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Energy Transition and the Post-COVID-19 Socioeconomic Recovery: Role of Women and Impact on Them
A 2022 report which proposes recommendations for priority actions that countries and firms can take to encourage the participation of women in the energy sector to drive a sustainable socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. [Originally posted at https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/Energy-Transition_Role-of-women-in-Post-COVID19.pdf]
Skills Development and Inclusivity for Clean Energy Transitions
A 2022 report which compiles a collection of case studies from around that world that showcase programmes designed to address skills development of workforces for energy transitions. [Originally posted at https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/953c5393-2c5b-4746-bf8e-016332380221/Skillsdevelopmentandinclusivityforcleanenergytransitions.pdf]
Energy Poverty and Skills Related Aspects of the Just Transition of European Coal Regions – Overlaps and Data Gaps
A 2021 paper which takes a closer look at 35 regions in Europe with coal industry, impacted most by the combination of expected coal sector job losses until 2030, and already existing unemployment levels (as identified in Alves Dias et al., 2018). [Originally posted at https://www.eceee.org/library/conference_proceedings/eceee_Summer_Studies/2021/4-monitoring-and-evaluation-for-a-wise-just-and-inclusive-transition/energy-poverty-and-skills-related-aspects-of-the-just-transition-of-european-coal-regions-overlaps-and-data-gaps/]
COVID-19 Stimulus and Improving Energy Transition in Malaysia: Analysis and Recommendation
A 2022 research which examines Malaysia’s COVID-19 economic recovery plans and the extent to which they support a socially just, clean energy transition in the country. [Originally posted at https://th.boell.org/en/2022/01/14/covid-19-energy-transition-malaysia]
Closing the Skills Gap for Coal Mine Workers
A June 2018 webinar outlining Ohio University’s Voinovich School analysis of the skills of displaced coal economy workers and the steps needed to match those skills to emerging occupations in the Appalachian region. [Originally posted at https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5fda3b73811ec6ecfc5dbfcb/5fda3b73811ec683e45dc0cf_Closing%20the%20Skills%20Gap%20for%20Coal%20Mine%20Workers.pdf]
Understanding the Skill Gap and Employment Needs of Displaced Coal- Fired Power Plant Workers
A 2018 webinar presentation of a report from the Ohio University’s Voinovich School assessing the skills of displaced coal economy workers and matching those skills to emerging occupations in the Appalachian region [Originally posted at https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5fda3b73811ec6ecfc5dbfcb/5fda3b73811ec6c0215dc0d7_Understanding%20the%20Skill%20Gap%20and%20Employment%20Needs%20of%20Displaced%20Coal-Fired%20Power%20Plant%20Workers.pdf]
Lessons for a Successful Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
A 2018 report which explores how transitions can be better planned for, managed and delivered. It develops a typology of the interventions that can be combined to enable a successful transition. These can be applied across any sector or country. [Originally posted at https://agulhas.co.uk/app/uploads/2018/06/CIFF-Transition-Review.pdf]
Economic Adjustment Assistance: Federal Programs Intended to Help Beneficiaries Adjust to Economic Disruption
This document is a letter from the U.S. Government Accountability Office to two U.S. Senators describing the federal programs and tax expenditure support economic adjustment, including objectives, eligibility requirements, beneficiaries, obligations, and expenditures. (Originally posted at https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-19-85r.pdf ]
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 ]
Preparing for a Just Transition: Meeting Green Skill Needs for a Sustainable Steel Industry
A view about "green" skills needed in the steel industry from EUROFER, the European Steel Association whose members operate steel production facilities across the European Union.
Occupational Projections and Training Data 2004-2005 (United States)
The 2004-2005 U.S. Department of Labor's annual projections for job occupations and training.
A Just Transition? Lessons from Defense Worker Adjustment in the 1990s
An April 1999 landmark study looking at the failures of Just Transition in the U.S. defense industry in the post-Cold War transition.
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy
An August 2013 analysis from the U.S. Congressional Research Service evaluating the role of trade adjustment assistance--with a focus on retraining programs.
Broken Buffer: How Trade Adjustment Assistance Fails American Workers
A 2010 analysis of the failure of Trade Adjustment Assistance--from Dēmos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization.
Trade Adjustment Assistance: Improvements Necessary, but Programs Cannot Solve Communities’ Long-Term Problems
This July 2021 testimony to the U.S. Congress by Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade for the U.S. General Accounting Office addresses the North American Free Trade Agreement Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program, which covers workers who lost their jobs due to increased imports from or a shift of production to Mexico or Canada.
Trade Adjustment Assistance: Changes to Funding Allocation and Eligibility Requirements Could Enhance States’ Ability to Provide Benefits and Services
A May 2007 report by the U.S. General Accountability Office assessing recent trends in the Trade Adjustment Assistance programs, especially the process of the U.S. Labor Department's certification of petitions and workers’ participation in training; the challenges, if any, that states face in managing TAA training funds; and the extent to which workers use the TAA wage insurance and health coverage benefits and the factors, if any, that limit participation.

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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