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Four Principles for a Participatory Just Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
A 2020 position paper which lays out four principles for a 'just transition' in Ukraine and the Western Balkans. [Originally posted at https://bankwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/position-JT-WB-UA.pdf]
Three Sides to Every Story: Gender Perspectives in Energy Transition Pathways in Canada, Kenya and Spain
A 2020 paper which explores energy pathways by applying concepts from innovations and gender studies. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629620301262]
Just Transition in the International Development Cooperation Context
A 2020 report which aims to shed light on how 'just transition' work has been advancing in low and middle-income countries and highlight how trade unions and development actors can enhance climate ambition. It provides examples of union responses in different productive sectors and how Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will shift labour markets and sectorial challenges. [Originally posted at https://www.uniontounion.org/sites/default/files/material_files/report_just_transition_eng_webb.pdf]
Toward a Just Transition to a Democratic New Normal in Myanmar: Cross-Border Migrant Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic
A 2020 brief which moves from what COVID-19 tells us about cross-border migrant labour originating in Myanmar, to more overall remarks about rural development and the entry of particular capital into the Myanmar countryside. [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/migrant_worker_english_v4_0.pdf]
Eskom Transformed: Achieving a Just Energy Transition for South Africa
A 2020 report which presents the case for a modern national power utility - a New Eskom. Unfortunately, in the public discourse around energy in South Africa, the word ‘Eskom' has become an expletive. To suggest that a reformed publicly utility can and must play a new and perhaps expanded role in shaping the country’s energy future as it transitions away from coal sounds ludicrous. But this is exactly what the situation demands, and this report explains why. [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/publication/eskom-transformed-achieving-a-just-energy-transition-for-south-africa]
Paying for the Pandemic and a Just Transition
A 2020 report which answers the question, "Who is going to pay for all of this broken international financial system and climate breakdown?" by bringing together ten progressive proposals that could pay for the costs of the pandemic and finance a just transition to a better world. [Originally posted at https://longreads.tni.org/paying-for-just-transition]
Green Recovery of the Slovak Just Transition Region
A 2020 briefing which summarizes the sustainable energy measures that should be taken for the transformation of Upper Nitra region in the Trenčín administrative area. These measures have the potential to reduce the outflow of money from the region, create jobs and make Upper Nitra a model region for 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.just-transition.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Green-Recovery-Slovakia.pdf]
Saying Adiós to Coal: Lessons on Just Transition from Spain
A 2020 briefing which aims to contribute to the dialogue taking place across Europe and elsewhere on coal phase-out and 'just transition' by using the Spanish case as an example. [Originally posted at https://beyond-coal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Saying-adios-to-coal-EN.pdf]
Climate Action via Just Transitions Across the Island of Ireland: Labour, Land and the Low-Carbon Transition
A 2020 chapter which critically analyzes policy proposals that safe, secure and well-paid green jobs can only be maintained by strong unions, and that bargaining power through unionization is a vital component to achieving a just transition from ‘actually existing unsustainability’.[Originally posted at https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Climate-Action-via-Just-Transitions-Across-the-of-Barry-McIlroy/1c49d735c192dece34f94b3b7a0dd2622464606c#paper-header]
Financing a Just Transition in Ireland
A 2020 report which explores a number of key questions that are central to the discussion on climate action: 1. What are the main economic, political and public policy trends relating to climate action in Ireland, and what are their social implications? 2. What would an ambitious state-led investment strategy in a Green New Deal and 'just transition' consist of? 3. What role does the Irish financial sector play in facilitating or inhibiting the fight against climate breakdown? And what needs to be done to transform private finance in Ireland to ensure that it plays a more supportive role? [Originally posted at http://trademarkbelfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Financing-a-Just-Transition-in-Ireland-1.pdf]
Ireland’s Just Transition – A Report on the Perceptions of Impacted Communities in Ireland
A 2020 research which aims to explore what people in the Lanesborough - Ballyleague community think about recent energy-related developments in their community [Originally posted at https://energyinstitute.ucd.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ireland%E2%80%99s-Just-Transition-%E2%80%93-A-report-on-the-perceptions-of-impacted-communities-in-Ireland.pdf]
Toward a Socially Just Transition to Low Carbon Development: The Case of Indonesia
A 2020 report which foregrounds distributive, procedural and recognition aspects of social justice that are central to Indonesia’s climate mitigation efforts and transition to a green, low carbon economy. [Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344549919_Toward_a_Socially_Just_Transition_to_Low_Carbon_Development_The_Case_of_Indonesia]
Ensuring a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia: Lessons Learned from Country Case Studies
A 2020 report which highlights the possible impacts of energy transition in Indonesia, especially from the social and economic aspects, to ensure a 'just energy' transition in the country. It analyzes the energy transition experiences of four countries, namely Germany, South Africa, Australia, and Canada that Indonesia can adapt to achieve Indonesia’s just energy transition. [Originally posted at https://iesr.or.id/en/pustaka/ensuring-a-just-energy-transition-in-indonesia-lessons-learned-from-country-case-studies-iesr-2020]
COVID-19 and a Just Transition in India's Coal Mining Sector
A 2020 brief which discusses uncertainties within the coal mining sector in India following the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of a 'just transition' for coal mining communities. It provides policy recommendations for new directions in public finance within and outside the energy sector to support job creation and industrial development against the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain coal value chain. [Originally posted at https://sais-isep.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COVID-19-and-a-Just-Transition-in-Indias-Coal-Mining-Sector.pdf]
The Efforts Towards and Challenges of Greece’s Post-Lignite Era: The Case of Megalopolis
A 2020 paper which investigates the environmental, economic, and social state of Megalopolis and the related perspectives with regard to the energy transition, through the elaboration of a SWOT analysis, highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the municipality of Megalopolis and the regional unit of Arcadia. [Originally posted at https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/sustainability/sustainability-12-10575/article_deploy/sustainability-12-10575-v2.pdf]
Sustainable and Socially Just Transition to a Post-Lignite Era in Greece: A Multi-Level Perspective
A 2020 study which builds upon the Multi-Level Perspective framework and further focuses on the phase-out of the dominant fossil fuel, rather than solely exploring the phase-in of new technologies. [Originally posted at https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Sustainable-and-socially-just-transition-to-a-era-a-Nikas-Neofytou/bfb429123ced304d28208fcc2e8c03e5b41d3705]

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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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