Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
The European Union is committed to strengthening equality and inclusion in all fields of EU activity. Energy, gender and social inclusion are closely interconnected in many respects and manners. This nexus at the intersection of Sustainable Development Goal 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” and Sustainable Development Goal 7 “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” has significant social, environmental and governance implications.
The present section provides an overview of the EU policies, which mainstream and promote gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in the energy sector, as well as of some examples of practices implemented at the EU and Member State levels:
Policies:
- Clean Energy for All Europeans Package
- European Council Recommendation 2022/C 243/04
- EU Recommendation on Energy Poverty
- Just Transition Mechanism
Practices at the EU level:
- Commission Energy Poverty and Vulnerable Consumers Coordination Group
- Social Climate Fund
- Energy Poverty Advisory Hub
- Equality Platform for Energy Sector
Practices at the Member State level:
- Inge Lehmann Research Programme (Denmark)
- Energy Check (France)
- Women Energize Women (Germany)
- Gender Glasses (Finland)
