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Just Transition for All

Romania
A 2022 report which assesses how the transition to decarbonization has affected the lives of women in the mining area of the Jiu Valley. It aims to highlight that efforts towards a 'just transition' and those for gender equality can only go hand in hand. [Originally posted at https://www.just-transition.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Women-participation-in-the-just-transition-process_Bankwatch-ro.pdf]
A 2021 report which seeks to determine how to move to an inclusive energy transition in southeast Europe. It looks at different aspects of public involvement including 'just transition'. It outlines the EU policy context driving the transition. It then takes a country-by-country look at nine southeast European countries and shows the potential for involving the broader public in the transition, giving recommendations both per country and overall. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/sarajevo/18759.pdf]
A 2021 report which describes how EU countries and institutions are progressing with their pledge to quit coal and implement a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://en.euractiv.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/special-report/A-just-transition_-The-barriers-to-central-and-eastern-Europe-making-the-leap-from-coal-Special-Report-2021-1.pdf]
A 2021 overview of the general territorial 'just transition' plan progress in seven central and eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. [Originally posted at https://www.cde-org.cz/media/object/1864/2021-12-14-bwn-tjtp-briefing-5_1.pdf]
A 2022 research which develops an in depth-analysis of the quality of 'just transition' processes in seven central and eastern European countries, namely Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. [Originally posted at https://euagenda.eu/upload/publications/2022-04-just-transition-in-7-ceecs.pdf]
A 2021 Study by SOLIDAR with the main objective to map and assess the strategies, policies, measures and practices that a handful of national governments have put (or are putting) in place to advance the ecological transition in a socially just way in their country. By doing so, it aims to provide a snapshot of the state of Just Transition in the European Union (EU). [Originally posted at https://www.solidar.org/system/downloads/attachments/000/001/412/original/Just_Transition_Monitor_2021.pdf?1639657769]
A 2021 study which conducts a regional impact analysis of 'just transitions' in Romania. [Originally posted at https://mfe.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1c0f712ea5d63755decc545234f10e56.pdf]
A 2021 report which consists of a regional synthesis report and nine country analyses, examines the barriers to an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable energy transition in southeast Europe. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/sarajevo/18313.pdf]
A 2018 report which aims to to share with governments lessons learned on 'just transition' regarding coal mine closure. [Originally posted at https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/484541544643269894/managing-coal-mine-closure-achieving-a-just-transition-for-all]
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.

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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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