A 2020 report which aims to buttress the effort of helping out lignite regions in Greece by way of creation of jobs as well as by developing the potential for growth of a lively economy. [Originally posted at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/policy_brief_just_transition__jobs_in_greece__english.pdf]

A 2020 text, which is the main body and the basic specifications of the master 'just transition' plan for Western Macedonia and Megalopolis. [Originally posted at https://www.sdam.gr/sites/default/files/consultation/Master_Plan_Public_Consultation_ENG.pdf]

A 2020 paper which seeks to present both priorities and challenges for of the EU energy transition. It outlines the key targets and initiatives proposed and set by the European institutions in relation to the energy matters. [Originally posted at https://rujec.org/article/55375/]

A 2020 report which analyzes major structural changes to decarbonize economies and energy systems. It recommends incorporating a series of considerations, notably the need for: strategic planning for impacted communities; governance structures and state capacity to implement 'just transition' actions; and a holistic approach to regional economic development to create viable short-term and long-term solutions for local populations who are affected. [Originally posted at https://www.ebrd.com/documents/policy/insights-from-historical-cases-of-transition.pdf?blobnocache=true]

A 2020 report, which runs an analysis of transitions away from fossil-fuel-based regional employment in Australia’s Latrobe Valley, Scotland’s Just Transition Commission and Germany’s Ruhr Valley and Lausitz/Lusatia, finds that an inclusive, iterative, place-based, context-specific approach enabled by public investment provides the best outcomes, including the creation of low-carbon employment alternatives. [Originally posted http://files.nesc.ie/nesc_research_series/Research_Series_Paper_15_TTCaseStudies.pdf]

A 2020 report which presents nine lessons from the German experience so they can therefore serve as benchmarks for just and timely coal phaseout processes elsewhere. [Originally posted at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep28821.pdf]

A 2020 paper which looks at how transitions are approached, including experiences and approaches to governance elsewhere, particularly in relation to protecting vulnerable groups and sectors. It seeks to identify insights and lessons from past and current international experience. [Originally posted at http://files.nesc.ie/nesc_secretariat_papers/No_20_Approaches_to_Transition.pdf]

A 2020 chapter which discusses how California can ensure a 'just transition' for workers and communities negatively affected by the climate policies discussed in this report. [Originally posted at https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chapter-4-Just-Transition-Putting-California-on-the-High-Road.pdf]

A 2020 report which illustrates, through four case study regions in Europe, that even though each region is different, the challenges they face to ensure a 'just transition' from coal are strikingly similar. [Originally posted at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_just_transition_to_climate_neutrality.pdf]

A 2020 position paper which is dedicated to fostering a consensus on how to define the concept of 'just transition', supporting the development of tools for taking into account the various dimensions of 'just transition', and promoting all innovations in the realm of financial instruments that may help to bring financing flows in line with the 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://financefortomorrow.com/app/uploads/2020/10/Position-Paper_Just-Transition_F4Tpdf.pdf]

A 2020 World Bank report looking at how the labor markets of Western Macedonia--the poorest region in Greece--would address a coal transition [Originally posted at https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/34737/Just-Coal-Transition-in-Western-Macedonia-Greece-Insights-from-the-Labor-Market.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]

A 2020 massive report from the World Bank detailing phases for a "managed transition" in coal in Western Macedonia. [Originally posted at https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/103611593562422573/a-road-map-for-a-managed-transition-of-coal-dependent-regions-in-western-macedonia]

A 2020 thesis which examines how trade unions in different parts of Europe are understanding the concept of a 'just transition' and which strategies they are using to give effect to it. [Originally posted at https://is.muni.cz/th/qd76s/Master_thesis_Maschlanka.pdf]

A 2020 by Health and Environment Alliance which explores how a 'just transition' must include the health perspective, in order to shift the economy towards a climate-neutral and health promoting future, while leaving no one behind. [Originally posted at https://www.env-health.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HEAL-Just-transition.pdf]

A 2020 report which discusses the 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://www.energyforum.in/fileadmin/user_upload/india/media_elements/publications/20200900_COVID19_Just_Transition/20201004_COVID-19_and_just_transition_in_India.pdf]

A 2020 report which analyses the question what the best solution is for limiting global warming to 1.5C on the one hand, and facilitating universal energy access on the other hand. Furthermore, it analyses the question what the role of public financial institutions like export credit agencies (ECAs) could be in terms of promoting a green energy future in Africa. [Originally posted at https://www.bothends.org/uploaded_files/document/A_Just_Energy_Transition_for_Africa_November_2020.pdf]