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Just Transition: For the Coal-Mining Regions in Southwest Bulgaria
A 2019 report which presents solutions to the problems related to the transition from coal industry to a sustainable economy in Southwest Bulgaria. It is an attempt to plan the future of coal regions in Bulgaria and can serve as a tool for policy planning and long-term strategic decision making in this region. [Originally posted at https://regionsbeyondcoal.eu/wwf-bulgaria-just-transition-for-the-coal-mining-regions-in-southwest-bulgaria/]
Supporting Just Transitions to Sustainable Land Use in Ghana
A 2022 case study which looks at Ghana’s efforts to tackle deforestation by changing agriculture, mining, and forestry practices to explore what it means to have 'just transitions' in these sectors, especially in the global South. [Originally posted at https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/sites/cif_enc/files/knowledge-documents/ghana_just_transitions.pdf]
A Just Transition: Conversations With Foresters on the Drawbacks of Intensive Forestry and the Solutions Offered by Close-to-Nature Practices
A 2021 discussion paper which is based on interviews with over a dozen foresters and practitioners. It explores some reasons why intensive forestry is neither fair nor sustainable and puts forward a new vision of a diverse and thriving forest-based sector where all actors receive their fair share. [Originally posted at https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/a-just-transition-2401/]
A Just Transition? The Barriers to Central and Eastern Europe Making the Leap from Coal
A 2021 report which describes how EU countries and institutions are progressing with their pledge to quit coal and implement a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://en.euractiv.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/special-report/A-just-transition_-The-barriers-to-central-and-eastern-Europe-making-the-leap-from-coal-Special-Report-2021-1.pdf]
Territorial Just Transition Plans for Polish Coal Regions
A 2021 report which reviews the plan for preparing the territorial 'just transition' plans, as well as the plans’ coherence with EU climate goals, vision for the future, and main interventions. It evaluates each coal region’s plan in its current form and provides recommendations for improving the drafting process and the plans themselves. [Originally posted at https://bankwatch.org/publication/just-transition-in-poland-an-overview-of-territorial-just-transition-plans-from-six-coal-regions]
Just Transition or just Talk?
A 2020 report which analyses the final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of 18 EU Member States that are still using coal for electricity generation. It assesses whether the plans for coal are in line with the EU’s climate commitments and whether the Just Transition Fund would therefore be used to support a real transition in these EU coal-countries [Originally posted at http://caneurope.org/content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Just-transition-1.5.pdf]
Just Transition in Poland: A Review of Public Policies to Assist Polish Coal Communities in Transition
A 2022 report which is part of a series of papers prepared by Resources for the Future (RFF), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and other partners that examine policies and programs to promote fairness for workers and communities in a transition to a low-greenhouse has emissions economy, often referred to as a just transition. [Originally posted at https://media.rff.org/documents/Report_22-06_June_1_2022.pdf]
Drilling Technology System: A Win-Win Solution for Just Transition, Leapfrog and International Partnership: Case Study of Bangladesh
A 2019 report which focuses on how accelerated global transition can address the ‘trio’: ‘just, sustainable and peaceful transition’ through cooperation for oil and gas dependent developing countries and what is the potential for leapfrog, using Bangladesh as a case study. [Originally posted at https://www.energy-proceedings.org/drilling-technology-system-a-win-win-solution-for-just-transition-leapfrog-and-international-partnership-case-study-of-bangladesh/]
Just Transition Beyond the Energy Sector
A 2021 brief which examines the potential negative impacts of climate action in non-energy sectors including transport, waste, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. [Originally posted at https://www.adb.org/publications/just-transition-beyond-energy-sector]
Denmark Without Oil and Gas Production: Opportunities and Challenges
A 2021 report which identifies the current state, opportunities and barriers for a ‘just transition’ of the oil and gas sector in Denmark, as well as the key stakeholders and their views on the transition. [Originally posted at https://oilandgastransitions.org/resources/reports/denmark-without-oil-and-gas-opportunities-and-challenges/]
Towards a Just Transition of the Workplace: Baseline Analysis for the Electricity and Road Transport Sectors in Antigua and Barbuda
A 2021 report which analyzes the employment implications of Antigua and Barbuda transitioning to a low carbon economy with a focus on electricity and road transport. [Originally posted at https://climateanalytics.org/publications/2021/towards-a-just-transition-of-the-workplace-baseline-analysis-for-the-electricity-and-road-transport-sectors-in-antigua-and-barbuda/]
Just Transition to a Green Economy
A 2021 report which looks into a series of case studies related to a 'just transition' in developing and emerging economies. [Originally posted at https://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/sites/default/files/downloads/resource//GIZ%20Just%20Transition%20to%20a%20Green%20Economy%20Webversion.pdf]
Towards a Clean Energy Economy: Post-COVID-19 Opportunities for India’s Energy and Mobility Sectors
A 2020 report which discusses how COVID-19 is beginning to influence the clean energy transition in India, specifically for the transport and power sectors, and identifies principles and strategic opportunities for the country’s leaders to drive economic recovery and maintain momentum on the clean energy transition. [Originally posted at https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-06/India_Green_Stimulus_Report_NITI_VF_June_29.pdf]
Norway: Prospects for a Just Transition in the Oil and Gas Sector
A 2021 report which provides background on Norway’s oil and gas industry, maps the policy landscape as well as the current market structures, and lists most important actors involved in the petroleum activities as well as the governance and political contestation related to the sector. [Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354072152_Norway_Prospects_for_a_just_transition_in_the_Oil_and_Gas_sector]
North Sea Oil and Gas Transition from a Regional and Global Perspective
A 2022 report which consists of two parts: the first focuses on narratives of oil and gas transition around the globe; and the second synthesizes three case studies (Denmark, Norway, and the UK) and compares them, along with a scorecard analysis of how their policies measure against each other in their pathways to a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.sei.org/publications/north-sea-oil-gas-transition/]
Managing Coal Mine Closure: Achieving a Just Transition for All
A 2018 report which aims to to share with governments lessons learned on 'just transition' regarding coal mine closure. [Originally posted at https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/484541544643269894/managing-coal-mine-closure-achieving-a-just-transition-for-all]

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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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