Just Transition Insights, Issue #10, 02/27/2023
Leading Off: Canada’s “Sustainable Jobs Plan” Over the past several years, Canada has had a fairly active debate about Just Transition for workers, and communities. For example, in 2018, a national taskforce produced this report outlining steps to be taken and, crucially, noting the process: …will need to invest considerably more funding, potentially in the […]
Just Transition Insights, Issue #2, 10/31/2022
Leading Off: Trade Rules & The Danger To Just Transition Here’s a reasonable argument to consider: the global trading regime, built over the past century through various so-called “free trade” agreements, has played a significant role in exacerbating the climate crisis by encouraging hyper-growth, lowering wage standards and reducing national environmental conditions. Even if the […]
Just Transition Insights, Issue #1, 10/17/2022
Leading Off: Ten Markers For The Road As this is the first issue of the newsletter, here are some markers that will inform our mission in the months and years to come. Economic transitions are nothing new for workers. Century after century a new invention or industry upheaval has meant economic change. The transitions all […]