A 2020 policy brief which shows that carbon tax and emissions trading system are gaining momentum across the world, including in Asia and the Pacific, but current rates are too low to shift behaviour, capital and technology towards low-carbon development. [Originally posted at https://repository.unescap.org/handle/20.500.12870/1069]

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]

A 2022 report which stresses the urgency to act and recommends a variety of immediate and long-term actions to be implemented by governments, businesses and society. The authors depict the current and the desired situation and elaborate on trends, posing opportunities and obstacles for the transformation of the transport sector. [Originally posted at https://changing-transport.org/wp-content/uploads/202204_NDC-TIA-Council_The-Path-to-Zero.pdf]

A 2022 report which aims to provide background context to decarbonisation strategies across the Asia-Pacific region. [Originally posted at https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications/asia-pacific-climatescapes/]

A 2022 paper which aims to define the case for a just and inclusive transition, and its place in meeting the Paris Agreement; highlight the importance that Prudential places on ensuring the transition to a low-carbon economy is a just and inclusive one; and explore case studies and further actions required, both from Prudential and the wider market. [Originally posted at https://www.prudentialplc.com/~/media/Files/P/Prudential-V13/content-pdf/prudential-plc-just-and-inclusive-transition-white-paper.pdf]

A 2021 paper which advocates for (1) greater political commitment and will towards the transition to renewable and less carbon intensive energy sources in ASEAN, and (2) greater public-private cooperation to close the region’s sustainable infrastructure investment gap to support the move to renewables and lower-carbon energy sources that will enable ASEAN to achieve its climate action commitments. [Originally posted at https://www.jetro.go.jp/view_interface.php?blockId=32332087]

A 2022 article which investigates complex realities of climate finance as it flows to the recipient countries With a focus on climate finance in Asia and the Pacific and drawing empirical evidence from Fiji and Indonesia. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629622000561]

A 2022 report which seeks to answer two questions: 1) How to ensure capital is supporting the development of energy transition? How to meet growing energy demand, and at the same time ensure security and stability of supply? 2)What impact will the energy transition have on rising inequality and communities that rely on coal? [Originally posted at file:///Users/reema/Downloads/Broch-ESG-Thema-N8-022022_VF.pdf]

This 2021 brief from the Asian Development Bank examines the potential negative impacts of climate action in non-energy sectors including transport, waste, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. It also underlines the social facet of climate action and highlights the need for policymakers to consider these potential impacts in the preparation and implementation of mitigation and adaptation strategies. [Originally posted at https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/746406/adb-brief-195-just-transition-beyond-energy-sector.pdf]

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. This report suggests that this vision of energy future for the region requires changes in technologies, institutions, and policies to usher in a just energy transition. [Originally posted at https://th.boell.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/Towards%20a%20just%20regional%20energy%20transition.pdf] in a just energy transition.

A 2017 paper which provides a summary of some of the key findings of a Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung-funded international research project, Socially and Economically Just Energy Transformations in Asia, which examined recent developments related to renewable energy and low-carbon energy transitions in eight Asian countries. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/vietnam/13730.pdf]

A 2022 paper by the ITUC-Asia Pacific which is meant to clarify and popularise the centrality of JT as a response to the climate emergency. This monograph covers the following topics: union climate advocacy in the Asia-Pacific, changes in the jobs market due to climate action, JT development challenges, the role of social dialogue in climate policy and economic restructuring, examples of country-level climate programmes and trade union initiatives/responses, and lessons and recommendations on the way forward. [Originally posted at https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6177a47207bd8b3a8f4b6de9/6260f4af771bee51da0229ba_ITUC-AP_JustTransition_PolicyPaper%20-%20Mar%2004%20revised.pdf]

A 2022 report which proposes identifying the different possible visions of the link between social protection and environmental issues and their operationalization. [Originally posted at https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/just-transition-southeast-asia-exploring-links-between-social-protection-and-environmental-policies]

A 2018 report which aims to to share with governments lessons learned on 'just transition' regarding coal mine closure. [Originally posted at https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/484541544643269894/managing-coal-mine-closure-achieving-a-just-transition-for-all]