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How Good Is the European Commission’s Just Transition Fund Proposal?

A 2020 briefing, prepared by Bruegel on the request of the European Parliament Committee for the Regional Development, focuses on the most concrete elements of the Commission’s proposals: the Just Transition Fund regulation proposal that lays down its objective, geographical coverage, the methodology for the allocation of resources and the content of the territorial just transition plans required to underpin the programming; and the targeted amendments of the Common Prevision Regulation (CPR) proposal, which will incorporate the JTF into the overall EU cohesion policy framework (in addition to the ERDF, ESF+, etc).
[Originally posted at https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/237638]

Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

A 2022 position paper which gathered evidence of the types of transformational changes which are necessary to transition in an effective and just manner to climate neutrality by 2050.
[Originally posted at https://rural-interfaces.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Climate_MAP_PP-UK-Scotland.pdf]

Support to the Implementation of the Just Transition

A flagship technical support which is targeted at Member States wishing to address gaps in the implementation of the ‘just transition’ in their regions.
[Originally posted at https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/b3-just_transition.pdf]

Social and Labour Aspects of the Just Transition Towards Climate Neutrality

A 2022 position paper which sets out its inputs in response to the European Commission’s consultation with regard to certain reflection areas and aims to assess the actual proposal published in December 2021 by emphasising the positive elements and the remaining grey areas or negative elements.
[Originally posted at https://www.eapn.eu/social-and-labour-aspects-of-the-just-transition-towards-climate-neutrality-eapn-position-paper/]

Making Sure ‘Fit for 55’ Is Fit for a Just Energy Transition

A 2022 paper, in which REScoop.eu formulates both opportunities and shortcomings of the European Commission’s proposed social climate fund.
[Originally posted at https://www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/making-sure-fit-for-55-is-fit-for-a-just-energy-transition]

A Just Transition Fund – How the EU Budget Can Best Assist in the Necessary Transition from Fossil Fuels to Sustainable Energy

A 2020 study which provides a comprehensive analysis of how the EU can best ensure a ‘just transition’ in all its territories and for all its citizens with the tools at its disposal. It provides an overview and a critical assessment of the Commission’s proposal, and suggests possible amendments based on best practices from other ‘just transition’ initiatives.
[Originally posted at https://www.bruegel.org/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bruegel-JTF-report-for-EP-BUDG2.pdf]

An Inclusive Social Climate Fund for the Just Transition

A 2022 policy brief which outlines the key conditions to ensure that the Social Climate Fund (SCF) delivers a ‘just transition’.
[Originally posted at https://institutdelors.eu/en/publications/an-inclusive-social-climate-fund-for-the-just-transition/]

How to Ensure a Just and Fast Transition to a Competitive Low-Carbon Economy for the EU?

A 2018 paper which argues that planning for a ‘just transition’ for impacted regions and sectors should be a key priority for the incoming Commission in order to reach climate goals and ensure decent jobs for workers and a sustainable future for communities.
[Originally posted at https://ieep.eu/uploads/articles/attachments/48c9607d-0c50-48a4-a0e4-d7809e2f89ec/Think%202030%20Low-carbon%20economy%20for%20the%20EU.pdf?v=63710108760]

EU Blue Economy Report

This is the fifth edition of the report from the European Commission. This 2022 edition continues to “analyse the scope and size of the Blue Economy in the European Union. It aims at providing support to policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for a sustainable development of oceans, coastal resources and, most notably, to the development and implementation of polices and initiatives under the European Green Deal in line with the new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy.”
[Originally posted at https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/156eecbd-d7eb-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1 ]

Scoping Paper Working Group on Horizontal Stakeholder Strategy

A May 2022 report from the European Commission outlining the work of four Working Groups of the Just Transition Platform.
[Originally posted at
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/thefunds/jtf/scoping_paper_wg_horizontal_stakeholder_strategy.pdf]

The Future of Jobs is Green

A 2021 analysis by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission that asserts that the European Green Deal and “green transition” will result in job growth given proper substantial investments in greening the economy, which could also lead to job growth if supported by the right policy mix”
[Originally posted at https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC126047/JRC126047_01.pdf]

EU Coal Regions: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

A 2018 report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission entify the regions2 that looks at the “potential decline of coal mining and coal power-plant activities” and assesses “the impact on regional jobs” as well “reviews potential actions that could be undertaken at regional
level, which could help re-use retired coal infrastructure and re-deploy personnel to new
activities or extend the life of coal power plants with lower impact to the environment, thus maintaining jobs and economic activities within the affected regions”
[Originally posted at https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC112593/kjna29292enn.pdf]

Just Transition Allocation Method (European Commission)

This table from January 2020 outlines the Just Transition Mechanism allocation for the European Commission pursuant to the Amended proposal for the Just Transition Fund which “will provide support to all EU Member States, while concentrating on those territories and regions where the magnitude of the climate transition is larger.”
[Original posted at https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_20_66]