develop for the future is fundamental to the debate.
To facilitate feminist responses, a workshop was held by the Gender and Energy Network South Africa
in collaboration with the Commission for Gender Equality on 18-19 May 2010 to examine some of the new State initiatives
to formulate relevant policy.
Policies concerned are the Draft National Climate Change Policy, the Renewable Energy policy and the Integrated Resource Plan II.
The aim of this Focus is to present the deliberations of this workshop and follow-up activities in broadening the impact of feminist activism.
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