Just Transition for All

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A 2022 report which [Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1943815X.2022.2108459]
A 2022 report which compares and explains how political and economic institutional differences influenced efforts to balance energy transition concerns, like speed and cost-effectiveness with justice for companies, workers and communities most adversely affected by the transition. [Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14693062.2022.2052788?journalCode=tcpo20]
A 2022 report which compares and explains how political and economic institutional differences influenced efforts to balance energy transition concerns, like speed and cost-effectiveness with justice for companies, workers and communities most adversely affected by the transition. [Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14693062.2022.2052788?journalCode=tcpo20]
A 2020 paper which looks at how transitions are approached, including experiences and approaches to governance elsewhere, particularly in relation to protecting vulnerable groups and sectors. It seeks to identify insights and lessons from past and current international experience. [Originally posted at http://files.nesc.ie/nesc_secretariat_papers/No_20_Approaches_to_Transition.pdf]
A 2016 report which aims to assess the notion of 'just transition', how it is being used, what kinds of ideas and approaches are surfacing for short and long-term strategies, and what kinds of relationships groups are developing in pursuit of a 'just transition'. Its purpose is to open a broad and respectful discussion about the varied ways the 'just transition' frame is being used, and whether then can contribute to a shared vision of how to make the transition we face a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.labor4sustainability.org/files/Just_Transition_Just_What_Is_It.pdf]
A 2018 study which examines the Energy Transition Green Growth Act (Loi relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte – LTECV) and its possible transferability to the German context. [Originally posted at https://www.euki.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20181205_French_LTECV_Study.pdf]
A 2020 chapter which discusses how California can ensure a 'just transition' for workers and communities negatively affected by the climate policies discussed in this report. [Originally posted at https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chapter-4-Just-Transition-Putting-California-on-the-High-Road.pdf]
A 2021 report which recommends, based on international guidelines and practices, that Serbia implements a roadmap for a 'just transition', composed of seven clusters of activities and that will culminate in the adoption, implementation and monitoring of a plan for a 'just transition' to a low carbon economy in Serbia. [Originally posted at https://www.klimatskepromene.rs/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/08-03-2021_Report-on-a-Roadmap-for-Just-Transition-for-Serbia.pdf]
A 2021 study which aims to challenge the way environmental, climate and social NGOs are placed in a system of silos that hinders meaningful exchanges among them and prevents from contributing to decisions on a socially 'just green transition' in Europe and worldwide. It provides examples of contributions made by trade unions and social movements to the creation of environmentally sustainable, fair and inclusive societies. [Originally posted at https://www.solidar.org/system/downloads/attachments/000/001/343/original/SOLIDAR_Study_Just_Transition_2021.pdf?1625207707]
A 2021 report which explores 'just transition' readiness found that the most-exposed companies globally are generally under-prepared for the coming disruption to workforces, supply chains, communities and consumers caused by the transition to net zero. [Originally posted at https://assets.website-files.com/5df9172583d7eec04960799a/61b1ecee7929380a0fdba25b_BX10329_MCO-ESG%20Solutions_Just%20Transition-DEC2021.pdf]
A 2019 chapter which discusses how regions in industrial transition can successfully manage the transition towards a climate-neutral economy. [Originally posted at https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/81ebdb4c-en.pdf?expires=1663681293&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=20A416FF5F6A5C0DF84FFCD0B15AA770]
A 2022 report which argues that the term 'just transition' needs a rigorous updating to develop its full conceptual power for the analysis and evaluation of the rapid and extensive energy transitions already underway. After reviewing the different uses of 'just transition' in practice and scholarship, the authors propose that the term be used as an analytical concept for an ongoing process of transition. [Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2022.2108365]
A 2021 policy brief which aims to to understand the structural changes at play in 'just transition' in France; to assess their impact on four challenges: agricultural employment and income, employment in the agri-food sector, food, and biodiversity; and to identify the political conditions for a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.iddri.org/sites/default/files/PDF/Publications/Catalogue%20Iddri/Propositions/202103-PB0521-SNBC%20agri_EN_0.pdf]
A 2020 report which illustrates, through four case study regions in Europe, that even though each region is different, the challenges they face to ensure a 'just transition' from coal are strikingly similar. [Originally posted at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_just_transition_to_climate_neutrality.pdf]
A 2022 briefing which identifies the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) development in South Africa, the role and perspective of Civil Society Organizations of South Africa in JETP, and pinpoints lessons learned for similar future partnerships. [Originally posted at https://www.germanwatch.org/en/87278]
A 2017 thesis which examines the Government of British Columbia’s 'Supports for Interior Forestry Workers’ programs in response to the 2019 forest sector downturn and describes lessons about how impacted workers and community members evaluate transition management based on their perceptions and values. This work also offers principles and practices for delivering 'just transition' policy and program supports. It suggests that the government of British Columbia must adjust existing supports and proactively develop policy measures to manage and mitigate the negative consequences of future transitions in collaboration with other key actors. [Originally posted at https://dam-oclc.bac-lac.gc.ca/download?is_thesis=1&oclc_number=1287015047&id=8d83b527-5111-460c-a7b6-657ce9f4e245&fileName=file.pdf]

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