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Who Is Included in a Just Transition? Considering Social Equity in Canada’s Shift to a Zero-Carbon Economy
A 2019 report which investigates whether the emerging policy consensus on 'just transition' is consistent with the principles of social justice and equity more broadly. [Originally posted at https://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/handle/10315/39319]
2050 Vision and Pathways for a Just Transition to a Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Economy and Society
A 2019 report which is a revised proposal following the outcomes of the concluding conference held on 29 May 2019. [Originally posted at https://www.nationalplanningcommission.org.za/assets/Documents/Vision%20and%20Pathways%20for%20a%20Just%20Transition%20to%20a%20low%20carbon%20climate.pdf]
Realising a Just Transition to Gas-Free Heating in the Dutch Social Housing Sector: Integration of Energy Poverty Considerations into Decision-Making
A 2019 thesis which aims to analyse how energy poverty and the heat transition are related in theory and practice, to guide Dutch municipalities and housing associations in incorporating energy poverty considerations in their heat transition decision-making processes for the social housing sector. [Originally posted at https://edepot.wur.nl/524777]
A Qualitative Analysis of the South African Just Transition
A 2019 thesis which explores hundreds of qualitative views from numerous stakeholders around the country on what the 'just transition' will mean for South Africa. [Originally posted at https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/33867/thesis_com_2021_monteith%20struan.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]
Chapter 4 - Decarbonisation in the Italian Energy Sector: The Role of Social Dialogue in Achieving a Just Transition
A 2019 chapter which focuses on the energy transition in Italy and the role of the social dialogue in the perspective of a 'just a transition'. The work focuses on the Enel case study. [Originally posted at https://www.etui.org/sites/default/files/Just%20transition%2004.pdf]
Financing Inclusive Climate Action in the UK: An Investor Roadmap for the Just Transition
A 2019 report which sets out the role that investors can play in delivering a just transition in the UK. It seeks to understand the growing momentum in favour of a 'just transition' and to illustrate the implications through a set of place-based examples from Yorkshire and the Humber, before setting out recommendations for investor action. [Originally posted at https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/financing-inclusive-climate-action-in-the-uk-an-investor-roadmap-for-the-just-transition/]
Women’s Leadership in Renewable Transformation, Energy Justice and Energy Democracy: Redistributing Power
A 2019 research which analyzes women’s leadership by focusing on how two women-led, non-profit organizations are advancing the renewable energy transition, operationalizing the concept of energy democracy and contributing to the energy justice movement. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629619300829]
Matching Skills Needs with Skills Reserves: Protecting Workers and Communities for a Just Transition
A 2019 report which identifies workers in sectors and regions at high-risk in the transition and examine their skills profiles while keeping the principles of 'just transition' in mind. [Originally posted at https://www.nerinstitute.net/sites/default/files/research/2019/working%20paper%20series%20no%2065_final.pdf]
Navigating Coal Mining Closure and Societal Change: Learning from Past Cases of Mining Decline
A 2019 paper which assess the existing knowledge base to better understand the economic, social and political consequences of mine closure at the national and subnational scales. [Originally posted at https://cdn.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/navigating-coal-mining-closure-and-societal-change.pdf]
Quantifying the Social Equity State of an Energy System: Environmental and Labor Market Equity of the Shale Gas Boom in Appalachia
A 2019 study which develops and demonstrates a systematic approach to quantify the multi-dimensional equity state of an energy system, with a focus on the shale gas boom in the Appalachian basin. [Originally posted at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab59cd/meta]
Coal, Climate Justice, and the Cultural Politics of Energy Transition
A 2019 article which discusses the entanglements of coal with contentious development agendas in many parts of the world through a climate justice lens that engages the cultural politics surrounding coal and energy transition. [Originally posted at https://direct.mit.edu/glep/article/19/2/149/14931/Coal-Climate-Justice-and-the-Cultural-Politics-of]
Power, Agency, and Equity in Decarbonization: A Multi-Scalar Analysis of Just Transition Politics
A 2019 dissertation which explores the political-economic, social, and cultural dynamics of coal plant closures and the emergent grassroots movement to facilitate a 'just transition' for workers and communities who are disproportionately burdened by shifting energy economies. [Originally posted at https://www.proquest.com/openview/5fbacd06b1a0973243f879cee52dde0e/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=51922&diss=y]
Banking the Just Transition in the UK
A 2019 pilot project which aims to identify how banking can support a 'just transition' towards a net-zero-carbon economy and society across the regions of the UK. [Originally posted at https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Banking-the-just-transition-in-the-UK-2.pdf]
A New Horizon: Innovative Reclamation for a Just Transition
A 2019 report which highlights the successes achieved in 2019 from previously submitted projects and showcases a brand new round of innovative project. [Originally posted at https://heraldcourier.com/reclaiming-appalachia-coalition-report-2019-pdf/pdf_19202b84-feb9-11e9-9bd7-235cf41223bf.html]
Leaving No One Behind: Planning for a Just Transition
A 2019 discussion paper which focuses on what a 'just transition' is, what the opportunities and challenges are for business, trade unions, government and communities and how collectively we can govern and finance the transition to a resilient, low carbon economy. [Originally posted at https://unglobalcompact.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019.08.27_Just-Transition-Discussion-Paper-2.pdf]
A New Approach in Australia to Just Transition
A 2019 article which offers a new perspective for a 'just transition' in Australia. [Originally posted at https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/expert-perspective-maher.pdf]

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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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