Introduction

This chapter begins by tracing the parallel movements for Just Transitions and gender justice in climate negotiations. Feminist theories bring to light a multidimensional analysis of power and justice based on a gendered analysis that intersects with questions of race, ethnicity, class, caste, space as well as other dimensions of power. Pointing to the devastating gendered effects of climate change for communities on the ground, scholars have called for sorely needed research on gendered perspectives on climate change in India. Climate strategies today focus a great deal on the work of non-state actors. Acosta et al. provide an interesting example of how the gendered nature of governance and deep-seated assumptions of gender come in the way of mainstreaming. The focus on mainstreaming gender has primarily been through markets and technologies. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.