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A 2022 paper which first describes how the EU is planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road transport and buildings. Secondly, it discusses which groups in society are likely to be affected the most by the measures envisioned, building on the example of Sweden. It then
discusses whether price signals alone drive a reduction in greenhouse gas footprints and how the proposed Social Climate Fund can contribute to a just transition for households across the EU. The conclusion presents policy recommendations.
[Originally posted at https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sei-report-eu-ets-strambo-june-2022-2.pdf]
Africa has many advantages that will enable it to keep a low carbon footprint while achieving economic take-off. A 'just transition' pathway that reconciles socioeconomic and climate imperatives is possible. However, it will require a strong commitment to climate issues from African and international stakeholders. Increased technical and financial mobilization of African governments, African and international donors and public
development banks, and all financial players on the continent will make it possible to finance and support the continent’s fast-growing climate innovation.
[Originally posted at https://www.cairn-int.info/journal-afd-policy-papers-2021-9-page-1.htm?contenu=article]
A 2019 socioeconomic footprint analysis, which is based on the IRENA REmap energy transition roadmap 2018, explores a higher deployment of low-carbon technologies, mostly renewable energy and energy efficiency.
[Originally posted at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41825-019-00018-6.pdf?pdf=button]
A 2021 workshop report which presents a synthesis of the virtual events held on the 27th and 28th January 2021, on policy coherence in Scotland.
[Originally posted at https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/23456/SUII_Workshop_Report_Final_200421.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]
A 2019 policy brief which draws the attention of policy-makers, social partners, training providers and civil society organizations in both developed and developing countries to the essential role of skills development policies in advancing the sustainable transition to a greener future.
[Originally posted at http://www.ilo.int/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_731957.pdf]
A 2022 article which explores tools and systems for ‘just transition’ using three buckets of scientific questions: (1) Technical: which GHG to remove, when, where, and by what mechanism; (2) Social-Policy: how to share GHG obligations between stakeholders to deliver the UN SDGs; (3) Data: how to create robust, trusted, and transparent data for reporting, accounting, and actions. Building on the analyses, this study recommends thirteen scientific evidence-based net-zero actions.
[Originally posted at https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5522]
A 2021 applied research project which proposes incentives the City of Riverside could implement to attract green businesses in a policy memo and analyzes whether these incentives are aligned with the principles of 'just transition'.
[Originally posted at https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1660/]
A 2020 paper which examines the risks for workers in Northern Ireland from decarbonisation in particular, identifying the sectors and the geographic areas most at risk from transition. It will also examine some of the elements needed to embed a 'just transition' in principle and practice in Northern Irish climate policy.
[Originally posted at https://www.nerinstitute.net/sites/default/files/2021-01/Planning%20a%20Just%20Transition%20for%20NI%20Jan%2021.pdf]
A 2021 work which adapts a methodology based on employment factors to project future changes in quantity and composition of direct energy supply jobs for two scenarios - (1) relatively weak emissions reductions as pledged in the nationally determined contributions (NDC) and (2) stringent reductions compatible with the 1.5 °C target.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421521005073]
A 2021 research work which reflects the current situation at the socio-economic and socio-political level in Western Macedonia and discusses the policies implemented in the context of the lignite phase-out process to ensure a just transition for households and businesses of the region.
[Originally posted at https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/9/7/115]
A 2021 book which builds on an international workshop held between 25 and 27 June 2019 in Jena, Germany. The workshop was
hosted by the Junior Research Group “Bioeconomy and Inequalities. Transnational Entanglements and Interdependencies in the Bioenergy
Sector”, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
[Originally posted at https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/49529/9783030689445.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]
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