Women Bringing Greater Ambition and New Agendas to COP28
Women bring greater ambition and new agendas to COP28 in the face of the natural disasters around the world.
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Australia
Nationally determined contribution (NDC) Analysis
Australia - 2030
| Reference to Women/Gender | |
|---|---|
| Submitted Language |
English
|
| Submitted Translation |
No
|
| Type of Support |
Unconditional
|
| NDC Commitments |
Mitigation
Adaptation
|
| Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned |
No
|
| File Url |
Timeframe
2021-2030
Relevant Context
Advanced economy, leading global natural resources exporter.
Process for Developing NDC
No mention of process for developing INDC.
Australia - 2030
| Reference to Women/Gender | |
|---|---|
| Submitted Language |
English
|
| Submitted Translation |
No
|
| Monitoring and/or Implementation |
Implementation
|
| NDC Commitments |
Mitigation
Adaptation
|
| Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned |
No
|
| File Url |
Timeframe
2021 to 2030
Relevant Context
First world country with a growing population and has a role as a leading global resources provider
Process for Developing NDC
No process is described. This updated NDC is largely a progress report on Australia’s new policies and measures outlined in its 2015 NDC, with updates on newly announced policies and measures to help reduce national emissions.
Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism
The updated NDC cites several measures and policies that will enable the deployment of new and emerging low-emission technologies to support economic growth and emissions reductions. Some of the measures detailed are the establishment of Australia&rs
Summary of Gender Reference
None This is the analysis of the NDC submitted in December 2020. The updated submission, submitted in October 2021, has not yet been analyzed.
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Related Resources
Australia Submission: Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change
UNFCCC Submission
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- Australia
Year
2024
Country
Citation
Australia. (2024). Information on the progress, challenges, gaps and priorities in implementing the gender action plan (GAP) and future work to be undertaken on gender and climate change Mandate: Decision 15/CP.28, para. 2. UNFCCC Submission.Gender, Climate and Environmental Justice
Report
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Author
- Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA)
Year
2024
Country
Citation
Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA). (2024). Gender, Climate and Environmental Justice.Hearing Minority Voices: Institutional Discrimination Towards LGBTQ in Disaster and Recovery
Journal Article
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Author
- David King
Year
2022
Country
Citation
King, D. (2022). Hearing Minority Voices: Institutional Discrimination Towards LGBTQ in Disaster and Recovery. World Scientific, Vol. 1 No. 4.Gender and Climate Change - Australia's Submission on the implementation of activities contained in the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan
UNFCCC Submission
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- Australia
Year
2022
Country
Citation
Australia. (2022). Gender and Climate Change - Australia's Submission on the implementation of activities contained in the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan. UNFCCC Submisison in response to Mandate Decision -/CP.26, para. 3We need to talk about Women’s Mental Health and Climate Change
Author
- Ruth Hollands
Year
2021
Country
Citation
Hollands, R. (2021, August 31). We need to talk about women's mental health and climate change. EmpoderaClima. Retrieved April 5, 2022, from https://www.empoderaclima.org/en/database/articles/we-need-to-talk-about-womens-health-and-climate-changePride and prejudice: LGBTIQ community responses to disaster events worldwide
Journal Article
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Author
- Brigid Larkin
Year
2019
Country
Citation
Brigid, L. (2019). Pride and prejudice: LGBTIQ community responses to disaster events worldwide. Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. Retrieved from https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-october-2019-pride-and-prejudice-lgbtiq-community-responses-to-disaster-events-worldwide/Submission on the implementation of the gender action plan, identifying areas of progress, areas for improvement and further work to be undertaken in subsequent action plans to inform the synthesis report on this topic to be prepared by the Secretariat fo
UNFCCC Submission
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- United States of America on behalf of Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United States of America.
Year
2019
Country
Citation
United States of America on behalf of Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United States of America. (2019).Submission on the implementation of the gender action plan, identifying areas of progress, areas for improvement and further work to be undertaken in subsequent action plans to inform the synthesis report on this topic to be prepared by the Secretariat for consideration at SBI 51. UNFCCC Submission in Response to Mandate FCCC/SBI/2018/22, paragraph 104.Empowering Millions of Women in Rich Economies to Cut Carbon Pollution in their Daily Lives through Behaviour Change
Author
- Women and Gender Constituency
Year
2015
Country
Citation
Women and Gender Constituency. (2015). Empowering Millions of Women in Rich Economies to Cut Carbon Pollution in their Daily Lives through Behaviour Change. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/empowering-millions-of-women-in-rich-economies-to-cut-carbon-pollution-in-their-daily-lives-through-behaviour-change/.Gender Climate Tracker App for iOS & Android
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