Just Transition for All

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A 2020 paper which was prepared for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support the work of the MDB Paris Alignment Working Group on 'just transition'. [Originally posted at file:///Users/reema/Downloads/MDB-support-for-a-just-transition-technical-paper.pdf]
A 2019 paper which aims at giving a broad overview of how Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are addressing climate change through the energy sector. [Originally posted at https://www.climate-transparency.org/media/accelerating-the-energy-transition-in-latin-america]
A 2021 paper which provides an initial resource for cities in the United States to improve their understanding of 'just transition' in their national/regional context, and the key entry points for engagement on this topic with different stakeholders. [Originally posted at https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Exploring-the-Just-Transition-South-Africa-United-States-and-Europe?language=en_US]
A 2021 paper which provides an initial resource for cities in Europe to improve their understanding of 'just transition' in their national/regional context, and the key entry points for engagement on this topic with different stakeholders. [Originally posted at https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Exploring-the-Just-Transition-South-Africa-United-States-and-Europe?language=en_US]
A 2021 paper which provides an initial resource for cities in South Africa to improve their understanding of 'just transition' in their national/regional context, and the key entry points for engagement on this topic with different stakeholders. [Originally posted at https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Exploring-the-Just-Transition-South-Africa-United-States-and-Europe?language=en_US]
A 2019 report which shows the essential role played by long-term strategies in terms of identifying and planning the deployment of the infrastructure and policy packages necessary to ensure a 'just transition' towards a net-zero emission economy. [Originally posted at https://publications.iadb.org/en/getting-net-zero-emissions-lessons-latin-america-and-caribbean]
A 2018 outlook article which provides an overview of the major challenges for the successful implementation of green fiscal reforms and discusses how they could be overcome. [Originally posted at http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2019-17]
This 2022 report t presents a framework for achieving a just transition in South Africa. The framework sets out the vision, principles, planning elements and policy measures to achieve a just transition in South Africa, as well as the outcomes to be achieved over the short, medium, and long-run. In so doing, the framework aims to bring coherence and coordination to just transition planning in South Africa. [Originally posted at http://www.nstf.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FrameworkDraftJustTransition.pdf]
A 2020 research paper which aims to redress the many social and political issues that have so far been neglected in planning for the circular economy transition by considering how ‘just transition’ and social equity may be achieved through policy and practice. [Originally posted at https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/sites/default/files/2020-04-01-inclusive-circular-economy-schroder.pdf]
A 2022 case study which looks at Ghana’s efforts to tackle deforestation by changing agriculture, mining, and forestry practices to explore what it means to have 'just transitions' in these sectors, especially in the global South. [Originally posted at https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/sites/cif_enc/files/knowledge-documents/ghana_just_transitions.pdf]
A 2021 paper which explores how the concept of 'just transition' might apply to the agriculture sector and the land use that accompanies it in the coming decade as Europe embarks on a period of far-reaching change, first signalled by the Green Deal. [Originally posted at https://ieep.eu/uploads/articles/attachments/8d472ed3-cc73-428c-b9cd-da67e1e229c2/Just%20transition%20in%20the%20EU%20agriculture%20land%20use%20sector%20-%20IEEP%20(2022).pdf?v=63809716825]
A 2020 article which argues that transitioning toward a low-carbon production is just as imperative in agriculture as other sectors. Specifically, it demands that we move away from animal agriculture. [Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340179204_Just_Transition_for_Agriculture_A_Critical_Step_in_Tackling_Climate_Change]
A 2022 study which explores the perspectives of key actors in the farming sector and a multi-dimensional environmental justice framework to identify the elements of (in)justice present within frames. [Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074301672200153X]
A 2021 paper which evaluates the support mechanisms for heavy industry which have been put in place over the past 20 years, comparing the state of play in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. It also compares recent developments in the industrial policy frameworks of these countries, considering European as well as domestic domestic policy levers. [Originally posted at https://reset.vlaanderen/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/For-a-fair-and-effective-industrial-climate-transition-2021.pdf]
A 2018 discussion paper which explores why investors should contribute to the ‘just transition’ and how they can do so. [Originally posted at https://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Robins-et-al_Investing-in-a-Just-Transition.pdf]
A 2021 study which develops a typology of policy instruments to manage 'just transitions' and identifies implementation gaps and leading practices. [Originally posted at https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/11/6070/htm]

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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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