Poverty, Place, and Coal Employment across Appalachia and the United States in a New Economic Era
A 2016 report which brings together two long-standing rural sociological traditions to address debates framed at the national level and for Appalachian communities facing the throes of transition from the coal industry.
[Originally posted at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ruso.12098]
Impacts of the Reimagine Appalachia and Clean Energy Transition Programs for Ohio: Job Creation, Economic Recovery, and Long-Term Sustainability
A 2020 study which proposes a recovery program for Ohio that is capable of exerting an effective counterforce against the state’s economic collapse in the short run while also building a durable foundation for an economically viable and ecologically sustainable longer-term recovery.
[Originally posted at https://peri.umass.edu/images/OhioGreenGrowth_101920_FINAL_230.pdf]
Socioeconomic Transition in the Appalachia Coal Region: Some Factors of Success
A 2021 study which identifies Appalachian counties that have successfully transitioned from dependence on coal while sustaining growth, and assesses factors that facilitate more successful community transition.
[Originally posted at https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/531201635134585522/pdf/Socioeconomic-Transition-in-the-Appalachia-Coal-Region-Some-Factors-of-Success.pdf]
One Million Climate Jobs: Moving South Africa Forward on a Low-Carbon, Wage-Led, and Sustainable Path
A 2017 booklet which is a follow-up, six years later, to the first booklet that was produced in 2011. It is based on well-researched solutions for how South Africa can immediately begin a ‘just transition’, away from the Minerals-Energy Complex that continues to dominate the South
African capitalist economy, to a low carbon economy in which the basic needs of communities are met in an equitable, sustainable and affordable way.
[Originally posted at https://lifeaftercoal.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OMCJ-booklet-AIDC-FINAL-4-Oct17.pdf]
Just Energy Transition: Community Ownership, Jobs and the Future of Renewable Energy Systems
A 2018 reflection paper which came after an event in which COSATU, NALEDI and Project 90 by 2030 with the support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, hosted a discussion event in Johannesburg on 7th August 2018 to gather input from a number of stakeholders on this topic. This reflection paper brings out a few of the important points provided by each presenter and then identifies other key themes that emerged from the event. This paper is not a full summary of content from the event, but captures some of the main themes and aims to stimulate further discussion.
[Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3.-Reflection-Paper_Proof-3_18Dec2018_HighRes.pdf]
Considering Renewable Energy Jobs Within a Just Energy Transition in South Africa
A 2018 reflection paper which came after an event in which the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO), in collaboration with Project 90 by 2030, hosted a roundtable discussion in Johannesburg on 28th November 2017 to gather input from a number of stakeholders on the topic of renewable energy jobs in South Africa. The discussion topic (A Just Energy Transition in South Africa: Renewable Energy Jobs – The Reality and the Potential) was informed by presentations from representatives from the renewable energy industry, labour movement and research institutions. This paper brings out a few of the important points provided by each presenter and then identifies other key themes that emerged from the event.
[Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reflection-Paper-6March2018.pdf]
For Good Jobs & Clean Air: How a Just Transition to Zero Emission Vehicles Can Transform Warehousing
A 2022 report which details the impact of the booming warehouse and logistics industry on Will County, Illinois.
[Originally posted at https://www.ww4j.org/uploads/7/0/0/6/70064813/wwj_report_good_jobs_clean_air.pdf]
Just transition: Make It Work – Towards Decent and High Quality Work in a Green Economy
A 2022 report which came after the Ministers of Labour, Employment, and Social Affairs gathered in Wolfsburg on 24 May 2022 to agree on concrete actions and joint steps towards a ‘just transition’ and the creation of decent, high quality work for a green economy.
[Originally posted at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/628df082e90e071f61322253/g7_lem_communique_final-1.pdf]
Just Transition Study Update
A 2021 report which serves as an update to the previous analysis, and utilizes new data obtained from RESI’s GGRA Plan Analysis that was conducted for the state of Maryland.
[Originally posted at https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/ClimateChange/Documents/2030%20GGRA%20Plan/Just%20Transition%20Study%20Update.pdf]
A Rapid and Just Transition of Aviation: Shifting Towards Climate-Just Mobility
A 2021 paper which discusses how long-term security for workers and affected communities can be guaranteed, without returning to business as before.
[Originally posted at https://stay-grounded.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SG_Just-Transition-Paper_2021.pdf]
Financing a Just Transition: Putting People and Communities at the Heart of Sustainable Investment
A 2021 report which considers the impact on jobs as a result of the transition away from high carbon industries and growth in sectors likely
to benefit from a low carbon future. While the analysis is specific to the UK, the recommendations for investors are relevant at a global, national and local level.
[Originally posted at https://www.rathbonegreenbank.com/insight/financing-just-transition-report]
Powering the Transition
A 2020 report which aims to determine vulnerable communities’ top energy policy priorities. Authors heard opinions from hundreds of community members about climate change, renewable energy, transportation, housing, utilities, and more.
[Originally posted at https://www.pugetsoundsage.org/research/clean-healthy-environment/community-energy/]
World Energy Transitions Outlook
A 2021 report which outlines a pathway for the world to achieve the Paris Agreement goals and halt the pace of climate change by transforming the global energy landscape.
[Originally posted https://irena.org/publications/2021/Jun/World-Energy-Transitions-Outlook]
Renewable Energy, Employment Opportunities and Skill Requirements: Socio-Economic Assessment Tools, Key Findings and Expert Contacts
A 2021 factsheet series, which seeks to present the state of the art in assessing employment co-benefits, interconnecting climate friendly
power planning and sustainable job creation. This joint factsheet edition connects policymakers in local and national government
agencies with expert organisations and contact persons, to quantify specific employment co-benefits, assess policy options and
unlock potentials for people and communities.
[Originally posted at https://www.cobenefits.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Co-Benefits-Factsheets_Employment_2021-2022.pdf]
Just Transition: Employment Projections for the 2.0 °C and 1.5 °C Scenarios
A 2019 book chapter which provides the input data for two different employment development calculation methods: The quantitative analysis, which looks into the overall number of jobs in renewable and fossil fuel industries and the occupational analysis which looks into specific job categories required for the solar and wind sector as well as the oil, gas, and coal industry. Results are given with various figures and tables.
[Originally posted at https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-05843-2_10]
Just Transitions Towards a Nature-Positive Economy: Learning from Stories of Change
A 2021 discussion paper which lays out recommendations to achieve a just economic transitions to become nature-positive.
[Originally posted at https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/just_transitions_towards_a_nature_positive_economy_summary_1.pdf]