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Just Transition A Report for the OECD
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]
Climate Change and the Just Transition A Guide for Investor Action
A 2018 Guide from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment which sets out how investors can pursue the goal of a just transition as part of their core operating practices. [Originally posted at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/22101ijtguidanceforinvestors23november1118_541095.pdf]
How to Ensure a Just and Fast Transition to a Competitive Low-Carbon Economy for the EU?
A 2018 paper which argues that planning for a 'just transition' for impacted regions and sectors should be a key priority for the incoming Commission in order to reach climate goals and ensure decent jobs for workers and a sustainable future for communities. [Originally posted at https://ieep.eu/uploads/articles/attachments/48c9607d-0c50-48a4-a0e4-d7809e2f89ec/Think%202030%20Low-carbon%20economy%20for%20the%20EU.pdf?v=63710108760]
European Commission Proposal on the Just Transition Fund
A 2020 amended proposal by the European power sector which amends the original proposal of the Just Transition Fund in a way that is inclusive of the the energy aspects the of the transition. It highlights the importance of shaping an instrument that is fit for purpose. [Originally posted at https://cdn.eurelectric.org/media/4434/eurelectric_amendments_jtf_final-2020-030-0269-01-e-h-EDE2BE9D.pdf]
Just Transition Fund
A 2021 briefing by the European Parliament about the planned Just Transition Fund. As part of the European Green Deal, on 14 January 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation to create the Just Transition Fund, aimed at supporting EU regions most affected by the transition to a low carbon economy. [Originally posted at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/646180/EPRS_BRI(2020)646180_EN.pdf]
Just Transition of the Workforce, and the Creation of Decent Work and Quality Jobs
A 2016 technical paper by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which provides an overview of the work undertaken under the Convention on a just transition of the workforce, and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in the context of the impact of the implementation of response measures. The paper also presents the general concept of just transition, including the drivers and objectives of such transitions, and then discusses the linkages between just transition and the impacts of the implementation of climate change mitigation policies. [Originally posted at https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Just%20transition.pdf]
The EU’s Just Transition: Three Challenges and How to Overcome Them
A 2020 policy brief which highlights and addresses three challenges facing 'just transition' in the EU. [Originally posted at https://www.egmontinstitute.be/content/uploads/2020/03/EPB-59-francesca_final.pdf?type=pdf]
Jobs in a Net-Zero Emissions Future in Latin America and the Caribbean
A 2020 report that identifies where jobs can be created in Latin America and the Caribbean while transitioning to net-zero emissions as a path to creating a better world for workers and enterprises while also tackling the climate crisis. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---americas/---ro-lima/documents/publication/wcms_752069.pdf]
EU Blue Economy Report
This is the fifth edition of the report from the European Commission. This 2022 edition continues to "analyse the scope and size of the Blue Economy in the European Union. It aims at providing support to policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for a sustainable development of oceans, coastal resources and, most notably, to the development and implementation of polices and initiatives under the European Green Deal in line with the new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy." [Originally posted at https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/156eecbd-d7eb-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1 ]
Scoping Paper Working Group on Horizontal Stakeholder Strategy
A May 2022 report from the European Commission outlining the work of four Working Groups of the Just Transition Platform. [Originally posted at https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/thefunds/jtf/scoping_paper_wg_horizontal_stakeholder_strategy.pdf]
Commission Staff Working Document on the Territorial Just Transition Plans
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 ]
Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2021
A comprehensive 2021 report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) looking at the most recent estimates of renewable energy employment. [Originally posted at https://www.irena.org/publications/2021/Oct/Renewable-Energy-and-Jobs-Annual-Review-2021]
The Future of Jobs is Green
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]
EU Coal Regions: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
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]
Just Transition Allocation Method (European Commission)
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]
Amended Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council: Establishing the Just Transition Fund
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]

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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