A 2021 study which found that a successful ‘just transition’ is a complex procedure. But if done right, it can have a net benefit on coal regions in terms of employment, the economy and the environment. [Originally posted at https://www.wwf.eu/?3223816/Europes-coal-regions-boosting-employment-environment-economy-through-just-transition]

A 2022 article which reconstructs the Just Transition Fund's (JTF) institution. It identifies 2018–2019 as a key conjuncture in the European Union when various social, ideational and political preconditions enabling policy innovation converged. [Originally posted at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41295-022-00304-6]

A 2022 policy brief which outlines the key conditions to ensure that the Social Climate Fund (SCF) delivers a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://institutdelors.eu/en/publications/an-inclusive-social-climate-fund-for-the-just-transition/]

A 2021 study which aims at contributing to the identification of the direction, factors and mechanisms of the energy transition in the Marishki Basin – Bulgaria, as well as to formulate proposals related to the development of territorial plans for a 'just transition' and the integrated development plans of the municipalities. [Originally posted at https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/abs/2021/31/shsconf_brd2021_01002/shsconf_brd2021_01002.html]

A 2019 report which presents solutions to the problems related to the transition from coal industry to a sustainable economy in Southwest Bulgaria. It is an attempt to plan the future of coal regions in Bulgaria and can serve as a tool for policy planning and long-term strategic decision making in this region. [Originally posted at https://regionsbeyondcoal.eu/wwf-bulgaria-just-transition-for-the-coal-mining-regions-in-southwest-bulgaria/]

A 2019 paper which is part of The Inevitable Policy Response (IPR), a landmark project which aims to prepare financial markets for climate-related policy risks. [Originally posted at https://www.unpri.org/inevitable-policy-response/why-a-just-transition-is-crucial-for-effective-climate-action/4785.article]

A 2020 paper which seeks to explain the concept of 'just transition', including its origins and relevance to various stakeholders. [Originally posted at https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/sites/cif_enc/files/knowledge-documents/justtransition_final.pdf]

A 2021 paper which closely examines the processes undertaken during the development of EU Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs) for the three Swedish regions of Gotland, Norrbotten, and Västra Götaland. The aim is to establish whether the content and actions outlined in the TJTPs were driven by the technical, social, or spatial dimensions of a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/13/7505]

A 2016 paper which addresses the negative impacts of climate change. It explores how climate-related policy, investment and consumption responses taken by countries, enterprises, workers and communities to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change can affect labour markets in their entirety with overall job gains. Finally, it concludes by stressing the need of accompanying social and economic policies to achieve a just transition for all that leaves no one behind and promotes decent work. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---gjp/documents/publication/wcms_536552.pdf]

A 2012 booklet which explains the causes and effects of climate change, and its impacts on workers and the poor, in an economic system which puts profits before people and the planet. It unpacks international negotiations about a global climate deal. Solutions are introduced and analyzed, and suggestions made for unions to take the work forward. [Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/download/2055_ec782d5f9cf58c01871e5c5e9a711650]

A 2021 report which seeks to determine how to move to an inclusive energy transition in southeast Europe. It looks at different aspects of public involvement including 'just transition'. It outlines the EU policy context driving the transition. It then takes a country-by-country look at nine southeast European countries and shows the potential for involving the broader public in the transition, giving recommendations both per country and overall. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/sarajevo/18759.pdf]

A 2014 journal which is focused on drawing the lessons from a few transition experiences in order to analyze how successfully (or not) these processes were managed in the past and how future transitions might be handled in a just manner. The articles all address one or several of the elements highlighted by the International Labour Conference (ILC) conclusions as part of the 'just transition' framework, and provide a rationale and solid justification for the use of these policies in the transition towards sustainability. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/publication/wcms_375223.pdf]

A 2021 report which outlines challenges for a 'just transition'. It provides recommendations for facilitating a 'just transition' including coherent and effective policies and regulations tailored to local contexts. [Originally posted at https://reliefweb.int/report/world/issues-paper-challenges-and-opportunities-just-transition-february-2021]

A 2021 report which sketches the main principles governing how to integrate 'just transition' in national climate plans—the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It provides practical recommendations on how to improve the integration of 'just transition' in NDCs and their preparation processes that focus on different levels of governance and actors, especially from the Global South. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/18464.pdf]

A 2021 paper which aims at nontraditional climate policy actors such as the finance and planning ministries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective is to provide a glimpse into the existing, limited, regional examples of how effective climate policy may be achieved while also contributing to sustainable economic and social development. [Originally posted at https://publications.iadb.org/en/climate-policies-latin-america-and-caribbean-success-stories-and-challenges-fight-against-climate]

A 2018 policy brief which addresses the main challenges in how 'just transition' can work in practice and what trade unions and workers’ organizations can do. [Originally posted at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/publication/wcms_647648.pdf]