A 2017 study which provides an overview of the different 'just transition', energy transformation and climate justice discourses of the previous years and how they are ultimately reflected in the Paris Agreement. It shows how they overlap in terms of transition narratives and policy demands. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/13955.pdf]

A 2018 report which summarizes the main insights from Coal Transitions research project. It outlines the growing momentum behind coal transitions around the world and highlights key findings from case studies of six major coal-consuming countries, which explore how “below-2°C”-compatible transitions away from thermal coal could be implemented. [Originally posted at https://coaltransitions.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/coal_synthesis_final.pdf]

A 2022 report which analyzes the role of tripartite social dialogue in supporting green workplaces and, more generally, promoting just transitions at enterprise level. [Originally posted https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---inst/documents/publication/wcms_854518.pdf]

A 2018 book which aims to present the One Million Climate Jobs Campaign (mechanism based on research, networking and advocacy) as a movement which prefigures a 'just transition' to low-carbon development in South Africa, and to investigate in what sense this perspective from the South can be adapted and used in other Southern contexts in particular, and in the global context in general. [Originally posted at http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/clacso/sur-sur/20180810041959/Changing_environment.pdf]

A 2018 report which unpacks the different understandings, narratives, and framings of 'just transition' that underpin the concept’s growing popularity and uptake. Six short country case studies then provide insights into how 'just transition' is—or is not—being mobilized on the ground. [Originally posted at https://www.uncclearn.org/resources/library/mapping-just-transitions-to-a-low-carbon-world/]

A 2012 booklet which explains the causes and effects of climate change, and its impacts on workers and the poor, in an economic system which puts profits before people and the planet. It unpacks international negotiations about a global climate deal. Solutions are introduced and analyzed, and suggestions made for unions to take the work forward. [Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/download/2055_ec782d5f9cf58c01871e5c5e9a711650]

A 2021 report which sketches the main principles governing how to integrate 'just transition' in national climate plans—the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It provides practical recommendations on how to improve the integration of 'just transition' in NDCs and their preparation processes that focus on different levels of governance and actors, especially from the Global South. [Originally posted at https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/18464.pdf]

A 2021 paper which provides an initial resource for cities in South Africa to improve their understanding of 'just transition' in their national/regional context, and the key entry points for engagement on this topic with different stakeholders. [Originally posted at https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Exploring-the-Just-Transition-South-Africa-United-States-and-Europe?language=en_US]

This 2019 report explores some of the main challenges associated with the likelihood that South Africa’s coal production might decline significantly, potentially over the next five to ten years. It highlights some of the key issues that need to be thought through and discussed as part of ensuring a “just transition” to this future. [Originally posted at https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/planning-a-just-transition-in-south-africa.pdf]

This 2022 report t presents a framework for achieving a just transition in South Africa. The framework sets out the vision, principles, planning elements and policy measures to achieve a just transition in South Africa, as well as the outcomes to be achieved over the short, medium, and long-run. In so doing, the framework aims to bring coherence and coordination to just transition planning in South Africa. [Originally posted at http://www.nstf.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FrameworkDraftJustTransition.pdf]

A 2021 report which lays out the context within which South Africa’s ‘just transition’ is set. Additionally it covers transition risk arising from South Africa’s own domestic policies as it moves to implement its internationally binding targets for reducing GHG emissions. Furthermore it deals with South Africa’s transition risk arising from other countries’ transitions to lower-carbon economies. [Originally posted at https://www.pwc.co.za/en/assets/pdf/what-a-just-transition-means-for-jobs-in-south-africa.pdf]

A 2022 study which intends to inform support and learning for a Just Transition in the Global South with the Philippines and South Africa as the two focus countries. [Originally posted at https://www.palmecenter.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A-Just-Transition-for-the-Global-South_full-report.pdf]

A 2021 report which looks into a series of case studies related to a 'just transition' in developing and emerging economies. [Originally posted at https://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/sites/default/files/downloads/resource//GIZ%20Just%20Transition%20to%20a%20Green%20Economy%20Webversion.pdf]

A 2018 report which highlights coal impacts in Mpumalanga and South Africa. It focuses on social, gender, worker and environmental justice and is written from a legal perspective to a campaigning perspective. [Originally posted at https://lifeaftercoal.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Coal_Kills.pdf]

A 2019 report which focuses on the shift from coal to renewable energy, mainly for electricity generation in South Africa. Recommendations presented can also be adapted to other fossil fuel sectors. [Originally posted at https://lifeaftercoal.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/A-Report-Remaking-our-Energy-Future.pdf]

A 2019 report which identifies a series of policies that government might adopt to reduce the impact of the transition risk to the country of South Africa. It recommends engaging in the proactive pursuit of a path that seeks to contain the costs of the transition, one focused on alleviating the plight of the most vulnerable parts of society: workers and communities directly affected. [Originally posted at https://lifeaftercoal.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CPI-Report-South-Africa-25.03.19-Understanding-impact-of-low-carbon-transition-on-SA.pdf]