This new infographic aims to increase our understanding of Green New Deals, and the ways in which, in their current guises, they will fail to tackle the interconnected ecological and inequalities crises they aim to address. In the words of Consortium Director, Carol Cohn:
"Right now a lot of people who are concerned about climate change are pinning their hopes on Green New Deals. But Green New Deals will fall tragically short unless they integrate feminist analysis. When you view the full gamut of intersectional, global feminist critiques and interventions, it is clear that if the goal is to avert a worsening of the intertwined ecological and global inequalities crises, anything less than a direct addressing of the root causes is wildly insufficient – and arguably something we just cannot afford when time is so short and the situation for so many humans and other species is so dire.
"Feminists demand that GNDs facilitate a transformation of the current economic, social, and political systems, a paradigm shift in our understanding of human’s relationship with the rest of nature, and a thorough reckoning of the role of colonial histories in creating the current crises."
We encourage you to use this infographic as a tool to push governments, political parties and all others developing Green New Deals or other proposals for tackling climate breakdown in just and inclusive ways. Only if they take on the insights from diverse feminists around the globe will they be able to come up with solutions that are truly effective and truly just.
To download the infographic, you can access a web quality PDF file here and a print quality PDF file here.
Feminist Engagements with GNDs Infographic - CGSHR (Web Quality).pdf
Feminist Engagements with GNDs Infographic - CGSHR (Print Quality).pdf
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