LGBTQ Participants in the Energy Sector

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Mark S. Bonham

For example, a 2021 report from Australia’s Clean Energy Council reported that 13% of the clean energy industry’s personnel identified as LGBTQ.

The energy industry is being challenged on its lagging Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. For example, a 2022 survey by Pride in Energy in the UK made revealed a 40% increase in LGBTQ+ discrimination in the energy industry since 2021.

There are several LGBTQ organizations in the sector. Pride in Energy UK is a diversity forum and network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender members of the energy industry and their allies. As noted above, the group conducts an annual survey of members which assesses the state of workplace representation and acceptance. Out in Energy in the United States is a similar organization serving as a community development and visibility incubator for LGBTQ+ professionals working in the energy and climate sectors in that country. In Australia, the main driver of inclusion nationally and across all industries is ACON and the group’s Pride Inclusion Programs.

Canada

  • Cecil Clarke, Minister of Energy
  • William Gagnon, Energy Transition Advisor
  • Robert Hanf, Board Member of Canadian Utilities, President and CEO of Nova Scotia Power Inc., Chief Legal Officer of Emera Inc., Executive Chairman of Barbados Light & Power Holdings Ltd., President and COO of Bangor Hydro Electric Company
  • Mario Silva, Director of Toronto Hydro Electric System
  • George Smitherman, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure
  • Andrew Thomson, Minister of Public Safety, Energy and Mines

Germany

  • Barbara Hendricks, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
  • Yvonne Ruf, economist on alternative energy and transitions

Great Britain

New Zealand

Norway

Russia

United States

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Further Reading/Research


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