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Economic Development Policies to Enable Fairness for Workers and Communities in Transition
A 2020 report which reviews a range of federal economic development policies and programs that may help affected workers and communities thrive in a low-emissions future. [Originally posted at https://media.rff.org/documents/fairness-for-workers-1.pdf]
The Role of Public Benefits in Supporting Workers and Communities Affected by Energy Transition
A 2020 report which examines policies and programs to promote fairness for workers and communities in a transition to a low–greenhouse gas emissions economy. [Originally posted at https://media.rff.org/documents/Report_20-16.pdf]
Environmental Remediation and Infrastructure Policies Supporting Workers and Communities in Transition
A 2020 report which examines major federal policies related to reducing pollution and supporting workers and communities affected by a transition to clean energy. [Originally posted at https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/environment-infrastructure-fairness-workers-communities/]
Policy Options to Enable an Equitable Energy Transition
A 2021 report which lays out a variety of proposals to help enable an equitable energy transition and offers a menu of options that policymakers can choose among to enable this transition. [Originally posted at https://media.rff.org/documents/RFF_Report_21-09_Policy_Options_to_Enable_an_Equitable_Energy_Transition.pdf]
Enabling Fairness for Energy Workers and Communities in Transition: A Review of Federal Policy Options and Principles for a Just Transition in the United States
A 2021 report which compiles findings from a series of reports that unpack existing US and European policies related to 'just transition' in order to help policymakers identify the components of a comprehensive just transition policy package. [Originally posted at https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/documents/RFF-EDF%20Fairness%20for%20Workers%20and%20Communities%20Synthesis%20Report.pdf]
Just Transitions in Australia: Moving Towards Low Carbon Lives Across Policy, Industry and Practice
A 2022 report which undertakes and aggregates new and existing research to examine actual, possible, partial and failed, examples of ‘just transitions’ across multiple sectoral and societal domains. [Originally posted at https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2992996/Just-Transitions_Report_A4_FA53.pdf]
Prevailing Wages Can Build Good Jobs into Americas Electric Vehicle Industry
A July 2022 report by the Center for American Progress arguing for the need for "prevailing wage" laws to ensure the electric vehicle industry creates good jobs. [Originally posted at https://www.americanprogress.org/article/prevailing-wages-can-build-good-jobs-into-americas-electric-vehicle-industry/
EU Blue Economy Report
This is the fifth edition of the report from the European Commission. This 2022 edition continues to "analyse the scope and size of the Blue Economy in the European Union. It aims at providing support to policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for a sustainable development of oceans, coastal resources and, most notably, to the development and implementation of polices and initiatives under the European Green Deal in line with the new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy." [Originally posted at https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/156eecbd-d7eb-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1 ]
Just Transition in the U.S.: A Harsh Mirage Absent a Fundamental Revolution
This July 2021 analysis by Jonathan Tasini (publisher and executive editor of Just Transition For All) looks at the landscape for Just Transition in the context of the positions and policies of the Biden Administration. (Originally posted at http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/usa/18089.pdf ]
Carbon Pricing Proposals in the 116th Congress
A compilation summarizing and comparing eleven federal carbon pricing proposals introduced in the U.S. 116th Congress (2019–2020), highlighting similarities and differences. Published by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. [Originally posted at https://www.c2es.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/carbon-pricing-proposals-in-the-116th-congress.pdf]
Just Transition Allocation Method (European Commission)
This table from January 2020 outlines the Just Transition Mechanism allocation for the European Commission pursuant to the Amended proposal for the Just Transition Fund which "will provide support to all EU Member States, while concentrating on those territories and regions where the magnitude of the climate transition is larger." [Original posted at https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_20_66]
Amended Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council: Establishing the Just Transition Fund
This is the final May 2020 amended proposal by the European Commission to establish a Just Transition Fund [Original posted at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52020PC0460]
Flight Path: A Trajectory for U.S.Aviation to Meet Global Climate Goals
An October 2020 report by the Center for Biological Diversity quantifies the climate benefits of putting the U.S. aviation sector on a new path to decarbonize in the next 25 years through three technology-forcing strategies.
Fast Facts: U.S. Transportation Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990 –2019
A December 2021 report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency outlining Transportation Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990 –2019.
The Challenge of Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
An October 2020 report from the Brookings Institution examining the challenge of decarbonizing trucking sectors and the technologies to overcome these challenges which are global, but this paper focuses on policy options in the United States.
Denmark's Recovery and Resilience Plan – Accelerating the Green Transition
The April 2021 report form the Danish government "As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Danish government and Parliament have adopted a number of comprehensive green deals that will kick-start the Danish econ- omy and accelerate the green transition. Den- mark’s Recovery and Resilience Plan will se- cure a large part of the financing for these green deals and will thus first and foremost support massive investments that will acceler- ate the green transition. The investments will both stimulate the growth of a more green economy and support jobs and companies. At the same time, the plan contributes to re- alising Denmark’s ambitious climate targets on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent in 2030.

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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