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A September 2021 report from the European Commission examining aspects of Just Transition plans for EC territories. [Originally posted at https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/thefunds/jtf/swd_territ_just_trans_plan_en.pdf ]
A 2021 analysis by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission that asserts that the European Green Deal and "green transition" will result in job growth given proper substantial investments in greening the economy, which could also lead to job growth if supported by the right policy mix" [Originally posted at https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC126047/JRC126047_01.pdf]
A 2018 report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission entify the regions2 that looks at the "potential decline of coal mining and coal power-plant activities" and assesses "the impact on regional jobs" as well "reviews potential actions that could be undertaken at regional level, which could help re-use retired coal infrastructure and re-deploy personnel to new activities or extend the life of coal power plants with lower impact to the environment, thus maintaining jobs and economic activities within the affected regions" [Originally posted at https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC112593/kjna29292enn.pdf]
This table from January 2020 outlines the Just Transition Mechanism allocation for the European Commission pursuant to the Amended proposal for the Just Transition Fund which "will provide support to all EU Member States, while concentrating on those territories and regions where the magnitude of the climate transition is larger." [Original posted at https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_20_66]
This is the final May 2020 amended proposal by the European Commission to establish a Just Transition Fund [Original posted at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52020PC0460]

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