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Empowering all: Gender in policy and implementation for achieving transitions to sustainable energy

Synopsis

The Gender & Energy Task will gather researchers from the fields of gender and energy in a global network to analyse energy policy and technologies from gender perspectives and provide recommendations for policy design and implementation.

Overview

Task Duration:
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2024

Participating Countries:
United States of America, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and Australia

Contact:
For more information on the Task, please contact Anna Åberg, Chalmers University of Technology anna.aberg@chalmers.se

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Subtasks & Deliverables