Just Transition for All

Supporter-01
Banner
Policy
A 2021 report which presents 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health and proposes a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling on them to act with urgency on the current climate and health crises. [Originally posted at https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240036727]
A 2019 report which offers a carbon pricing policy framework that contextualizes the potential role it can play in a larger green 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://climate-xchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Carbon-Pricing-in-a-Just-Transition-Final-Website.pdf]
A 2022 toolbox which is largely based on a set of toolkits that the Wuppertal Institute has developed in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders for the EU Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition. It thus showcases learnings from coal regions in Europe to a large extent. For this toolbox, the aim was to scale up the extensive knowledge gained from the Initiative’s work to a global perspective, including experiences and knowledge from countries outside the EU. [Originally posted at https://epub.wupperinst.org/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/7990/file/7990_Transition_Toolbox.pdf]
A 2020 paper which lays out core considerations for investor expectations for the sector of publicly traded energy utilities. [Originally posted at https://iri.hks.harvard.edu/files/iri/files/iri_utilities_investor_expectations_final.pdf?m=1603132197]
A 2021 report which serves as an update to the previous analysis, and utilizes new data obtained from RESI’s GGRA Plan Analysis that was conducted for the state of Maryland. [Originally posted at https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/ClimateChange/Documents/2030%20GGRA%20Plan/Just%20Transition%20Study%20Update.pdf]
A 2022 briefing which considers how adaptation to a changing climate links to the broader concept of a ‘just transition’ and how the distrubutional consequences of both climate impacts and adaptation actions can be addressed as part of policy making. [Originally posted at https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CCC-The-just-transition-and-climate-change-adaptation.pdf]
A 2020 paper which provides a high-level and accessible overview of the most prominent methods and metrics emerging in the public and private sector to assess Paris alignment of finance flows and guide investment decisions. [Originally posted at https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/aligning-finance-with-the-paris-agreement-an-overview-of-concepts-approaches-progress-and-necessary-action/]
A 2021 policy report which sets out why central banks in the EU need to adopt net-zero strategies, and provides seven concrete recommendations for how they can. The report builds on the global framework set out in the authors’ recent publication Net-zero central banking: A new phase in greening the financial system, and applies its approach to the specific priorities and mandates of EU central banks. [Originally posted at https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/climate-neutral-central-banking-how-the-european-system-of-central-banks-can-support-the-transition-to-net-zero/]
A 2021 report which is a first attempt to examine the role that central banks and financial supervisors could play in supporting the transition to net-zero. [Originally posted at https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/34895/1/Net%20zero%20central%20banking%20Weds%2010%20March.pdf]
A 2022 book which provides a comprehensive overview of the financing gap that emerging and developing countries face to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate goals. It provides detailed country- and region-level analysis of the challenges and opportunities of scaling up sustainable finance and investment and discusses the range of instruments that could be used to reach these climate and development objectives. [Originally posted at https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/scaling-sustainable-finance-and-investment-global-south]
A 2021 report which presents Inclusive Green Finance (IGF) as a holistic approach to policymaking that links environmental sustainability and financial inclusion. IGF addresses the risks posed by climate change on social inclusion and poverty reduction, as well as environmental risks to the financial system. [Originally posted at https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/35214/1/Volz%20et%20al%202021%20Inclusive%20Green%20Finance.pdf]
A 2020 book which has six chapters, each of which offers an assessment of proposals to reform the financial system. Every chapter starts with a table that briefly summarizes the proposals that will be discussed, their proponents or examples of where they are being implemented, their potential impact, achievability and any associated drawbacks. Six core recommendations (one per chapter) emerge as priorities, but these are not the only proposals that merit being taken forward. Indeed, all of the measures discussed herein could contribute to building a financial system that would be part of the solution to climate chaos, rather than part of the problem. Uprooting the monoculture of financial capitalism and replacing it with a balanced financial ecosystem that sticks to planetary boundaries and respects social justice requires far more than uprooting a single tree. [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/changefinance]
A 2020 executive summary of a book, under the same title, which presents progressive proposals to build a fair financial system that can respond to the climate crisis, assess their potential impact, achievability and any associated drawbacks. [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/changefinance]
A 2021 paper which is oriented to explore the new developments in climate action financing within the framework of 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/rmef/v17n2/2448-6795-rmef-17-02-e717.pdf]
A 2021 analysis which suggests that climate change criterion in the intergovernmental fiscal transfer mechanism in India is a significant step to incentivise the conservation of forests. However, the macropolicy channel of this link is through the public expenditure priorities related to climate change commitments by the state governments, to make a 'just transition' towards a sustainable climate-resilent economy. [Originally posted at https://nipfp.mimirtech.com/media/medialibrary/2021/08/WP__341_2021.pdf]
A 2021 working paper which has been commissioned by South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) as an input to the process of planning for a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://tips.org.za/images/Working_Paper_PCC_Finance_and_the_Just_Transition_2021.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.

*We post information pursuant to the U.S. Fair Use Doctrine, and applicable international standards, in order to advance the knowledge base and education of our global audience. We endeavor to include the original link to documents. However, upon requests of original authors of posted documents, where explicit use permission is not granted, we will remove documents if it is determined continued use is not appropriate. We also reserve the full right to not include, or remove, any data inconsistent with our mission.