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A 2021 paper which sets out to shed light on the Positive Energy Districts (PED) landscape, investigating the barriers and opportunities to PED creation in Spain and its potential to mitigate energy poverty.
[Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353696090_Towards_a_Just_Energy_Transition_Barriers_and_Opportunities_for_Positive_Energy_District_Creation_in_Spain]
A 2021 study which reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region.
[Originally posted at https://responsibank.id/media/497354/a-future-without-coal-banking-on-asias-just-energy-transition.pdf]
A 2021 report which is based on evidence sessions and written submissions to that inquiry from investors, industry, academics, community groups, trade unions, and other non-government organizations. The inquiry report seeks to inform politicians, policymakers, stakeholders and the public on the roles and responsibilities that investors can play, with the support of their members and government, in enabling a just transition to net zero carbon emissions.
[Originally posted at https://www.appglocalpensionfunds.org/?p=146]
A 2021 report which is the outcome of a meeting where over forty ministers, high level representatives of international organizations and world-recognized scientists accepted the invitation of the Polish Minister of Climate and Environment, Michal Kurtyka to join a conversation on practical aspects of implementing 'just transition'.
[Originally posted at https://ios.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Guidelines-for-Just-Transition-implementation_NCCC.pdf]
A 2021 article which presents a study of how key unions in Norway a country with a large petroleum sector as well as high union level density – have moved their preferences on transition issues in the period 2007–2019.
[Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355010006_Trade_unions'_interpretation_of_a_just_transition_in_a_fossil_fuel_economy]
A 2021 study which analyzes the impacts of Nigeria’s climate policies on employment, GDP and emissions in keeping with revised national determined contributions (NDCs).
[Originally posted at https://climatepromise.undp.org/research-and-reports/nigeria-measuring-socioeconomic-impacts-climate-policies-guide-ndc-enhancement]
A 2021 policy brief which aims to expand our collective view of justice in adaptation by considering the globally interconnected nature of our economy and society.
[Originally posted at https://adaptationwithoutborders.org/knowledge-base/transnational-climate-impacts/a-just-transition-for-climate-change-adaptation-towards-just-resilience-and-security-in-a-globalising-world]
A 2020 paper which contributes to understanding inclusivity in country-specific energy transition pathways, setting out an empirical analysis of grassroots energy innovation practices in a country that has to date followed an incumbent-led energy transition pathway – Aotearoa (New Zealand).
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210422420300162]
A 2018 discussion paper which highlights the need for transformative policies to ensure that New Zealand joins the global transition to clean energy and that regular people, not large corporations, reap the benefits.
[Originally posted at https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-aotearoa-stateless/2018/09/80a7f7ed-seize-the-sun-report-greenpeace-nz.pdf]
A 2020 study which has been commissioned by the members of the Paris Alignment Working Group (PAWG) as part of the work related to Building Block 4 (on engagement and policy development). It presents an initial stocktake of Multicultural Development Bank (MDB) and non-MDB 'just transition' activities to date, and presents a way forward for MDBs to enhance their support for the aims of a 'just transition' through the PAWG. It has been conducted through a series of interviews and desk-based research between April and July 2020.
[Originally posted at https://www.ebrd.com/mdb-technical.pdf]
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 2021 report for Aotearoa New Zealand which highlights that a 'just transition' to climate-resilient coastal communities will require reduced policy uncertainty and enhanced democratic decision making.
[Originally posted at https://www.academia.edu/57002760/A_Just_Transition_to_Climate_resilient_Coastal_Communities_in_Aotearoa_New_Zealand]
A 2021 policy brief which sets out a framework of 'just transition' expectations for investors, based on international standards and emerging practice, and applies it to five European energy companies to learn lessons for wider adoption.
[Originally posted at https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Translating-just-transition-ambitions-into-investor-action_POLICY-BRIEF_8_pages.pdf]
A 2022 report which focuses on the short-to-medium term and highlights key initiatives the authors believe the Government should prioritize, as well as other projects it needs to progress so work can continue beyond the 2023 general election. This publication also offers a stocktake of the main political parties’ key positions on infrastructure issues – the focus being more on the what than on the how. Its preparation has
involved engagement with the Labour, National, Green and ACT Parties.
[Originally posted at https://infrastructure.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Infrastructure-NZ-Achieving-Future-Fit-Infrastructure-Outcomes-Report-FINAL-WEB.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.
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