A 2021 report which provides a structure to monitor the socio-economic impacts of the energy transition and to support the decarbonization of the mining and energy sectors in a socially acceptable manner while contributing to the economic development of the country in line with the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019 targets until 2030. [Originally posted at https://cdn.ymaws.com/southafricanenergyassociation.site-ym.com/resource/collection/604B4B63-5AC4-42BC-9C4E-E7599014C1A5/DMRE_Towards_a_JET__Framework_Discussion_Document_Nov_2021.pdf]

A 2020 study which analyzes how residents in seven coal mining towns in Donetsk Oblast — Dobropillya, Myrnohrad, Novohrodivka, Pokrovsk, Vuhledar, Selydove, and Toretsk — view the development of their region and of their own towns in the face of upcoming mine closures. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ukraine/17034-20201218.pdf]

A 2019 report which aims to collect, examine and highlight the social and environmental conflicts related to the coal supply chains of energy companies that own thermal power plants in Spain. The report focuses on human rights violations according to the UN Guiding Principles and highlights the generation of poverty in local communities around mines in countries from which coal is imported, the loss of people's traditional livelihoods (agriculture, fishing and livestock), the adverse health effects of air, water and soil pollution, the loss of water sources, the forced displacement and resettlement of populations, the loss of territory and access to land, as well as the state of working conditions in mines. [Originally posted at https://es.greenpeace.org/es/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/COAL-AND-HUMAN-RIGHTS.pdf]

A 2021 guide which aims to encourage national campaigners, civil movements, and local activists to begin the 'just transition' process in their communities. This publication introduces the concept of 'just transition' and the main benefits and challenges that might arise on the way [Originally posted at https://bankwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EN-Eight-steps-for-a-just-transition-in-the-Western-Balkans-Apr-2021-1.pdf]

A 2018 report which features seven stories from coal communities around Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the challenges they face as they move away from coal and the solutions they find – sometimes even in spite of resistance from the central governments. [Originally posted at https://www.euki.de/en/euki-publications/heroes-of-just-transition/]

A 2022 article which proposes the energy justice framework can benefit from a radical reframing to expose broader structural injustices in the transitions towards a net-zero energy system. [Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1523908X.2021.1992266]

A 2015 report which outlines the planning process for a 'just transition' away from coal to new industries and new jobs, where communities are supported to take control of their own future. [Originally posted at https://coalactionnetworkaotearoa.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/jac_2015_final-low-res2.pdf]

A 2020 position paper which lays out four principles for a 'just transition' in Ukraine and the Western Balkans. [Originally posted at https://bankwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/position-JT-WB-UA.pdf]

A 2020 report which aims to shed light on how 'just transition' work has been advancing in low and middle-income countries and highlight how trade unions and development actors can enhance climate ambition. It provides examples of union responses in different productive sectors and how Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will shift labour markets and sectorial challenges. [Originally posted at https://www.uniontounion.org/sites/default/files/material_files/report_just_transition_eng_webb.pdf]

A 2021 paper which identifies the linkages that surround the Indian coal economy as well as the possible economic, societal, and cultural repercussions of a coal phaseout in the major coal mining states. [Originally posted at https://www.teriin.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/Coal-Dependence-Need-Just-Transition_WP1.pdf?id=1]

A 2018 report, which was commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Prague Office and Deutsche Umwelthilfe (Environmental Action Germany – DUH), in close collaboration with Glopolis and E3G – Third Generation Environmentalism, examines lignite mining regions in the Czech Republic and Germany. [Originally posted at https://cz.boell.org/sites/default/files/final_report_eng_online_kb.pdf]

A 2018 study which considers the policies and strategies that were adopted to help manage the decline in employment. In particular, it focuses on two measures: the Mining Social Package and Special Privileges for Mining Communes. [Originally posted at https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/transformation-polish-coal-sector.pdf]

A 2016 study which gives an overview of post-coal transition in the Spanish region of Teruel. [Originally posted at http://archivo-es.greenpeace.org/espana/Global/espana/2016/report/cambio-climatico/BeyondCoal_Duplex.pdf]

A 2020 briefing which aims to contribute to the dialogue taking place across Europe and elsewhere on coal phase-out and 'just transition' by using the Spanish case as an example. [Originally posted at https://beyond-coal.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Saying-adios-to-coal-EN.pdf]

A 2019 report which explores how a 'just transition' might be built in Ireland, using Bord na Mona as a model. [Originally posted at https://www.ictu.ie/publications/building-just-transition-case-bord-na-mona]

A 2020 brief which discusses 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://sais-isep.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COVID-19-and-a-Just-Transition-in-Indias-Coal-Mining-Sector.pdf]