Coal
A 2022 working paper which looks at the continued finance provided by the Colombian government for fossil fuels and consider how these resources could be better deployed to achieve the country’s development priorities.
[Originally posted at https://cdn.odi.org/media/documents/ODI_Working_paper_Phasing_out_fossil_fuel_subsidies_in_Colombia_9rTjlFQ.pdf]
A 2018 report which examines why and for what the advancement of renewables is a strategic matter from a left-wing viewpoint, so that
we can evaluate accurately both the transition towards a different energy matrix and the consequent impacts and risks.
[Originally posted at https://www.rosalux.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Extractivismo_INGLES_FINAL_IMPRENTA.pdf]
A 2020 report which has developed a set of Principles for 'just transitions' in extractives and agriculture, to help shape fair climate futures in our energy and food systems.
[Originally posted at https://actionaid.nl/2020/12/17/principles-for-just-transitions-in-extractives-and-agriculture-shaping-energy-and-food-systems-that-work-for-women-communities-and-the-climate/]
A 2021 policy brief which is divided into three parts. Part 1 focuses on gaps in current global discourse that are preventing and / or delaying decarbonization. Part 2 then looks beyond decarbonization targets to outline the broader demands of a sustainable economy that rejects the destructive policies characterizing the fossil fuel era. Finally, Part 3 discusses the great opportunity afforded by the climate transition: the chance to rework our economic system to improve social outcomes all while maintaining a safe and stable environment.
[Originally posted at https://marshallcop26.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/just_energy_transtions_long.pdf]
A 2020 study which assesses the changes necessary in employment and workers’ skills in line with the shift to renewables, as well as lessons learned from other countries transitioning away from coal.
[Originally posted at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/609a53264723031eccc12e99/t/60ed4d6d4918f36a6d5eb6d3/1626164593677/A+Just+Energy+Transition+in+South+Africa.pdf]
A 2020 paper which explores the peacebuilding implications of energy transitions towards a carbon-neutral future. It examines, on the one hand, the potential risks that abrupt or unmanaged ‘cut off points’ from fossil fuels may pose for peace, and the role that sustainable and 'just transitions' can play in mitigating this. At the same time, it analyzes the significant opportunities that sustainable and just transitions away from fossil fuels can provide for peace, socio-economic and political stability, health, environmental regeneration and justice globally.
[Originally posted at https://quno.org/sites/default/files/resources/QUNO%20The%20Peacebuilding%20Implications%20%20of%20Energy%20Transitions%20to%20a%20%20Carbon-Neutral%20Future_12OCT2020.pdf]
A 2022 paper which explores the economic, environmental, and social challenges presented by the energy transition at the community level, highlighting four case studies from transitioning coal-dependent communities across the United States to ultimately identify best practices in coal plant decommissioning processes.
[Originally posted at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s43621-022-00080-z.pdf]
A 2021 report which provides a structure to monitor the socio-economic impacts of the energy transition and to support the decarbonization of the mining and energy sectors in a socially acceptable manner while contributing to the economic development of the country in line with the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019 targets until 2030.
[Originally posted at https://cdn.ymaws.com/southafricanenergyassociation.site-ym.com/resource/collection/604B4B63-5AC4-42BC-9C4E-E7599014C1A5/DMRE_Towards_a_JET__Framework_Discussion_Document_Nov_2021.pdf]
A 2021 brief which explores the opportunities presented by the energy transition to make progress for fairer, more inclusive conditions of energy generation and use and how UK PACT projects are embracing these.
[Originally posted at https://www.ukpact.co.uk/hubfs/Publications%20(briefs)/Exploring-global-mitigation-measures.pdf]
A 2019 research which aims to provide recommendations for the Ukrainian authorities, both national and regional, on how to manage the closure of coal mines with a sound economic perspective and minimal negative social consequences on the basis of the analysis of positive and negative experiences of coal mines’ closure in Ukraine and select EU countries (Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic).
[Originally posted at https://www.germanwatch.org/sites/default/files/Study_Transformation_Experiences_Coal_Regions_EN.pdf]
A 2020 study which analyzes how residents in seven coal mining towns in Donetsk Oblast — Dobropillya, Myrnohrad, Novohrodivka, Pokrovsk, Vuhledar, Selydove, and Toretsk — view the development of their region and of their own towns in the face of upcoming mine closures.
[Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ukraine/17034-20201218.pdf]
A 2021 paper which aims to explore energy insecurity in Turkey at the intersection of environmental sustainability, human security and justice vis-à-vis growing energy demand coupled with greenhouse gas emissions coming from the transport sector.
[Originally posted at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2021.631337/full]
A 2019 report which aims to collect, examine and highlight the social and environmental conflicts related to the coal supply chains of energy companies that own thermal power plants in Spain. The report focuses on human rights violations according to the UN Guiding Principles and highlights the generation of poverty in local communities around mines in countries from which coal is imported, the loss of people's traditional livelihoods (agriculture, fishing and livestock), the adverse health effects of air, water and soil pollution, the loss of water sources, the forced displacement and resettlement of populations, the loss of territory and access to land, as well as the state of working conditions in mines.
[Originally posted at https://es.greenpeace.org/es/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/COAL-AND-HUMAN-RIGHTS.pdf]
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Covid-19 and a Just Transition in India's Coal Mining Sector
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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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