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A 2021 study which explores the role of a broad range of civil society actors. It focuses on the central Appalachian region in the U.S. (Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia), which has significant fossil-fuel resources.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621000979]
A 2018 reflection paper which came after an event in which COSATU, NALEDI and Project 90 by 2030 with the support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, hosted a discussion event in Johannesburg on 7th August 2018 to gather input from a number of stakeholders on this topic. This reflection paper brings out a few of the important points provided by each presenter and then identifies other key themes that emerged from the event. This paper is not a full summary of content from the event, but captures some of the main themes and aims to stimulate further discussion.
[Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3.-Reflection-Paper_Proof-3_18Dec2018_HighRes.pdf]
A 2018 reflection paper which came after an event in which the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO), in collaboration with Project 90 by 2030, hosted a roundtable discussion in Johannesburg on 28th November 2017 to gather input from a number of stakeholders on the topic of renewable energy jobs in South Africa. The discussion topic (A Just Energy Transition in South Africa: Renewable Energy Jobs - The Reality and the Potential) was informed by presentations from representatives from the renewable energy industry, labour movement and research institutions. This paper brings out a few of the important points provided by each presenter and then identifies other key themes that emerged from the event.
[Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reflection-Paper-6March2018.pdf]
A 2022 toolbox which is largely based on a set of toolkits that the Wuppertal Institute has developed in collaboration with a broad range of
stakeholders for the EU Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition. It thus showcases learnings from coal regions in Europe to a large extent. For this toolbox, the aim was to scale up the extensive knowledge gained from the Initiative’s work to a global perspective, including experiences and knowledge from countries outside the EU.
[Originally posted at https://epub.wupperinst.org/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/7990/file/7990_Transition_Toolbox.pdf]
A 2019 paper which argues that if managed in the right way, the decarbonisation of the city, adaptation to climate change and building
resilience to weather extremes can be planned and implemented in a way which simultaneously improves the wellbeing of all and protects the livelihoods of the most vulnerable. This approach is at the heart of what is known as a ‘just transition.’
[Originally posted at https://www.ccinnolab.org/uploads/media/A%20Just%20Transition%20for%20Hong%20Kong.pdf]
A 2022 report which came after the Green Finance and Development Center at FISF Fudan University, the Center for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London and the Boston University Global Development Policy Center co-hosted a workshop in March 2022 to explore potentials and strategies for the early retirement of coal plants. The workshop assessed the potential for early coal plant retirement, with a focus on China’s role in enabling this transition overseas. The workshop featured presentations on current practices and challenges of early retirement of coal-fired power plants. The workshop also featured a panel discussion on how such early retirement mechanisms could be applied, especially for China’s overseas investments.
[Originally posted at https://www.bu.edu/gdp/files/2022/06/GCI_PB_014_FIN.pdf]
A 2020 book which has six chapters, each of which offers an assessment of proposals to reform the financial system. Every
chapter starts with a table that briefly summarizes the proposals that will be discussed, their proponents or examples of where they are being
implemented, their potential impact, achievability and any associated drawbacks. Six core recommendations (one per chapter) emerge as
priorities, but these are not the only proposals that merit being taken forward. Indeed, all of the measures discussed herein could contribute to
building a financial system that would be part of the solution to climate chaos, rather than part of the problem. Uprooting the monoculture of
financial capitalism and replacing it with a balanced financial ecosystem that sticks to planetary boundaries and respects social justice requires far more than uprooting a single tree.
[Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/changefinance]
A 2022 study which uses South Africa as a reference case study to deconstruct the Just Transition Transaction (JTT) and develops a framework of necessary and conducive features for its application to other countries. The authors then use this framework to evaluate the JTT’s suitability for supporting a green transition in key South-East Asian countries, specifically Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
[Originally posted at https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/skbi/20/]
A 2022 A 2022 report which belongs to a series dedicated to just energy transition partnerships in Africa produced within the framework of the Ukȧmȧ Platform.
[Originally posted at https://www.iddri.org/en/publications-and-events/report/just-energy-transitions-and-partnerships-africa-senegal-case-study]
A 2020 report which suggests that only an ambitious rollout of renewables creates the foundation for a 'just transition' that enhances the local environmental and health benefits of phasing out coal-fired power.
[Originally posted at https://www.boell.de/en/2021/01/05/debt-climate-opportunities-south-africa]
A 2022 study which takes the case of a country with a high level of primary energy share that is renewable – Iceland – as well as high living standards, showing how energy and transport poverty are both possible and precariously experienced.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032122004348]
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