Women Leaders for Climate Justice: Shaping Solutions

The effects of the climate crisis are shaped by pervasive and entrenched inequalities. As usual, women are leading in climate justice.
Climate change is a crisis that will impact all people, but its effects are being shaped by pervasive and entrenched inequalities. The poorest countries, communities of color, small island states, and indigenous peoples are impacted earlier & disproportionately, although they are least responsible for emissions. Gender inequalities are further exacerbated by climate change, as women and girls continue to lack equal rights, power, of access to capital. Low Income Countries lack the same access to inexpensive energy and investment in technology and skills that industrialized nations took advantage of over the last century. Finally, there is a deep injustice to nature itself, in the loss of biodiversity & the rapid extinction of so many species. Children and young people have been left with an uncertain-and likely unsafe-future.
Governments, corporations, investors, cities & communities will need to harness the ambition necessary to meet this moment. As usual, women are leading the way. This session was curated in partnership with Pat Mitchell.
Wanjira Mathai, Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, World Resources Institute
Pat Mitchell, Founder and President, Pat Mitchell Media
Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor, White House
Gloria Walton, CEO, The Solutions Project
Xiye Bastida, Climate Activist, Fridays for Future
Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, The Elders
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