A 2021 working paper which does not attempt to collect and collate examples of 'just transition' experiences; others have attempted to do so, with mixed results. Instead, it considers what unions mean by 'just transition', how that meaning has changed over time, and how these different meanings have shaped strategic decision, especially in terms of approaching or selecting allies and partners. [Originally posted at https://rosalux.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tuedworkingpaper11_web.pdf]

A 2022 research which asks why sometimes unions oppose or delay green transitions while other times unions are more open to green transitions and may even become strong transition supporters. [Originally posted at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00221856211051794]

A 2017 pamphlet which makes the case for a 'just transition' and energy democracy from the perspective of a civil service trade union, based on public ownership and democratic control of energy that provides an opportunity to re-vision and rebuild our public services for people not profit. [Originally posted at https://www.pcs.org.uk/sites/default/files/site_assets/resources/green_workplaces/2017/Just%20Transition%20&%20Energy%20Democracy%20-%20a%20civil%20service%20trade%20union%20perspective.pdf]

A 2017 report which considers how a justice approach could inform sustainability leaders in policy-making and business circles. [Originally posted at https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/publication-pdfs/justice-in-the-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy.pdf]

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]