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A 2021 report which recommends, based on international guidelines and practices, that Serbia implements a roadmap for a 'just transition',
composed of seven clusters of activities and that will culminate in the adoption, implementation and monitoring of a plan for a 'just transition' to a low carbon economy in Serbia.
[Originally posted at https://www.klimatskepromene.rs/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/08-03-2021_Report-on-a-Roadmap-for-Just-Transition-for-Serbia.pdf]
A 2021 study which aims to challenge the way environmental, climate and social NGOs are placed in a system of silos that hinders meaningful exchanges among them and prevents from contributing to decisions on a socially 'just green transition' in Europe and worldwide. It provides examples of contributions made by trade unions and social movements to the creation of environmentally sustainable, fair and inclusive societies.
[Originally posted at https://www.solidar.org/system/downloads/attachments/000/001/343/original/SOLIDAR_Study_Just_Transition_2021.pdf?1625207707]
A 2021 report which explores 'just transition' readiness found that the most-exposed companies globally are generally under-prepared for the coming disruption to workforces, supply chains, communities and consumers caused by the transition to net zero.
[Originally posted at https://assets.website-files.com/5df9172583d7eec04960799a/61b1ecee7929380a0fdba25b_BX10329_MCO-ESG%20Solutions_Just%20Transition-DEC2021.pdf]
A 2019 chapter which discusses how regions in industrial transition can successfully manage the transition towards a climate-neutral economy.
[Originally posted at https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/81ebdb4c-en.pdf?expires=1663681293&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=20A416FF5F6A5C0DF84FFCD0B15AA770]
A 2022 report which emphasizes our responsibility towards ensuring 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.
[Originally posted at https://www.sei.org/publications/just-equitable-energy-transition/]
A 2022 report which argues that the term 'just transition' needs a rigorous updating to develop its full conceptual power for the analysis and evaluation of the rapid and extensive energy transitions already underway. After reviewing the different uses of 'just transition' in practice and scholarship, the authors propose that the term be used as an analytical concept for an ongoing process of transition.
[Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2022.2108365]
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 2017 thesis which examines the Government of British Columbia’s 'Supports for Interior Forestry Workers’ programs in response to the 2019 forest sector downturn and describes lessons about how impacted workers and community members evaluate transition management based on their perceptions and values. This work also offers principles and practices for delivering 'just transition' policy and program supports. It suggests that the government of British Columbia must adjust existing supports and proactively develop policy measures to manage and mitigate the negative consequences of future transitions in collaboration with other key actors.
[Originally posted at https://dam-oclc.bac-lac.gc.ca/download?is_thesis=1&oclc_number=1287015047&id=8d83b527-5111-460c-a7b6-657ce9f4e245&fileName=file.pdf]
A 2018 broad overview from the World Bank of coal mines focusing on transition policies and strategy development; People and communities; and land and environmental remediation.
[Originally posted at https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/484541544643269894/pdf/130659-REVISED-PUBLIC-Managing-Coal-Mine-Closure-Achieving-a-Just-Transition-for-All-November-2018-final.pdf]
A paper which outlines a transition plan for working people and their communities who rely on the coal-fired electricity sector for employment, and focuses on the need to minimize the impact of unplanned closures on regional communities, which we have seen recently
occur in the Port Augusta and Anglesea communities.
[Originally posted at https://www.actu.org.au/media/1032953/actu-policy-discussion-paper-a-just-transition-for-coal-fired-electricity-sector-workers-and-communities.pdf]
A 2018 report which highlights key considerations and sets out how to plan a just transition process, rather than making detailed policy recommendations. This report focuses on progress in the energy sector in BRICS countries and the Next 11 emerging markets, comparing approaches to distill best practice in achieving local objectives. [Originally posted at https://www.sustainablefinance.hsbc.com/carbon-transition/enabling-a-just-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy-in-the-energy-sector]
A 2017 report which seeks to describe key features of Alaska’s economic landscape and highlight existing community projects and ideas that are signposts on the road to a sustainable economy. In addition the report includes recommendations for policies that could help amplify and accelerate this transition beyond a continued economic dependence on fossil fuels and toward a just and sustainable economy. [Originally posted at https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Arctic-Report-2017-10-13.pdf]
A 2022 research paper which summarises the key findings of a project which has looked at the role of territorial cooperation in supporting the delivery of Just Transition in the remote and sparsely-populated areas of the (European) Arctic and near Arctic.
[Originally posted at https://eprc-strath.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Territorial-Cooperation-and-Just-Transition_draft-report.pdf]
A 2020 report by Amnesty International which was a submission in response to the call for contributions issued by the United Nations
(UN) Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights ahead of his upcoming report on how the human rights of people in poverty can be incorporated in the national plans aimed at putting the economy on a "greener" path.
[Originally posted at https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Poverty/JustTransition/NGOs/Amnesty-International.pdf]
A 2017 study which provides an overview of the different 'just transition', energy transformation and climate justice discourses of the previous years and how they are ultimately reflected in the Paris Agreement. It shows how they overlap in terms of transition narratives and policy demands.
[Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/13955.pdf]
A 2022 paper which presents several social and employment-related elements to be factored into financial decision making to align it with the objectives of a 'just transition'. It highlights some building blocks of the financial market infrastructure that could be enhanced by including social aspects so as to deliver systematic positive contributions to sustainable development goals; and it connects these building blocks with elements of emerging transition finance frameworks, for further research and discussion by the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group and other relevant platforms.
[Originally posted at https://g20sfwg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Finance-for-a-Just-Transition-and-the-Role-of-Transition-Finance-ILO.pdf]
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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