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A 2018 report which explores the circumstances leading to the phase-out and the actions taken by affected players for those who may draw inspiration and lessons from Alberta: policy-makers, campaigners, environmental groups, the coal industry and others transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
[Originally posted at https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/end-coal-albertas-coal-phase-out]
A 2021 report which explores the potential for a Just Transition Act to achieve a managed transition to a lower-carbon economy that minimizes the potential harms and maximizes the potential benefits for workers and their communities.
[Originally posted at https://www.homelesshub.ca/resource/roadmap-canadian-just-transition-act-path-clean-and-inclusive-economy]
A 2021 study which found that a successful ‘just transition’ is a complex procedure. But if done right, it can have a net benefit on
coal regions in terms of employment, the economy and the environment.
[Originally posted at https://www.wwf.eu/?3223816/Europes-coal-regions-boosting-employment-environment-economy-through-just-transition]
A 2021 draft report which aims at outlining the transition process, including potential pathways to decarbonization in eight carbon-intensive districts of Bulgaria; assessing the economic, social and environmental impacts of decarbonization; and identifying economic diversification opportunities for each of the eight districts to address potential negative employment impacts.
[Originally posted at https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099850406022221065/p17433208e9b820909d860497e58cd4060]
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/]
A 2012 booklet which explains the causes and effects of climate change, and its impacts on workers and the poor, in an economic system which puts profits before people and the planet. It unpacks international negotiations about a global climate deal. Solutions are introduced and analyzed, and suggestions made for unions to take the work forward.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/download/2055_ec782d5f9cf58c01871e5c5e9a711650]
A 2021 paper which aims at nontraditional climate policy actors such as the finance and planning ministries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective is to provide a glimpse into the existing, limited, regional examples of how effective climate policy may be achieved while also contributing to sustainable economic and social development.
[Originally posted at https://publications.iadb.org/en/climate-policies-latin-america-and-caribbean-success-stories-and-challenges-fight-against-climate]
A 2022 paper which examines the fiscal impacts of an net-zero emissions transition on major hydrocarbon producers in Latin America and the Caribbean and outlines next steps for countries to prepare for green, 'just transitions'.
[Originally posted at https://www.bu.edu/gdp/files/2022/04/TF-WP-004-FIN.pdf]
A 2019 report which shows the essential role played by long-term strategies in terms of identifying and planning the deployment of the infrastructure and policy packages necessary to ensure a 'just transition' towards a net-zero emission economy.
[Originally posted at https://publications.iadb.org/en/getting-net-zero-emissions-lessons-latin-america-and-caribbean]
A 2021 paper which aims at providing estimates of countries’ macroeconomic exposures to the low-carbon transition. The authors develop a method to evaluate countries’ external, fiscal and socio-economic exposure, and, considering their capacity to adapt their productive structure, they analyze countries’ vulnerabilities and risks in these different dimensions.
[Originally posted at https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/developing-countries-macroeconomics-low-carbon-transition]
A 2020 research paper which aims to redress the many social and political issues that have so far been neglected in planning for the circular economy transition by considering how ‘just transition’ and social equity may be achieved through policy and practice. [Originally posted at https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/sites/default/files/2020-04-01-inclusive-circular-economy-schroder.pdf]
A 2017 report prepared for the Just Transition Centre, with contributions from ITUC, TUAC and ITUC affiliates. It was provided to the OECD in the context of the project “Growth, investment and the low carbon transition.” [Originally posted at https://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/g20-climate/collapsecontents/Just-Transition-Centre-report-just-transition.pdf]
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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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