Towards a Theory of Just Transition: A Neo-Gramscian Understanding of How to Shift Development Pathways to Zero Poverty and Zero Carbon
A 2020 article which focuses on the need to better understand how a ‘just transition’ can shift development paths to achieve net zero emissions and eliminate poverty.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/4268-towards-a-theory-of-just-transition-a-neo-gramscian-understanding-of-how-to-shift-development-pathways-to-zero-poverty-and-zero-carbon]
Energy Poverty: Conceptualization and Its Link to Exclusion. Brief Review for Latin America
A 2021 paper which aims to deepen the conceptual discussion of energy poverty and exclusion and the background regarding its measurement, as well as its link with the just energy transition.
[Originally posted at https://www.scielo.br/j/asoc/a/ZBHWmN3FZCxVXvHQTmbJCnh/]
Taking Charge of the Just Transition?
A 2021 article which reproduces a transcript from a webinar in which a retrenched coal-miner, a community environmental activist living in the same township and two union officials organizing in the area spell out the challenges and hardships in the way of achieving a ‘just transition’.
[Originally posted at https://www.southafricanlabourbulletin.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/salb-vol-44-no-3-2.pdf]
Reframing Climate Justice for Development: Six Principles for Supporting Inclusive and Equitable Energy Transitions in Low-Emitting Energy-Poor African Countries
A 2021 report which propose six basic principles to help development funders support inclusive and equitable energy transitions in the poorest countries.
[Originally posted at https://www.energyforgrowth.org/report/reframing-climate-justice-for-development/]
4 AFREC Designing the African Energy Transition
A 2019 document which represents the guiding principles for Africa Energy Transition Programme is the vision of the African Energy Commission (AFREC) to launch and implement its continental programme on Energy Transition that will cover all African member states in phases.
[Originally posted at https://au-afrec.org/en/resources/publications/designing-african-energy-transition]
Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report
A 2022 report which investigates the following questions: How intensively should it work to adapt to previous and predicted damages caused by climate change, given the uncertainty of global mitigation efforts? How much will it cost to reduce GHG emissions? How can the private sector be mobilized to help achieve Vietnam’s climate goals? Are there trade-offs between adaptation and mitigation investments? Are there trade-offs between economic growth, poverty reduction, and climate action, and how can they be managed? Which sectors and regions should be prioritized? What are the distributional implications of a low-carbon, climate-resilient growth path?
[Originally posted at https://reliefweb.int/report/viet-nam/vietnam-country-climate-and-development-report]
Dilemmas of Energy Transitions in the Global South
A 2021 book which explores how, in the wake of the Anthropocene, the growing call for urgent decarbonization and accelerated energy transitions might have unintended consequences for energy poverty, justice and democracy, especially in the global South.
[Originally posted at https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/9cd2046a-0087-43cf-a52f-06fa9bab622b/9781000397406.pdf]
A Just Energy Transition for Africa?
A 2020 report which analyses the question what the best solution is for limiting global warming to 1.5C on the one hand, and facilitating universal energy access on the other hand. Furthermore, it analyses the question what the role of public financial institutions like export credit agencies (ECAs) could be in terms of promoting a green energy future in Africa. [Originally posted at https://www.bothends.org/uploaded_files/document/A_Just_Energy_Transition_for_Africa_November_2020.pdf]
Climate Change and the Global Inequality of Carbon Emissions 1990-2020
An October 2021 study by the World Inequality Lab detailing the unequal contribution of rich versus poorer countries to greenhouse gas levels.
[Originally posted at: https://wid.world/document/climate-change-the-global-inequality-of-carbon-emissions-1990-2020-world-inequality-lab-working-paper-2021-21/]