India
Feeding the world’s growing population in ways that are effective, ethical and socially just, and protect the natural systems on which all life depends is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. It forms the theme of this book of papers of the 2022 Edinburgh conference of the European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics (EURSAFE).
[Originally posted at https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/epdf/10.3920/978-90-8686-939-8?role=tab]
A 2021 report which creates a novel dataset comprised of all 459 operational coal mines in India, using multiple Right to Information
Act applications (India’s Freedom of Information Act) and then combining this dataset with coal company wise employment factors to estimate direct job numbers at the district level(a subadministrative unit).
[Originally posted at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2633-1357/abdbbb/meta]
A 2020 study which focuses on China, India, the US, and Australia, which represent 70% of global coal production, and investigates: (1) the local solar and wind capacity required in each coal mining area to enable all coal miners to transition to solar/wind jobs; (2) whether there are suitable solar and wind power resources in coal mining areas in order to install solar/wind plants and create those jobs; and (3) the scale of renewables deployment required to transition coal miners in areas suitable for solar/wind power.
[Originally posted at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6c6d/meta]
A 2021 dissertation in which the author conducted a systematic review of the academic literature on 'just transition' to synthesize identified elements of 'just transition'. Next, the author collected a novel employment factors dataset and combined it with an integrated assessment model to analyze the energy sector employment implications of climate policies. Whether ‘local’ renewable jobs can be created for fossil fuel workers in key coal producing countries is also assessed. Finally, several novel datasets were collected to quantify and compare the scale of current socio-economic dependency on coal at the district level in India.
[Originally posted at https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0398719]
A 2022 conference proceedings which reflect the views of the stakeholders (policymakers, industry leaders, academia, and researchers) on the impact of the ongoing electric vehicle transition on the workforce of the automotive and transport industries and ways to ensure a 'just transition'. The proceedings also highlight some of the recommendations shared by the stakeholders on minimizing the adverse impacts of the transition and the need for skill development initiatives, at the national and state levels, to optimize employment opportunities and reduce skill shortages during the electric vehicle transition.
[Originally posted at https://www.wri.org/research/just-transition-and-skill-development-electric-vehicle-industry]
A 2020 paper which examines the complex terrain of adoption of digital technologies of production in the automotive industry in India to understand two key aspects: first, the conditions of adoption and second, the impact of digitization on work relations.
[Originally posted at https://www.rosalux.de/fileadmin/rls_uploads/pdfs/Studien/Studien_9_Industry_engl_web.pdf]
A 2022 book which provides a comprehensive overview of the financing gap that emerging and developing countries face to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate goals. It provides detailed country- and region-level analysis of the challenges and
opportunities of scaling up sustainable finance and investment and discusses the range of instruments that could be used to reach these climate and development objectives.
[Originally posted at https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/scaling-sustainable-finance-and-investment-global-south]
A 2021 analysis which suggests that climate change criterion in the intergovernmental fiscal transfer mechanism in India is a significant step to incentivise the conservation of forests. However, the macropolicy channel of this link is through the public expenditure priorities related to climate change commitments by the state governments, to make a 'just transition' towards a sustainable climate-resilent economy.
[Originally posted at https://nipfp.mimirtech.com/media/medialibrary/2021/08/WP__341_2021.pdf]
A 2021 factsheet series, which seeks to present the state of the art in assessing employment co-benefits, interconnecting climate friendly
power planning and sustainable job creation. This joint factsheet edition connects policymakers in local and national government
agencies with expert organisations and contact persons, to quantify specific employment co-benefits, assess policy options and
unlock potentials for people and communities.
[Originally posted at https://www.cobenefits.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Co-Benefits-Factsheets_Employment_2021-2022.pdf]
A 2022 brief which highlights some policy takeaways for India from the broad areas identified by the Working Group-III (WG-III). It notes the actions needed to enable a greater flow of cross-border finance, foster innovation to ensure a synergy between development goals and mitigation actions, and the early planning necessary to overcome the challenges associated with achieving a 'just transition'.
[Originally posted at https://www.orfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ORF_IssueBrief556_IPCC-Mitigation-Efforts.pdf]
A 2021 brief which outlines a framework for India’s “new green revolution” that will not only be feasible for small and marginal farmers, but will provide them stable incomes. The brief explores the necessary attributes of such a climate-smart transition.
[Originally posted at https://www.orfonline.org/research/new-green-revolution-just-transition-climate-smart-crops/]
A 2021 collection of essays and papers which provides modelling and analysis that begin to answer some of the following questions: Can “net zero” be a net positive for Indian and global growth? And what are the development pathways that must be put into place in the next few years to turn this new climate ambition into a new, greener development paradigm? What are the changes to the multilateral architecture, to international regulation, and to local laws that must be undertaken if ambitious targets are to be achieved — or, indeed, exceeded? And how can we ensure that the transition is just and inclusive?
[Originally posted at https://www.orfonline.org/research/shaping-our-green-future/]
A 2017 study which provides an overview of different 'just transition', energy transformation and climate justice discourses, presents a set of just energy transition principles and applies them to evaluate climate policies of 12 Global South countries.
[Originally posted at https://www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/fileadmin/mediapool/blogs/Fuenfgelt_Joachim/just_energy_transition_in_global_south_final.pdf]
A 2022 report which contains key insights on the transition to clean and renewable energy in nine countries in the Asia-Pacific region, derived from extensive desk research, a primary research survey and expert interviews, produced by a team of Economist Impact researchers and editors.
[Originally posted at https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/net-zero-and-energy/accelerating-the-energy-transition-apac]
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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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