When Energy Justice Is Contested: A Systematic Review of a Decade of Research on Sweden’s Conflicted Energy Landscape
A 2022 review which findings suggest that there has been little explicit focus on energy justice in the literature on Sweden’s energy system.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629622003656]
The Effect of Energy Transition on the Labor Market. A Preliminary Evaluation of Poland’s Wind-Energy Industry
A 2022 paper which concentrates on a preliminary evaluation of Poland’s future job market.
[Originally posted at https://journals.pan.pl/Content/122876/PDF/Janikowska-i-Jebreel-I-kor.pdf]
Southeast Asia’s Road to Recovery: Towards a Just Regional Energy Transition
A 2021 report which provides a regional analysis of an energy transition that builds on a 100% renewable energy goal for Southeast Asia by 2050 using the region’s renewable energy from wind, water, geothermal, and solar sources.
[Originally posted at https://th.boell.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/Towards%20a%20just%20regional%20energy%20transition.pdf]
Promoting Safety and Health in a Green Economy
A 2012 report which highlights occupational safety and health (OSH) as an integral part of the promotion of green jobs and a greener economy to achieve an economic and social development that is also environmentally sustainable.
[Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/safework/info/WCMS_175600/lang–en/index.htm]
Employment in the Energy Sector
A 2020 report which provides an overview of recent employment trends at the global and EU-28 level related to the greening and decarbonisation of the economy, with a focus on the energy sector.
[Originally posted at https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/343467849.pdf]
Climate Policy Accelerates Structural Changes in Energy Employment
A 2021 work which adapts a methodology based on employment factors to project future changes in quantity and composition of direct energy supply jobs for two scenarios – (1) relatively weak emissions reductions as pledged in the nationally determined contributions (NDC) and (2) stringent reductions compatible with the 1.5 °C target.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421521005073]
Wind Energy and the Just Transition: Political and Socio-Economic Pinch Points in Wind Turbine Manufacturing and Windfarm Communities in Europe and South Africa
A 2022 report which develops five comparative case studies on wind turbine manufacturing and windfarm deployment in Denmark, Germany, England, Scotland and South Africa.
[Originally posted at https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications/wind-energy-and-the-just-transition-political-and-socio-economic-pinch-points-in-wind-turbine-manufacturing-and-windfarm-communities-in-europe-and-south-africa/]
Solar Has Greater Techno-Economic Resource Suitability than Wind for Replacing Coal Mining Jobs
A 2020 study which focuses on China, India, the US, and Australia, which represent 70% of global coal production, and investigates: (1) the local solar and wind capacity required in each coal mining area to enable all coal miners to transition to solar/wind jobs; (2) whether there are suitable solar and wind power resources in coal mining areas in order to install solar/wind plants and create those jobs; and (3) the scale of renewables deployment required to transition coal miners in areas suitable for solar/wind power.
[Originally posted at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6c6d/meta]
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]
Offshore Wind Policy Directions Paper
A March 2022 paper outlining the Australian Victoria State Government policy on the policy for offshore wind development.
[Originally posted at https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/renewable-energy/a-clean-energy-future/offshore-wind-energy]
The Role of Social Resistance in Shaping Energy Transition Policy in Mexico: the Case of Wind Power in Oaxaca
A 2020 chapter which sets out Mexico’s regulatory policy in this subject and the ways in which the legal instrument ruling the energy transition has incorporated social aspects. It elaborates on the influence of grassroots movements in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in highlighting the importance of inclusion of local population to achieve just energy transitions. The chapter seeks to understand the ways in which top-down public policies are modified by bottom-up social movements.
[Originally posted at https://www.academia.edu/42008158/The_role_of_social_resistance_in_shaping_energy_transition_policy_in_Mexico_the_case_of_wind_power_in_Oaxaca]
Green Jobs: An Estimation of the Direct Employment Potential of Greening the South African Economy
A 2011 report which provides a segmented view of the net direct job creation expected in the formal economy across a wide range of technologies/activities that may be classified as green or contributing to the greening of the economy. The report aims to contribute to strategic planning. It highlights implementation challenges to unlock the green economy’s potential.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/4056-green-jobs-an-estimation-of-the-direct-employment-potential-of-greening-the-south-african-economy]
Renewable Energy Auctions
A 2019 report which focuses on how to design auctions to achieve objectives beyond price discovery.
[Originally posted at http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/IRENA_RE%20Auctions_Status%20and%20trends_2019.pdf]
Transition to What? Injustices of the ‘Low Carbon’ Economy and ‘Green Energy’
A 2021 bulletin which reflects on some aspects of this ‘green’ camouflage and aims to expose interests, actors and threats that are hidden underneath.
[Originally posted at https://www.wrm.org.uy/sites/default/files/bulletin-pdfs/Boletin-256_ENG.pdf]
Renewable Energy (In)justice in Latin America
A 2021 report which offers clear and robust evidence for debates on business accountability, uncovering the dark side of the “clean” energy industries. Authors expect this analysis will be a useful addition to the ‘just transition’ debate and help achieve the urgently needed reforms in the regions highlighted, where communities continue to face abuse.
[Originally posted at https://media.business-humanrights.org/media/documents/RE_LATAM_final_English.pdf]
Prospects for a Socially Just Energy Transition in Viet Nam: 2021 and Beyond
A 2021 paper which is an update of a 2017 publication written for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in Viet Nam on a Socially Just Energy Transition in Viet Nam. This energy transition must deliver a large part of Viet Nam’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation, provide access to clean energy for all, and create opportunities for decent jobs and micro-businesses for the rural poor, women and ethnic minorities.
[Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/vietnam/18201-20210907.pdf]