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Just Transitions: Towards a Systematic Analysis
A 2014 chapter which aims to highlight some key factors that must be taken into consideration if we are to better understand both 'just transition' and the justice in transition strategies, and their limits. [Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dimitris-Stevis/publication/323257853_Just_Transitions_Towards_a_Systematic_Analysis/links/5a8c7a16aca27292c0f81f96/Just-Transitions-Towards-a-Systematic-Analysis.pdf]
Fossil-Free Investment for a Just Appalachian Transition: Obstacles and Opportunities
A 2014 paper, commissioned by the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED), which explores the relevance of divestment for the Appalachian Transition. [Originally posted at https://croataninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Fossil_Free_Appalachian_Transition.pdf]
The Political Economy of Low Carbon Energy in Kenya
A 2014 paper which explores the role of politics, actors and institutions in enabling or frustrating the pursuit of climate compatible energy development in Kenya. [Originally posted at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.2040-0209.2014.00445.x]
A Just Transition for All: Can the Past Inform the Future?
A 2014 journal which is focused on drawing the lessons from a few transition experiences in order to analyze how successfully (or not) these processes were managed in the past and how future transitions might be handled in a just manner. The articles all address one or several of the elements highlighted by the International Labour Conference (ILC) conclusions as part of the 'just transition' framework, and provide a rationale and solid justification for the use of these policies in the transition towards sustainability. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/publication/wcms_375223.pdf]
The Long and Winding Road from Black to Green: Decades of Structural Change in the Ruhr Region
This report 2014 report by Béla Galgóczi of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) uses the Ruhr region as an example of the change from traditional industry-based, resource- and material-intensive economic activity towards a knowledge-based, resource-efficient economy. [Originally posted at https://labordoc.ilo.org/discovery/delivery/41ILO_INST:41ILO_V1/1268289810002676 ]
Minnesota Clean Energy Economy Profile--How Industry Sectors are Advancing Economic Growth
A 2014 report by Minnesota government agencies to "quantify the businesses, employment, wages, and investments directly engaged in the clean energy economy."
One Million Climate Jobs Tackling the Environmental and Economic Crises
A 2014 proposal from the United Kingdom's Campaign against Climate Change to hire a million people into government jobs to do new climate jobs in an integrated National Climate Service.

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Covid-19 and a Just Transition in India's Coal Mining Sector The COVID 19 pandemic hit India hard in early 2020, with negative GDP growth and a surge in unemployment. In the energy sector, coal fired power generation was already under pressure from overcapacity, low electricity demand growth, and increasingly competitive renewables.
Considerations for a Just and Equitable Energy Transition As the energy transition accelerates, it is our responsibility, it is our opportunity, to ensure that in addition to contributing to a healthy planet by replacing fossil fuels with clean energy sources, this is accomplished in a just and equitable manner providing prosperity for all.

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