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A 2022 report which compares and explains how political and economic institutional differences influenced efforts to balance energy transition concerns, like speed and cost-effectiveness with justice for companies, workers and communities most adversely affected by the transition.
[Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14693062.2022.2052788?journalCode=tcpo20]
A 2021 report which recommends, based on international guidelines and practices, that Serbia implements a roadmap for a 'just transition',
composed of seven clusters of activities and that will culminate in the adoption, implementation and monitoring of a plan for a 'just transition' to a low carbon economy in Serbia.
[Originally posted at https://www.klimatskepromene.rs/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/08-03-2021_Report-on-a-Roadmap-for-Just-Transition-for-Serbia.pdf]
A 2021 report which explores 'just transition' readiness found that the most-exposed companies globally are generally under-prepared for the coming disruption to workforces, supply chains, communities and consumers caused by the transition to net zero.
[Originally posted at https://assets.website-files.com/5df9172583d7eec04960799a/61b1ecee7929380a0fdba25b_BX10329_MCO-ESG%20Solutions_Just%20Transition-DEC2021.pdf]
A 2020 report which illustrates, through four case study regions in Europe, that even though each region is different, the challenges they face to ensure a 'just transition' from coal are strikingly similar.
[Originally posted at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_just_transition_to_climate_neutrality.pdf]
A 2022 briefing which identifies the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) development in South Africa, the role and perspective of Civil Society Organizations of South Africa in JETP, and pinpoints lessons learned for similar future partnerships.
[Originally posted at https://www.germanwatch.org/en/87278]
A 2017 thesis which examines the Government of British Columbia’s 'Supports for Interior Forestry Workers’ programs in response to the 2019 forest sector downturn and describes lessons about how impacted workers and community members evaluate transition management based on their perceptions and values. This work also offers principles and practices for delivering 'just transition' policy and program supports. It suggests that the government of British Columbia must adjust existing supports and proactively develop policy measures to manage and mitigate the negative consequences of future transitions in collaboration with other key actors.
[Originally posted at https://dam-oclc.bac-lac.gc.ca/download?is_thesis=1&oclc_number=1287015047&id=8d83b527-5111-460c-a7b6-657ce9f4e245&fileName=file.pdf]
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 2020 World Bank report looking at how the labor markets of Western Macedonia--the poorest region in Greece--would address a coal transition
[Originally posted at https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/34737/Just-Coal-Transition-in-Western-Macedonia-Greece-Insights-from-the-Labor-Market.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]
A 2018 broad overview from the World Bank of coal mines focusing on transition policies and strategy development; People and communities; and land and environmental remediation.
[Originally posted at https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/484541544643269894/pdf/130659-REVISED-PUBLIC-Managing-Coal-Mine-Closure-Achieving-a-Just-Transition-for-All-November-2018-final.pdf]
A 2020 massive report from the World Bank detailing phases for a "managed transition" in coal in Western Macedonia.
[Originally posted at https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/103611593562422573/a-road-map-for-a-managed-transition-of-coal-dependent-regions-in-western-macedonia]
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 2019 report, for the governments and businesses that are interested in accelerating deep decarbonization of the world economy, which aims to highlight where their actions can have the greatest impact on accelerating the low carbon transition.
[Originally posted at https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Coordinatedactionreport.pdf]
A paper which outlines a transition plan for working people and their communities who rely on the coal-fired electricity sector for employment, and focuses on the need to minimize the impact of unplanned closures on regional communities, which we have seen recently
occur in the Port Augusta and Anglesea communities.
[Originally posted at https://www.actu.org.au/media/1032953/actu-policy-discussion-paper-a-just-transition-for-coal-fired-electricity-sector-workers-and-communities.pdf]
A 2020 by Health and Environment Alliance which explores how a 'just transition' must include the health perspective, in order to shift the economy towards a climate-neutral and health promoting future, while leaving no one behind.
[Originally posted at https://www.env-health.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HEAL-Just-transition.pdf]
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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