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A report from the U.S.-based Just Transition Fund draws from the decades of economic and workforce development experience of community, tribal, and labor leaders living and working in America’s coal communities. We also drew insight from the public and private sectors and philanthropy. The platform creates a framework from which national leaders can develop the comprehensive community and worker transition program our communities need and deserve. [Originally posted at https://nationaleconomictransition.org/introducing-the-national-economic-transition-platform/ ]
Coal Kills: Research and Dialogue for a Just Transition
A 2018 report which highlights coal impacts in Mpumalanga and South Africa. It focuses on social, gender, worker and environmental justice and is written from a legal perspective to a campaigning perspective. [Originally posted at https://lifeaftercoal.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Coal_Kills.pdf]
Understanding the Impact of a Low Carbon Transition on South Africa: A CPI Energy Finance Report
A 2019 report which identifies a series of policies that government might adopt to reduce the impact of the transition risk to the country of South Africa. It recommends engaging in the proactive pursuit of a path that seeks to contain the costs of the transition, one focused on alleviating the plight of the most vulnerable parts of society: workers and communities directly affected. [Originally posted at https://lifeaftercoal.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CPI-Report-South-Africa-25.03.19-Understanding-impact-of-low-carbon-transition-on-SA.pdf]
All Change: Equitably Decarbonising India's Transportation Sector
A 2022 report which outlines key issues for a 'just transition' in Japan. [Originally posted at https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/4130/BA1098_JT_AP_-_Leslie_Mabon_-_Proof_FINAL_-_June_2022.pdf]
A Guide to Engaging Aviation Workers and Trade Unions
A 2021 short guide which explores how campaigns can connect better with aviation workers and the trade unions that represent them – to build mutual support, win those campaigns, and advance a rapid and just transition for workers in the sector. [Originally posted at https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022_SG_just-transition-guide-8.pdf]
Towards a Just Transition from Coal in Australia
A 2022 report on how ‘just transition’ away from coal is currently understood in Australia. [Originally posted at https://sei.sydney.edu.au/publications/towards-a-just-transition-from-coal-in-australia/]
Energy Transition in Mexico: A Fair Coal Phase-Out for a Paris Compatible Scenario in Mexico
A 2021 examination by Climate Transparency of the social, environmental, and human rights implications of the coal industry in Mexico's Coahuila state, including an outline of a "fair coal phase-out plan with a focus on community, dialogue, and participation." [Originally posted at https://www.climate-transparency.org/media/energy-transition-in-mexico-a-fair-coal-phase-out-for-a-paris-compatible-scenario-in-mexico ]
Just Transition in India: An Inquiry into the Challenges and Opportunities for a Post-Coal Future
An in-depth November 2020 look at the prospects for Just Transition in India from the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology. [Originally posted at https://iforest.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iFOREST_Just_Transition_In_India.pdf ]
Just Transition and Informal Workers in Coal Regions in India
The importance of informal work in building Just Transition plans is examined here in the context of India's coal industries. The April 2022 study is authored by Srestha Banerjee of the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology. [Originally posted at https://iforest.global/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Informal-workers-in-coal-regions-in-India_final.pdf ]
The Long and Winding Road from Black to Green: Decades of Structural Change in the Ruhr Region
This report 2014 report by Béla Galgóczi of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) uses the Ruhr region as an example of the change from traditional industry-based, resource- and material-intensive economic activity towards a knowledge-based, resource-efficient economy. [Originally posted at https://labordoc.ilo.org/discovery/delivery/41ILO_INST:41ILO_V1/1268289810002676 ]
Solar Futures Study
A September 2021 from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the future of solar energy. [Originally posted at https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/Solar%20Futures%20Study.pdf ]
Prevailing Wages Can Build Good Jobs into Americas Electric Vehicle Industry
A July 2022 report by the Center for American Progress arguing for the need for "prevailing wage" laws to ensure the electric vehicle industry creates good jobs. [Originally posted at https://www.americanprogress.org/article/prevailing-wages-can-build-good-jobs-into-americas-electric-vehicle-industry/
Supporting the Nation's Coal Workers
An April 2021 analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Utility Workers Union of America that found that "it is possible to support coal workers in the transition and that these comprehensive policies are affordable" [Originally posted at https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Supporting-the-Nation%27s-Coal-Workers-%28report%29.pdf ]
Renewable Energy in the Arab World: Transfer of Knowledge and Prospects for Arab Cooperation
A comprehensive book published in October 2015 looks at the future of renewable energy in the Arab World. It is written by Dr. Odeh Al-Jayyousi. [Originally posted at http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/amman/11667.pdf ]
Framework Agreement for a Just Transition in Coal Mining and the Sustainable Development of Mining Regions for the Period 2019/2027
A powerpoint presentation created by the La Federación de Industria, Construcción y Agro de la Unión General de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores (UGT-FICA; The Federation of Industry, Construction and Agriculture of the General Union of Workers and Workers in Spain) that outlines the nationwide agreement for Just Transition in coal mining.
Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2021
A comprehensive 2021 report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) looking at the most recent estimates of renewable energy employment. [Originally posted at https://www.irena.org/publications/2021/Oct/Renewable-Energy-and-Jobs-Annual-Review-2021]

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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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