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A 2020 report which aims to buttress the effort of helping out lignite regions in Greece by way of creation of jobs as well as by developing the potential for growth of a lively economy. [Originally posted at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/policy_brief_just_transition__jobs_in_greece__english.pdf]
A 2020 text, which is the main body and the basic specifications of the master 'just transition' plan for Western Macedonia and Megalopolis. [Originally posted at https://www.sdam.gr/sites/default/files/consultation/Master_Plan_Public_Consultation_ENG.pdf]
A 2020 report, which runs an analysis of transitions away from fossil-fuel-based regional employment in Australia’s Latrobe Valley, Scotland’s Just Transition Commission and Germany’s Ruhr Valley and Lausitz/Lusatia, finds that an inclusive, iterative, place-based, context-specific approach enabled by public investment provides the best outcomes, including the creation of low-carbon employment alternatives. [Originally posted http://files.nesc.ie/nesc_research_series/Research_Series_Paper_15_TTCaseStudies.pdf]
A 2022 paper which takes a broad perspective by considering the decarbonization of the energy sector as a whole, outlining the connections between 'just transition', poverty and inequality, and exploring how to ensure a 'just transition' (for both workers and consumers) through the use of different social protection mechanisms. It argues that it is possible to make energy transitions just, but that properly designed combinations of socio-economic and climate policies are needed. [Originally posted at https://www.idos-research.de/discussion-paper/article/just-transitions-a-review-of-how-to-decarbonise-energy-systems-while-addressing-poverty-and-inequality-reduction/]
A 2019 Blueprint which sets out the pathways to a Green New Deal for Europe, showing how communities and grassroots organizations can mobilize to make this vision a reality. [Originally posted at https://diem25.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Green_New_Deal_for_Europe_%E2%80%93_Report_v2.pdf]
A 2016 report which aims to assess the notion of 'just transition', how it is being used, what kinds of ideas and approaches are surfacing for short and long-term strategies, and what kinds of relationships groups are developing in pursuit of a 'just transition'. Its purpose is to open a broad and respectful discussion about the varied ways the 'just transition' frame is being used, and whether then can contribute to a shared vision of how to make the transition we face a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.labor4sustainability.org/files/Just_Transition_Just_What_Is_It.pdf]
A 2020 chapter which discusses how California can ensure a 'just transition' for workers and communities negatively affected by the climate policies discussed in this report. [Originally posted at https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chapter-4-Just-Transition-Putting-California-on-the-High-Road.pdf]
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 2020 thesis which examines how trade unions in different parts of Europe are understanding the concept of a 'just transition' and which strategies they are using to give effect to it. [Originally posted at https://is.muni.cz/th/qd76s/Master_thesis_Maschlanka.pdf]
A 2021 toolkit which provides key inputs for EU, Member States and all relevant actors to set up comprehensive and out-of-the-box responses to energy poverty. [Originally posted at http://www.engager-energy.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Engager-Toolkit-_-draft-2.pdf]
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]
A 2019 report in which the ILO provides policy advice, implements projects, and supports the capacities of its constituents in their efforts to turn the environmental challenges facing rural economies into opportunities for sustainable development. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---sector/documents/publication/wcms_437196.pdf]
A 2020 report from the Danish Trade Union Confederation which outlines a climate proposal based on "a healthy and safe work environment, worker participation, training and education, skills development and job security." [Originally posted at https://fho.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20200922-green-transition-compressed.pdf]
A 2018 study which provides a starting point for further analysis and aims at providing policymakers, academics and civil society with useful information on the status of the development of a low-carbon energy system in China. [Originally posted at https://asia.fes.de/news/achieving-a-socially-equitable-energy-transition-in-china]
A 2022 report which analyzes the role of tripartite social dialogue in supporting green workplaces and, more generally, promoting just transitions at enterprise level. [Originally posted https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---inst/documents/publication/wcms_854518.pdf]
A 2022 report which examines the role of federal legislation in advancing just transition in Canada. [Originally posted at https://www.iisd.org/publications/green-jobs-advance-canada-just-transition]

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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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