A 2021 article which examines Indonesia’s efforts to realize its vision of energy justice by mobilizing private finance for renewable rural electrification. In particular, it investigates to what extent and in what ways Indonesia has addressed energy justice issues and their social implications. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629620303923?via%3Dihub]

A 2021 report which synthesizes lessons from more than 100 listening sessions with labor and community groups to gather their perspectives on transitions as well as identifies how coalitions have come together and what pathways exist to a just future. [Originally posted at https://www.labor4sustainability.org/files/JTLP_report2021.pdf?id=1]

A 2021 paper which highlights how the COVID-19 recovery window offers a rare opportunity for accelerating the green transition and examines recovery measures through the lens of a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://justtransitioninitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/210526_JustGreenRecovery_-Covid19_Update.pdf]

A 2020 report which presents the case for a modern national power utility - a New Eskom. Unfortunately, in the public discourse around energy in South Africa, the word ‘Eskom' has become an expletive. To suggest that a reformed publicly utility can and must play a new and perhaps expanded role in shaping the country’s energy future as it transitions away from coal sounds ludicrous. But this is exactly what the situation demands, and this report explains why. [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/publication/eskom-transformed-achieving-a-just-energy-transition-for-south-africa]

A 2021 policy report which argues that it is time to rediscover the roots of our resilience by grounding land policy in collective action and democratic forms of land politics. This is based on an understanding of land not as a commodity but as a common resource, a living territory and a natural landscape. It corresponds closely with a philosophy of land stewardship: a deep and abiding relationship to land that is based on care-taking and an appreciation that land is held in trust, for now and for future generations. [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/roots-of-resilience]

A 2021 which shows that neoliberal climate and energy policy has failed. It argues that the pursuit of endless growth and capitalist accumulation has resulted in an energy expansion, rather than an energy transition. [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/publication/energy-transition-or-energy-expansion]

A 2022 primer which seeks to explore why it is imperative to orient ourselves and our social movements towards a 'just transition' and how we can consciously and deliberately move away from the dysfunctional and destructive systems that are leading us towards extinction. How can we advance towards new systems of social relations that will help us to survive and overcome the climate crisis and to reverse the planet’s sixth mass extinction? [Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/jt_primer_web.pdf]

A 2021 report which aims to contribute to conversations on a 'just transition' – that is, a transition to ‘thriving economies that provide dignified, productive and ecologically sustainable livelihoods; democratic governance and ecological resilience’ – in Western Sahara. [Originally posted at https://longreads.tni.org/an-unjust-transition]

A 2019 study which offers a number of suggestions for businesses, the social partners and policy-makers, who urgently need to find forms of dialogue and synthesis, also in view of the opportunities offered by the European policies in the framework of the 2021-2027 financial programming. [Originally posted at https://www.enelfoundation.org/content/dam/enel-foundation/topics/2019/09/just-e-volution-2030/Just%20E-volution%202030_Full%20Report%20-%20Interactive%20Version.pdf]

A 2022 proposal which has been designed to compensate energy price increases. Its potential would be much greater if it was turned into a strategic instrument to address comprehensively the multi-faceted issues preventing European citizens to meet their heat and mobility needs. [Originally posted at https://energy-cities.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Policy-paper-Social-Climate-Fund.pdf]

A 2022 policy paper builds on individual country analyzes published by the Elcano Royal Institute throughout 2021 and seeks to both provide a high level overview of future investment opportunities that will make a significant contribution to decarbonizing the EU’s largest emitters and to analyze the expected implementation. challenges. [Originally posted at https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/policy-paper-high-impact-green-recovery-in-the-eus-big-five-emitters-key-elements-and-caveats.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 2020 chapter which critically analyzes policy proposals that safe, secure and well-paid green jobs can only be maintained by strong unions, and that bargaining power through unionization is a vital component to achieving a just transition from ‘actually existing unsustainability’.[Originally posted at https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Climate-Action-via-Just-Transitions-Across-the-of-Barry-McIlroy/1c49d735c192dece34f94b3b7a0dd2622464606c#paper-header]

A 2020 report which explores a number of key questions that are central to the discussion on climate action: 1. What are the main economic, political and public policy trends relating to climate action in Ireland, and what are their social implications? 2. What would an ambitious state-led investment strategy in a Green New Deal and 'just transition' consist of? 3. What role does the Irish financial sector play in facilitating or inhibiting the fight against climate breakdown? And what needs to be done to transform private finance in Ireland to ensure that it plays a more supportive role? [Originally posted at http://trademarkbelfast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Financing-a-Just-Transition-in-Ireland-1.pdf]

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]

A 2018 think piece which aims to explore the inter linkages between the 'green state development strategy' and the world of work with the goal of making recommendations on how to best ensure decent work principles in the development and implementation of the national plan. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---americas/---ro-lima/---sro-port_of_spain/documents/publication/wcms_650116.pdf]