The women have a lifestyle that leads them on average to emit less greenhouse gases than men, according to an article by an economist consulted on Tuesday by AFP.
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“There are studies that show gender disparities in the behaviors responsible for the origin of greenhouse gas emissions and in the consequences of climate change”explains Oriane Wegner, author of the article, which will appear on the Bank of France website on Wednesday.
Wegner acknowledges, however, that it is income level that plays “a more important role” than gender, as well as the place of residence, urban or rural. The article was revealed by the French leftist daily Libération.
Specialist in climate economics at the Bank of France, Wegner claims to base himself on a 2021 Swedish study that states that the consumption trends of men “they cause an average of 16% more greenhouse gases” than those of women.
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The men consume more meat than women (67% of French vegetarians are women), use the car more and spend more on consumer goods. “Men are more likely to go on vacation to more distant destinations, and do it by car,” Oriane Wegner told AFP.
In the same way, “the CO2 emissions linked to the plane are somewhat higher in the case of men,” he added. “On the women’s side, spending on goods and services with lower levels of emissions is observed, such as care or healthWegner details.
in 2021single men emitted an average of ten tons of greenhouse gases, compared to the little more than 8 tons of single women, despite the fact that their spending is “barely 2%” higher than that of said women. And at the same time, the consequences are uneven.
According to UN studies cited by Wegner, 80% of the people who had to leave their homes as a result of extreme weather events are women. “National public policies and international action frameworks would become more effective if the interactions between gender and the environment were taken into account to reinforce their effectiveness,” concludes the author of the article.
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