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How Might We Co-design Energy Transition Policy in Old Industrial Regions?
A 2022 paper which assesses an inclusive energy transition policy co-design experiment in Ida-Virumaa, a region in Estonia historically dominated by the oil shale industry and with scarce experience of cross-sector collaboration to date. [Originally posted at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/eet.2007]
Just Energy Transition: Learning from the Past for a More Just and Sustainable Hydrogen Transition in West Africa
A 2022 paper which draws from a historical analysis of past energy projects to contribute to a more informed policy-making process toward a more 'just transition' to the hydrogen economy. [Originally posted at https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2193]
After the Hazelwood Coal Fired Power Station Closure: Latrobe Valley Regional Transition Policies and Outcomes 2017-2020
A 2020 paper which reviews and evaluates key policy initiatives and strategies designed to strengthen regional economic, social and environmental outcomes in the Latrobe Valley (Victoria, Australia) in the three years following the closure of the Hazelwood power station. [Originally posted at https://crawford.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/publication/ccep_crawford_anu_edu_au/2020-11/ccep20-10_wiseman_workman_fastenrath_jotzo_after_hazelwood.pdf]
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
A 2022 position paper which gathered evidence of the types of transformational changes which are necessary to transition in an effective and just manner to climate neutrality by 2050. [Originally posted at https://rural-interfaces.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Climate_MAP_PP-UK-Scotland.pdf]
The Use of Dirty Fuels by Low-Income Households on the South African Highveld
A 2022 article which describes dirty fuel use by low-income households on the Highveld, paying specific attention to changes over time. [Originally posted at http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/caj/v32n1/11.pdf]
China’s 14th Five Year Plan: A Contender for the European Green Deal?
A 2021 paper which assesses the climate, energy and industrial strategies proposed in China’s 14th Five Year Plan and their alignment to China’s climate ambition. It offers an account of China’s and the EU’s efforts in boosting their competitiveness in the clean economy in the last five years and highlights what the EU might do to engage China on raising climate ambition and increase its own competitiveness in the clean economy. [Originally posted at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep30273.pdf]
Transition Time? Energy Attitudes in Southern Saskatchewan
A 2020 study which finds that residents across southern Saskatchewan are worried about climate change and there is substantial support for a transition, especially to renewable forms of energy for consumption. [Originally posted at https://policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/Saskatchewan%20Office/2020/10/Transition%20Time%20-%20Fall%202020.pdf]
Towards a Just Energy Transition: Labour Rights Risks in the Latin American Mining Sector
A 2022 report which analyzes the situation of workers in the mining supply chain. [Originally posted at https://www.cnvinternationaal.nl/_Resources/Persistent/a/8/0/e/a80e414827c77f5fc10dfc3ea960ae682276f287/CNVI-0352%20Profundo%20Mineral%20supply%20chains%20from%20Latin%20America%20221006%20def.pdf]
Legal Regulations and Policy Barriers to Development of Renewable Energy Sources in South Africa
A 2021 paper which reviews the regulatory and policy barriers to renewable energy in the country in relation to global growth, using South Africa as a case study. [Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352925085_Legal_regulations_and_policy_barriers_to_development_of_renewable_energy_sources_in_South_Africa]
Just Decarbonisation: A Comparative Case Study on How to Make the Green Transition Work for All
A 2021 paper which aims to identify institutional conditions that can facilitate a green transition and would need to be maintained by the Just Transition Mechanism. [Originally posted at https://psj.lse.ac.uk/articles/abstract/105/]
Economic and Employment Effects of China’s Power Transition Based on Input‒Output and Scenario Simulation
A 2022 study adopts input‒output model to analyze the impact on economy and employment based on accelerated and slow power transition scenarios in China. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927822000909]
Skills Transfer and Women in Africa’s Green Transition
A 2020 briefing which calls for knowledge and skills transfer in Africa towards achieving sustainability in the transition to green energy. [Originally posted at https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep28398.pdf]
Regional Aspects and Development Opportunities in Bulgaria in the Context of the European Green Deal
A 2022 article which is devoted to the problems and challenges in the implementation of policies for socio-economic transformation of regions in Bulgaria about the European Green Deal. [Originally posted at https://www.eis.ktu.lt/index.php/EIS/article/view/31043]
An Unjust and Failed Energy Transition Strategy? Taiwan’s Goal of Becoming Nuclear-Free by 2025
A 2022 study which evaluates Taiwan's ambitious energy transition plan to meet the goal of becoming nuclear-free by 2025. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X22001857]
PtX.Sustainability: Dimensions and Concerns
A 2022 scoping paper on PtX sustainability which aims to: contribute to the international debate on regulatory frameworks for hydrogen and its derivatives (e.g. ammonia, e-kerosene, etc); identify the key sustainability dimensions and concerns; outline a comprehensive and coherent framework for sustainability assessments; provide a solid basis for the implementation of sustainability standards and certification schemes. [Originally posted at https://ptx-hub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PtX-Hub-PtX.Sustainability-Dimensions-and-Concerns-Scoping-Paper.pdf]
Reframing the Value Case for CCUS: Evidence on the Economic Value Case for CCUS in Scotland and the UK (Technical Report)
A 2019 research which argues that CCS could play a key role in sustaining over 26,000 direct jobs in the on-shore support industry that have traditionally associated with oil and gas, and around another 18,000 supply jobs associated with this industry and the emerging offshore renewables sectors. [Originally posted at https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/67391/]

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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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