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The Role of Tripartite Social Dialogue in Facilitating a Just Transition: Experiences from Selected Countries
A 2022 working paper which analyses the role of tripartite social dialogue in supporting green workplaces and, more generally, promoting 'just transitions' at enterprise level. [Originally posted at https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/265593]
Just Transition in KMWU’s Perspective
A September 2022 outline of the principles of Just Transition from the perspective of the South Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU) [Provided by the union to Just Transition For All)
The Net Zero Energy Transition: Policy Case Studies from the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks
A 2020 publication which presents an overview from INETTT concerning the status of climate and energy policy in each country where they work, set against the backdrop of the country’s current Nationally Defined Contribution (NDC) pledges under the Paris Agreement and the latest electricity and emissions data. [Originally posted at https://www.energiewende-global.com/fileadmin/user_upload/giz-website/Media_Library/Erneuerbare_Energien/The-Net-Zero-Energy-Transition_Agora.pdf]
A Future Without Coal: Banking on Asia's Just Energy Transition
A 2021 study which reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region. [Originally posted at https://responsibank.id/media/497354/a-future-without-coal-banking-on-asias-just-energy-transition.pdf]
A Green Economy Transition Program for South Korea
A 2022 study which outlines a workable climate stabilization framework for South Korea, building from the government’s own Green New Deal program as well as a number of related research studies, written by both government agencies and a range of independent researchers. [Originally posted at https://peri.umass.edu/economists/robert-pollin/item/1594-a-green-economy-transition-program-for-south-korea]
Energy Transition and Energy Democracy in East Asia
A 2022 book which clarifies what factors are determining the energy transition that is taking place in the East Asian region, how it is likely to develop while influencing each other, how it should develop, and what type of specific institutional design is required to achieve it. [Originally posted at https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-0280-2_4]

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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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