Technology, Gender, and Climate Change: A Feminist Examination of Climate Technologies
In this article, I examine the subject of justice as it relates to gender and climate change by focusing on two specific strategies, namely, the geoengineering strategy of ocean fertilization, and renewable energy as a means of mitigation (where mitigation is understood as the adoption of technologi...
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| description | In this article, I examine the subject of justice as it relates to gender and climate change by focusing on two specific strategies, namely, the geoengineering strategy of ocean fertilization, and renewable energy as a means of mitigation (where mitigation is understood as the adoption of technologies and practices that aim to slow the rise of greenhouse gas emissions). My overarching argument is that iron fertilization geoengineering is not consistent with the feminist values of justice embedded in feminist standpoint theory and feminist contextual empiricism. Alternative mitigation strategies, on the other hand, go much further in meeting these objectives and virtues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdf4bdfbfc914a23bafc16f3dc84665b2022-12-22T03:08:28ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982018-11-018410910.3390/soc8040109soc8040109Technology, Gender, and Climate Change: A Feminist Examination of Climate TechnologiesTina Sikka0Department of Media, Culture and Heritage, School of Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UKIn this article, I examine the subject of justice as it relates to gender and climate change by focusing on two specific strategies, namely, the geoengineering strategy of ocean fertilization, and renewable energy as a means of mitigation (where mitigation is understood as the adoption of technologies and practices that aim to slow the rise of greenhouse gas emissions). My overarching argument is that iron fertilization geoengineering is not consistent with the feminist values of justice embedded in feminist standpoint theory and feminist contextual empiricism. Alternative mitigation strategies, on the other hand, go much further in meeting these objectives and virtues.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/8/4/109feminismclimate changegendergeoengineeringenvironmentstandpoint |
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| title | Technology, Gender, and Climate Change: A Feminist Examination of Climate Technologies |
| title_full | Technology, Gender, and Climate Change: A Feminist Examination of Climate Technologies |
| title_fullStr | Technology, Gender, and Climate Change: A Feminist Examination of Climate Technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technology, Gender, and Climate Change: A Feminist Examination of Climate Technologies |
| title_short | Technology, Gender, and Climate Change: A Feminist Examination of Climate Technologies |
| title_sort | technology gender and climate change a feminist examination of climate technologies |
| topic | feminism climate change gender geoengineering environment standpoint |
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