How Do We Manage a Just Transition? A Comparative Review of National and Regional Just Transition Initiatives

The concept of a ‘just transition’ encompasses political and policy imperatives to minimize the harmful impacts of industrial and economic transitions on workers, communities, and society more generally, and to maximize their potential benefits. This imperative has gained heightened importance as go...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-06, Vol.13 (11), p.6070
Main Authors: Krawchenko, Tamara Antonia, Gordon, Megan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
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Climate change
Employment
Environmental policy
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Regions
Search strategies
Society
Sustainability
Typology
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Summary:The concept of a ‘just transition’ encompasses political and policy imperatives to minimize the harmful impacts of industrial and economic transitions on workers, communities, and society more generally, and to maximize their potential benefits. This imperative has gained heightened importance as governments commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A wide range of policies, strategies and initiatives have been adopted by national and regional governments to facilitate and help manage a just transition. It is a concept that is increasingly being put into practice. This scoping study identifies and compares strategies, policies, and practices that are presently being implemented in order to manage a just transition across 25 countries and 74 regions alongside European Union-level policies. This work develops a typology of policy instruments to manage just transitions and identifies implementation gaps and leading practices.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13116070