Women in Green Energy
Launched in December 2020 under the framework of the Sino-German Energy Partnership, the Women in Green Energy Initiative is dedicated to promoting gender equality and empowering women in China's energy transition. By collaborating with partners, the initiative facilitates connections, knowledge exchange, and skill development for female professionals in China's energy sector. Through networking events, expert workshops, and capacity building activities, the Energy Partnership is driving positive change and creating equal opportunities for women to succeed in speeding up energy transition.
Our Goal
The initiative strives to create dynamic exchange platforms, linking and empowering female professionalsin China's energy sector. it will promote the sharing of knowledge, encourage women to discover their fullpotential, and enhance their skills. In return, this empowerment will amplify women's impact and contribution in driving energy transitions and climate protection efforts.
Our Mission
Though this initiative, the Sino-German Energy Partnership aims to bring together interested stakeholders from government, academia, industry associations, the private sector and civil society to
- Raise awareness on gender equality in the energy sector,
- Enhance exchange and knowledge sharing by building the dialogue platforms for women within the energy sector,
- Promote equality by creating a diverse, inclusive.and equal environment to increase women'sparticipation in the energy transition,
- Empower women through capacity building leadership development,
- Foster women's potential and contribute to accelerate the energy transition and climate protection.
Our Activities
March 2020 Video on women power in energy transition
December 2020 Kick-off event of the Women in Green Energy Initiative
March 2021 - May 2022 GWNET mentor programme phase I on "Energising women to advance the energy transition"
December 2021 Networking Event with Beijing Energy Network on Empowering Women's Leadership in Energy Transition
March 2022 Translating and publishing the Chinese version of GWNET's research "Women for Sustainable Energy"
November 2022 Workshop on Gender-just Green Transition with UN Women and UNDP
March 2023 & July 2023 Two networking events with HEIC on Empowering Women in China's Energy and Climate Sector
March 2023 - May 2024 GWNET mentor programme phase II on "Energising women to advance the energy transition"
August 2023 Workshop on Renewable Energy in Support of the Development of Rural Areas in Qinghai and Women's Empowerment with UN Women
March 2024 Networking Event on Women's Empowerment in the Green Transition
Our Partners
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET)
- Women in Recovery Association (WiRA)
- Women in Green Hydrogen (WiGH)
- Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (iGDP)
- Hydrogen Energy Industry Committee (HEIC)
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