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Enhancing Action on Climate Change Through a Just Transition and the Creation of Decent Work

A 2017 document which aims to provide insight into the contributions the ILO is making towards climate change action, targeting the GCF stakeholders, including National Designated Authorities (NDAs), GCF Board Members, Accredited Entities and Project Managers, as well as the GCF Secretariat. It informs how ILO programmes address climate change from an employment perspective.
[Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_561036.pdf]

The Relevance of Human Rights Law to Just Transitions A Legal Perspective on Ireland’s Climate-Driven ‘Just Transition’ Process

A 2020 report which argues that in order to ensure that the departure from peat is fair and just for all of Ireland’s society, increased efforts should be taken to make contact with workers to determine their needs on an individual basis.
[Originally posted at https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Poverty/JustTransition/Individuals/IndividualClareProfous.pdf]

Measuring the Socio-Economics of Transition: Focus on Jobs

A 2020 report which provides regular assessments of overall employment generation along the renewable energy value chain.
[Originally posted at https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Feb/IRENA_Transition_jobs_2020.pdf]

Shaping Our Green Future: Pathways and Policies for a Net-Zero Transformation

A 2021 collection of essays and papers which provides modelling and analysis that begin to answer some of the following questions: Can “net zero” be a net positive for Indian and global growth? And what are the development pathways that must be put into place in the next few years to turn this new climate ambition into a new, greener development paradigm? What are the changes to the multilateral architecture, to international regulation, and to local laws that must be undertaken if ambitious targets are to be achieved — or, indeed, exceeded? And how can we ensure that the transition is just and inclusive?
[Originally posted at https://www.orfonline.org/research/shaping-our-green-future/]

A Program for Economic Recovery and Clean Energy Transition

A 2021 study which presents a recovery program for California that will also build a durable foundation for an economically robust and ecologically sustainable longer-term growth trajectory.
[Originally posted at https://peri.umass.edu/images/CA-CleanEnergy-6-8-21.pdf]

Supporting a Just Transition

A 2020 statement to outline SSE’s strategy for supporting energy transition in a socially just and fair way. It aims to: 1) provide an early analysis of the impact SSE might make on key stakeholder groups, specifically, employees, consumers and communities; 2) define the principles that will underpin the choices, decisions and influences it can make as a basis for ongoing engagement with the people and organizations who have a stake in SSE’s business activities; 3) summarize actions SSE has taken to date to transition to a low-carbon – and ultimately net zero – company in a responsible way with social equity factors considered.
[Originally posted at https://www.sse.com/media/km5ff0fx/sse-just-transition-strategy-final.pdf]

A Just Recovery Renewable Energy Plan for Africa

A 2021 report which offers a practical opportunity to change the trajectory of energy development, distribution and access. It opens up energy systems to a more democratic process, frees them from the power of transnational corporations (TNCs) and enables people and communities to access sufficient energy.
[Originally posted at https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Friends-of-the-Earth-Just-Recovery-Renewable-Energy-Plan-for-Africa-2021.pdf]

The Sky’s Limit Africa: The Case for a Just Energy Transition from Fossil Fuel Production in Africa

A 2021 report which assesses fossil fuel industry plans to sink USD $230 billion into the development of new extraction projects in Africa in the next decade — and USD $1.4 trillion by 2050. It finds these projects are not compatible with a safe climate future and that they are at risk of becoming stranded assets that leave behind unfunded clean-up, shortfalls of government revenue, and overnight job losses. The report also contains country-level analysis for the top 16 projected oil, gas, and coal producers in Africa for 2020-2050.
[Originally posted at https://priceofoil.org/2021/10/14/the-skys-limit-africa/]

A Just Transition Framework for South Africa

A 2022 report which outlines the ‘just transition’ framework as an opportunity to start dealing with practical issues relating to jobs, local economies, skills, social support, and governance.
[Originally posted at https://pccommissionflow.imgix.net/uploads/images/A-Just-Transition-Framework-for-South-Africa-2022.pdf]

Opportunities for a Just Transition to Environmental Sustainability and COVID-19 Recovery in the Textile and Garment Sector in Asia

A 2022 paper which examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the textile and garment sector, specifically the employment and enterprise impacts, and contextualizes these within the wider development impacts of the sector – social, economic and environmental; both positive and negative – to ask the question: how sustainable is the sector?
[Originally posted at https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/263117/1/ilo-wp54.pdf]

Climate Jobs Policy Brief Summary

A 2018 report which promotes an ecosystems-based approach to promote environmental sustainability and addresses the challenges outlined in the National Development plan. It puts forward forming a Just Transition taskforce driven by the presidency to support the transition process. Several proposals are made to offset the risks of job-losses and support employment creation and intensification in the transition process.
[Originally posted at file:///Users/reema/Downloads/Stream-1-Policy-Brief-2-Climate-Jobs-Policy-Brief-summaryy.pdf]

Down to Zero: The Politics of Just Transition

A 2019 book which looks at the anticipated impact of climate change and the experiences of millions of people who are facing a climate disaster, focusing on Southern and South Africa. It takes its perspective from fenceline communities who have varying interests in a ‘just transition’. The book also recalls the Million Climate jobs campaign, discussing where the climate change jobs will materialize. Lastly it examines the implications of a chaotic and unplanned transition out of coal, experienced around Arnot and Hendrina, two of the six power stations slated for decommissioning before 2030.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/4094-down-to-zero-the-politics-of-just-transition]

Making Sense of Jobs in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition: Managing the Impact of a Coal Transition on Employment

A 2021 policy brief which speaks to the current policy vacuum, proposing steps to address it. It considers the implications of the coal transition for employment in South Africa, with reference to national policy and available research. It then seeks to characterize the key issues, points of contestation, and the current ‘just transition’/employment policy vacuum.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/4235-making-sense-of-jobs-in-south-africa-s-just-energy-transition-managing-the-impact-of-a-coal-transition-on-employment]

Supporting a Just and Climate-Resilient Transition in South Africa

A 2022 book which contains essays written by leading experts in their fields exploring what it will take to achieve a just and climate-resilient transition in South Africa.
[Originally posted at https://www.iej.org.za/supporting-a-just-and-climate-resilient-transition-in-south-africa-presidential-climate-commission/]