Academic paper says male behaviour damages planet and hinders climate action

6 articles · Updated · Brussels Signal · May 6

Published in Norma by more than 20 authors from 13 countries, it singles out elite white Western men and cites a French study finding men emit 26% more pollution from transport and food.
The paper says men eat more meat, travel more, worry less about climate change and dominate carbon-intensive industries, while linking “masculinity stress” to weaker support for eco-friendly products.
It also notes some men are driving positive environmental action, but its publication comes as EU climate policies face resistance from farmers, member states and voters across the bloc.

Which poses a greater climate threat: an individual's high-carbon lifestyle or the male-dominated industries that enable it?

Is masculinity the climate crisis's hidden driver, or a scapegoat for a much larger systemic problem?