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Broadening Engagement With Just Transition: Opportunities and Challenges
A 2020 report which contains communication guidance for civil society representatives, policymakers and academics engaging in conversation with those who work in these industries and the communities they support on the concept of 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://climateoutreach.org/reports/broadening-engagement-with-just-transition/]
Real People, Real Change: Strategies for Just Energy Transitions
A 2018 report which aims to support governments of both developed and developing countries in their endeavour to make energy transitions just building on research and case studies of energy transitions that have happened or that are happening in Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, India, Poland and Ukraine. [Originally posted at https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/real-people-change-strategies-just-energy-transitions.pdf]
Union Experiences and Lessons from Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Nigeria and Spain
A 2019 report which highlights case studies of unions turning Just Transition agreements into legislation, investment, and collective bargaining agreements in Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Nigeria and Spain. [Originally posted at https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/191120_-_just_transition_case_studies.pdf]
Facing Fossil Fuels’ Future: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers in Canada’s Energy and Labour Transitions
A joint September 2021 report from Climate Action Network and BlueGreen Canada exploring the timescale and scope of government action needed to "ensure the people who work directly or indirectly in the oil and gas industry move seamlessly to the low carbon future." [Originally posted at https://www.usw.ca/news/media-centre/articles/2021/can-bgcanada-facing-fossil-fuels-report-oct2021 ]
Alberta’s Coal Phase-Out: A Just Transition?
A November 2019 study evaluating Alberta’s electricity transition from coal--from the Parkland Institute.
Unifor Submission 2021 Federal Just Transition Consultation
Submission to the Canadian government by Unifor, Canada’s largest union in the private sector, outlining a just and equitable transition to decent, good-paying, unionized jobs in the green economy.
Turning Talk into Action: Building Canada's Battery Supply Chain
A report from industry's Clean Energy Canada about the prospects for a battery industry based in Canada as an acnhor for the global market for lithium-ion batteries and the metals and minerals that supply them.
Just Transition For Workers During Environmental Change (Canada)
A 2000 view of Just Transition principles from the Canadian Labour Congress.
Just Transition Creating a Green Social Contract for BC’s Resource Workers
A January 2015 report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives examining Just Transition for resource workers in British Columbia
A Just and Fair Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities
A December 2018 report on the Canadian government's Just Transition task force for coal power workers and communities. [Originally posted at https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.867000/publication.html]
What We Heard from Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities
A December 2018 report by the Canadian Task Force on Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities detailing its conversations with coal workers; coal communities; relevant stakeholder groups; and, federal, provincial, and municipal government departments.
Case Study: Phase out of Coal Fired Electricity Generation in Alberta
A June 2020 study of the impact on workers and their communities during and after the Phase out of Coal Fired Electricity Generation in Alberta and what are the lessons learned about ensuring a Just Transition for these workers, their families and their communities--form the Canadian Labor Education Centre
Case Study: Closure of Ontario's Coal-Fired Power Plants
An August 2020 analysis of the phase-out of all coal-fired plants in Ontario, Canada--from the Canadian Labor Education Centre

Hot Reports

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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