Title:
The Impact of Energy Transition in Brazil under the Perspective of the Sexual Division of Labour
Author(s):
Higgin Amaral, D., Savastano de Queiroz, C., Teixeira Coelho, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Slide presentation
Abstract:
The lack of access to clean fuels and efficient technologies for cooking deeply affects the individual's living and social conditions, causing serious impacts on health, education, and economic development. Currently, household air pollution (HAP) is exacerbated by the burning of solid biomass in low-tech equipment and in poorly ventilated spaces, being an important risk factor for the health of thousands of people worldwide. Women and girls are most affected as they manage the fuel supply and are more involved in domestic activities than men and boys. The division of productive and reproductive tasks is based on a double basis, biology, and the sexual division of labour, in this way, gender roles in the family are the main determinants of health-related risks. In Brazil, studies and estimates are scarce and when it comes to the impacts of gender roles on access to energy in households, there is still a large gap to be filled. In this context, feminist political theories can contribute to the advancement of theoretical and empirical analyses of the impacts of the energy transition in Brazil, by the replacement of fuelwood for modern fuels for cooking from the perspective of the sexual division of labour.
Keywords:
solid biofuel, socio-economic impact, energy transition, household air pollution, sexual division of labour
Topic:
Sustainable Bioeconomy: Impacts and Policies
Subtopic:
Sustainability, Socio-Economic Impacts and Public Acceptance
Event:
29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4CO.2.3
Pages:
1074 - 1080
ISBN:
978-88-89407-21-9
Paper DOI:
10.5071/29thEUBCE2021-4CO.2.3
Price:
FREE
