gEneSys advances understanding of gender & social inequalities in energy transition policies, processes & outcomes through new research & by closing knowledge gaps. The Group of the Chief Scientific Advisers to the EU recommend that “the transition to carbon-neutrality must be just and fair”. Just Transition Mechanism states that “in order to be successful and socially acceptable for all, the transition has to be fair and inclusive” & all possible mechanisms should be deployed to mitigate adverse consequences. The European Green Deal takes a narrow focus on mitigation: mostly male workers in the old fossil fuel sectors. EGD includes the goal of “Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy”, which parallels SDG7 to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all”. Like EGD, SDG7 is gender blind: it has no gender indicators or targets, even though “access” & “affordable” are concepts that hide multitude of power and gender inequality relations. gEneSys cooperate with partners in Africa to tackle the gender concerns in the EU’s and UN’s aims to transform energy & will show how to integrate gender perspectives into SDG7 for gender equality benefits. gEneSys will improve understanding of “intersectionality” through analysis of existing data and by collecting, analysing, and theorising original data collected through extensive surveys. gEneSys conceptualises energy transition as a dynamic, gendered, mission-oriented socio-technical innovation ecosystem with technological, policy, social, environmental, governance, & economic subsystems, each with its own sustainability visions, values, and priorities, as well as change actors and stakeholder. The dynamic nature of energy transition ecosystem opens-up opportunities to give women & men the same chances to participate influence, & benefit from the changes.

INSPIRE aims to be Europe's sustainable centre of excellence, globally renowned for the quality of its research and analysis produced on inclusive gender equality in research and innovation. It brings together cutting-edge knowledge, ambitious policy approaches, and innovative practices to provide a gateway for scholars, equality experts, practitioners and trainers to connect and share resources, co-create new ones, and link strategically with public and private institutions to benefit the European Research Area. INSPIRE's ambitious research programme develops new, relevant indicators for inclusive GEP development, conducts a GEP monitoring survey throughout Europe whilst identifies key configurations of GEP success and failure. It will fill key knowledge gaps as a result of case studies on intersectional policies, whilst identifying promising practices in gendered regional innovation policy. INSPIRE strengthens the evidence base for informed policymaking and meaningfully engages decision-makers in policy and R&I funding for shaping the future. INSPIRE counts on 4 Knowledge & Support Hubs (KSHs) led by leading academics and renowned practitioners throughout Europe to develop cutting edge knowledge on sustaining change, widening participation, intersectionality and fostering innovation and change in the private sector. These KSHs will provide support to 12 communities of practice (involving more than 95 institutions) to facilitate GEP implementation and foster mutual support for the co-development of innovative practices, customised training, and pan-European data collection. INSPIRE will reduce disparities across Member States and strengthen the ERA through its distributed approach, spreading knowledge, know-how and new opportunities for more open and inclusive research and innovation across Europe.