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A 2021 report which highlights how the EU has been and still remains Africa’s leading economic partner, so any change in Europe’s priorities will have impacts on Africa’s economies. [Originally posted at https://www.plataformaongd.pt/uploads/subcanais2/af_web_sustainable_finance_private_sector_and_just_transition_ppongd_v5.pdf]
Taking Charge of the Just Transition?
A 2021 article which reproduces a transcript from a webinar in which a retrenched coal-miner, a community environmental activist living in the same township and two union officials organizing in the area spell out the challenges and hardships in the way of achieving a 'just transition'. [Originally posted at https://www.southafricanlabourbulletin.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/salb-vol-44-no-3-2.pdf]
A People's Orientation to a Regenerative Economy
A 2020 report offers community groups, policy advocates, and policymakers a pathway to solutions that work for frontline communities and workers. [Originally posted at https://climatejusticealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ProtectRepairInvestTransformdoc22x.pdf]
Strategies of Energy Democracy
This report clarifies the state of existing debates on Energy Democracy with the aim of opening up new questions and possibilities, while paving the way towards a clearer direction of travel. [Originally posted at https://www.rosalux.de/fileadmin/rls_uploads/pdfs/sonst_publikationen/strategies_of_energy_democracy_Angel_engl.pdf]
The Circular Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Opportunities for Building Resilience
A 2020 paper which provides analysis of the current state of circular economy policies in Latin America and the Caribbean and identifies priority issues for governments, businesses, civil society and the research community. [Originally posted at https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/files/2020-09/circular_economy_lac.pdf]
Energy Access and Affordability: Voluntary Action Plan for Latin America and the Caribbean
A 2018 report which sets out a set of voluntary actions to increase energy access in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and it is structured as follow: the vision of the Argentine Presidency for the G20 as it relates to improving energy access and affordability in the LAC region; describes the issues relating to getting to and maintaining universal electricity access; describes actions to use access to promote stronger economic and social development; addresses access to clean cooking and residential heat; sets out various factors that are common to the several forms of energy access and which can increase the effectiveness and impact of access efforts. [Originally posted at https://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/old0418.pdf]
Renewable Energy (In)justice in Latin America
A 2021 report which offers clear and robust evidence for debates on business accountability, uncovering the dark side of the “clean” energy industries. Authors expect this analysis will be a useful addition to the 'just transition' debate and help achieve the urgently needed reforms in the regions highlighted, where communities continue to face abuse. [Originally posted at https://media.business-humanrights.org/media/documents/RE_LATAM_final_English.pdf]
Just and Fair Household Energy Transition in Rural Latin American Households: Are We Moving Forward?
A 2021 paper which conducts a scoping review of current household energy use patterns and trends in rural Latin America, with the objective of identifying strategies that help promote just and fair transitions in the region. [Originally posted at https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac28b2/pdf]
A Just Energy Transition to Facilitate Household Energy Access and Alleviate Energy Poverty
A 2021 policy brief which argues that energy poverty and access must be brought boldly into the 'just transition' debate. It offers an overview of current understanding of what constitutes a just energy transition and what is meant by energy poverty and access by giving a snapshot of the European Union and Sub-Saharan Africa context. [Originally posted at https://startup-energy.org/wp-content/uploads/Policy_Brief_A_Just_Energy_Transition_to_facilitate_household_energy_access_and_alleviate_energy_poverty_July_2021.pdf]
Reducing Emissions from the Energy Sector for a More Resilient and Low-Carbon Post-Pandemic Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean
A 2022 study which explores the synergies and linkages between post-COVID 19 crisis recovery approaches and the energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean. It aims to identify recovery strategies for key sectors and technologies based on changes in policies, institutions, regulations and investments in such a way that it leads to more sustainable ways to produce and consume energy and the decarbonization of the economy. [Originally posted at https://repositorio.cepal.org/bitstream/handle/11362/47868/3/S2100949_en.pdf]
The Role of Ownership in a Just Energy Transition
A 2018 report which briefly reviews developmental weaknesses as they relate specifically to ownership before offering an alternative vision of how renewable energy can be implemented in South Africa as part of a just energy transition. [Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Just-Energy-Transition-The-Role-of-Ownership-in-a-Just-Energy-Transition.compressed.pdf]
Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality
A 2019 report which provides framework for achieving sustainable, more equal and resilient societies. [Originally posted at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/29203wtumg_english_full_text.pdf]
The Coal Transition: Mitigating Social and Labor Impacts
A 2021 paper which argues that while challenges resulting from the coal transition should not be minimized, the sound management of job displacements can contribute to mitigating the social consequences, strengthen morale and productivity, and improve the efficiency of structural change. [Originally posted at https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/35617/The-Coal-Transition-Mitigating-Social-and-Labor-Impacts.pdf?sequence=1]
Ensuring Responsible Investment for a Just Transition to Net Zero
A 2021 report which is based on evidence sessions and written submissions to that inquiry from investors, industry, academics, community groups, trade unions, and other non-government organizations. The inquiry report seeks to inform politicians, policymakers, stakeholders and the public on the roles and responsibilities that investors can play, with the support of their members and government, in enabling a just transition to net zero carbon emissions. [Originally posted at https://www.appglocalpensionfunds.org/?p=146]
‘Not My Task’: Role Perceptions in a Green Transition Among Shop Stewards in the Norwegian Petroleum Industry
A 2022 article which investigates what role trade unionists in the oil sector play and can play, in a green and just transition. We analyse data from six focus group interviews with shop stewards in the petroleum industry. [Originally posted at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00221856211068500]
Trade Unions' Interpretation of a Just Transition in a Fossil Fuel Economy
A 2021 article which presents a study of how key unions in Norway a country with a large petroleum sector as well as high union level density – have moved their preferences on transition issues in the period 2007–2019. [Originally posted at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355010006_Trade_unions'_interpretation_of_a_just_transition_in_a_fossil_fuel_economy]

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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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