50/50: A Campaign for Equitable Climate Leadership

Change did not wait for us. We can no longer wait.

Equal power is the bare minimum.

As COP30 unfolds, 30 years after the first Conference of Parties, the climate crisis is still accelerating, and so is frustration over half measures and empty promises. Women, half the world’s population, the ones often subjected to the worst impact while leading creative, resilient responses, consistently remain excluded from decision-making, finance, and policy design.

This is not just unfair, it is a strategic failure. SHE Changes Climate’s 50/50 campaign demands transformation, not token inclusion. It took over a decade for meaningful gender mandates to appear in climate negotiations. At COP30, reaffirming old commitments won’t cut it, there must be accountability.

The campaign call is clear: women must hold equal seats, equitable budgets, and equal authority in shaping climate decisions. Anything less is obstruction.

The campaign is built on three core pillars:
Equal Participation
Equitable Investment
Equal Policy Power

The evidence is undeniable: when women lead, climate policy is more ambitious, financing more inclusive, and solutions more sustainable. From the frontlines of adaptation to the heart of global negotiations, women are building the economies and agreements that resilience depends on.

Across communities and nations, women are already protecting lives, safeguarding health, innovating systems, and shaping climate resilience.