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A Just Green Transition: Concepts and Practice So Far
A 2022 policy brief which argues that a globally 'just transition' requires international support for developing countries that takes into account their realities, capacities, and priorities. [Originally posted at https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/PB_141.pdf]
Latin American Economic Outlook 2022: Towards a Green and Just Transition
A 2022 edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook which explores options for the region to recast its production models, transform its energy matrix and create better jobs in the process. It argues that, for this transition to be just, stronger social protection systems and open dialogue must help build new, sustainable social contracts. In support of this ambitious agenda, the report presents an array of financing options, including green finance, and advocates for renewed international partnerships. [Originally posted at https://repositorio.cepal.org/handle/11362/48415]
Towards a Just Transition for All: Lessons from the Pandemic
A 2021 article which focuses on the possibility of 'just transition' in the health sector following the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysing just transition from two aspects, breadth and depth, the authors look at the current situation in the United States to argue that all transitions should be just, and that when they are unjust, transitions, regardless of sector or region, breed resentment and nativism, resulting in opposition to any kind of structural change. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/actrav/pubs/WCMS_810057/lang--en/index.htm]
How Good Is the European Commission’s Just Transition Fund Proposal?
A 2020 briefing, prepared by Bruegel on the request of the European Parliament Committee for the Regional Development, focuses on the most concrete elements of the Commission’s proposals: the Just Transition Fund regulation proposal that lays down its objective, geographical coverage, the methodology for the allocation of resources and the content of the territorial just transition plans required to underpin the programming; and the targeted amendments of the Common Prevision Regulation (CPR) proposal, which will incorporate the JTF into the overall EU cohesion policy framework (in addition to the ERDF, ESF+, etc). [Originally posted at https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/237638]
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
A 2022 position paper which gathered evidence of the types of transformational changes which are necessary to transition in an effective and just manner to climate neutrality by 2050. [Originally posted at https://rural-interfaces.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Climate_MAP_PP-UK-Scotland.pdf]
Promoting Safety and Health in a Green Economy
A 2012 report which highlights occupational safety and health (OSH) as an integral part of the promotion of green jobs and a greener economy to achieve an economic and social development that is also environmentally sustainable. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/safework/info/WCMS_175600/lang--en/index.htm]
Employment in the Energy Sector
A 2020 report which provides an overview of recent employment trends at the global and EU-28 level related to the greening and decarbonisation of the economy, with a focus on the energy sector. [Originally posted at https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/343467849.pdf]
Skills for a Greener Future: Challenges and Enabling Factors to Achieve a Just Transition
A 2019 policy brief which draws the attention of policy-makers, social partners, training providers and civil society organizations in both developed and developing countries to the essential role of skills development policies in advancing the sustainable transition to a greener future. [Originally posted at http://www.ilo.int/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_731957.pdf]
COP27 Implementation Plan
The COP27 implementation plan is, effectively, the final positions and outcomes of the climate change summit. [Originally posted at https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cop27_auv_2_cover%20decision.pdf]
The Role of Tripartite Social Dialogue in Facilitating a Just Transition: Experiences from Selected Countries
A 2022 working paper which analyses the role of tripartite social dialogue in supporting green workplaces and, more generally, promoting 'just transitions' at enterprise level. [Originally posted at https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/265593]
Pursuing Clean Energy Equitably
A 2011 paper which explores the opportunities for a 'just transition' to low carbon and sustainable energy systems; one that addresses the current inequities in the distribution of energy benefits and their human and ecological costs. [Originally posted at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2351464]
Jobs in Green and Healthy transport: Making the Green Shift
A 2020 study which examines the economy-wide employment implications of an accelerated shift towards greener land transport in the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). [Originally posted at https://thepep.unece.org/sites/default/files/2020-05/THEPEP%20-%20Green%20jobs%20in%20transport.pdf]
Support to the Implementation of the Just Transition
A flagship technical support which is targeted at Member States wishing to address gaps in the implementation of the 'just transition' in their regions. [Originally posted at https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/b3-just_transition.pdf]
The Closing Window: Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies [Executive Summary]
A 2022 executive summary of a report, under the same title, which acts as a testimony to inadequate action on the global climate crisis, and is a call for the rapid transformation of societies. [Originally posted at https://reliefweb.int/report/world/emissions-gap-report-2022-closing-window-climate-crisis-calls-rapid-transformation-societies-enarruzhsw]
The Closing Window: Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies [Key Summary]
A 2022 key messages from a report, under the same title, which acts as a testimony to inadequate action on the global climate crisis, and is a call for the rapid transformation of societies. [Originally posted at https://reliefweb.int/report/world/emissions-gap-report-2022-closing-window-climate-crisis-calls-rapid-transformation-societies-enarruzhsw]
The Closing Window: Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies
A 2022 report which acts as a testimony to inadequate action on the global climate crisis, and is a call for the rapid transformation of societies. [Originally posted at https://reliefweb.int/report/world/emissions-gap-report-2022-closing-window-climate-crisis-calls-rapid-transformation-societies-enarruzhsw]

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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