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Modelling the Zero-Carbon Transition: International Approaches and Lessons for Ireland
A 2020 research paper which was an input to, and should be read in conjunction with, Council Report no 149: Addressing Employment Vulnerability as Part of a Just Transition in Ireland. [Originally posted at http://edepositireland.ie/handle/2262/100588]
Just Transition at the Intersection of Labour and Climate Justice Movements: Lessons from the Portuguese Climate Jobs Campaign
A 2019 article which, drawing upon an extensive case study of the Portuguese climate jobs campaign, goes beyond showing how these orientations shape the positions taken by union and climate activists. The article also analyses how the conflicts and cooperation between these key actors can shed light on the possibilities and/or limitations of just transition as a framework for the collective action needed to achieve rapid, deep decarbonisation of economies in the Global North context. [Originally posted at https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/globallabour/article/view/3631]
Sustainable Development Goal Interactions for a Just Transition: Multi-Scalar Solar Energy Rollout in Portugal
A 2021 study which examines how solar energy went from subsidies to record-setting competitiveness in Portugal. [Originally posted at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15567249.2021.1922547]
A Socially Just Transition Through the European Green Deal?
A 2020 report from the European Trade Union Institute examining whether the "European Green Deal constitutes a suitable policy framework to combine environmental and economic objectives with the pursuit of social fairness, thus ensuring a just transition towards more sustainable economies and societies.
Just Transition: A Social Route to Sustainability
A report from Social Europe elaborating what ‘just transition’ means—from the concept itself to its outworking on the ground.

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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