India
A 2019 book summary which presents visions of regenerative and redistributive economies, built with collective power: from the thriving cooperative economy in Kerala, India, to the hundreds of local saving banks in Germany, the worker-owned bank Banco Popular in Costa Rica, and the thousands of People’s Credit Funds in Vietnam. It explores models that could become the new normal—the basis for a democratically organized and life sustaining future.
[Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/publicfinance]
A 2019 book which presents visions of regenerative and redistributive economies, built with collective power: from the thriving cooperative economy in Kerala, India, to the hundreds of local saving banks in Germany, the worker-owned bank Banco Popular in Costa Rica, and the thousands of People’s Credit Funds in Vietnam. It explores models that could become the new normal—the basis for a democratically organized and life sustaining future.
[Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/publicfinance]
A 2021 study which reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region.
[Originally posted at https://responsibank.id/media/497354/a-future-without-coal-banking-on-asias-just-energy-transition.pdf]
A 2022 report on the online dialogue about justice in sustainability transitions which took place on the 8th of June 2022 by a group of 35 researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from around 10 countries. The dialogue on the 8th of June aimed to identify social impacts of transitions on different stakeholders and how conditions can be created to make sure no one is left behind.
[Originally posted at https://www.wur.nl/en/publication-details.htm?publicationId=publication-way-363032363632]
A 2021 book which explores how, in the wake of the Anthropocene, the growing call for urgent decarbonization and accelerated energy transitions might have unintended consequences for energy poverty, justice and democracy, especially in the global South.
[Originally posted at https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/9cd2046a-0087-43cf-a52f-06fa9bab622b/9781000397406.pdf]
A 2022 report which highlights the ways in which extreme weather events, flooding, air pollution and draughts are impacting workers, especially women and young workers who often hold the most precarious jobs and have the least protection. It also features the effects of two technological changes often justified as related to combating climate change: the expansion of electric buses and the introduction of automated ticket vending technology.
[Originally posted at https://www.itfglobal.org/sites/default/files/node/resources/files/A%20Just%20Transition%20for%20Urban%20Transport%20Workers_Report.pdf]
A 2020 report which aims to shed light on how 'just transition' work has been advancing in low and middle-income countries and highlight how
trade unions and development actors can enhance climate ambition. It provides examples of union responses in different productive sectors and how Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will shift labour markets and sectorial challenges.
[Originally posted at https://www.uniontounion.org/sites/default/files/material_files/report_just_transition_eng_webb.pdf]
A 2021 report which identifies priority actions for the financial sector in India to address social risks arising from the economic transition, with the help of a 'just transition' framework that assesses the exposure by sector and region.
[Originally posted at https://assets.cdcgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/09130404/Towards-a-just-transition-finance-roadmap-for-India_July-2021.pdf?id=1]
A 2020 brief which discusses uncertainties within the coal mining sector in India following the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of a 'just transition' for coal mining communities. It provides policy recommendations for new directions in public finance within and outside the energy sector to support job creation and industrial development against the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain coal value chain.
[Originally posted at https://sais-isep.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COVID-19-and-a-Just-Transition-in-Indias-Coal-Mining-Sector.pdf]
A 2021 brief which provides an initial assessment of priorities and opportunities for research and information sharing on 'just transition' in India, based on a review of international literature and expert interviews. Specifically, the brief identifies: global just transition elements most relevant for India; research topics needing further investigation to help support 'just transition' in India; and India's experiences that might be useful for other emerging economies.
[Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353047403_Building_Bridges_to_a_Just_Transition_Connecting_India's_challenges_and_solutions_with_international_experience_IISD_ISSUE_BRIEF_International_Institute_for_Sustainable_Development]
A 2019 chapter which puts forth that democratic, public, and cooperative management of energy systems can prioritize social alongside climate concerns, as part of a wider industrial strategy to retrain workers and decarbonize industry.
[Originally posted at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199498734.003.0017]
A 2022 article which shows that following current policies, by the end of the decade, coal-bearing states will likely sink deeper into carbon lock-ins, while the rest of India, especially western and southern states could become increasingly decarbonized.
[Originally posted at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5194]
A 2021 World Bank sweeping paper analyzes the status of coal
phase-out around the world, the magnitude
and character of coal mining jobs and their spillovers in local economies, and the
challenges associated with future labor
transition; the report highlights five case studies: Poland, Indonesia, India, United States and South Africa.
[Originally posted at https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/37118]
A 2020 report which discusses the uncertainties within the coal mining sector in India following the COVID 19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of a just transition for coal mining communities. It provides policy recommendations for new directions in public finance within and outside the energy sector to support job creation and industrial development against the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain coal value chain. [Originally posted at https://www.energyforum.in/fileadmin/user_upload/india/media_elements/publications/20200900_COVID19_Just_Transition/20201004_COVID-19_and_just_transition_in_India.pdf]
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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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