By Kali Akuno, Katie Sandwell, Lyda Fernanda Forero, Jaron Browne, Transnational Institute
This primer seeks to explore why it is imperative to orient ourselves and our social movements towards a Just Transition and how we can consciously and deliberately move away from the dysfunctional and destructive systems that are leading us towards extinction.
By Jeremy Brecher, Labor Network for Sustainability
Workers and unions are among those who have the most to gain by climate protection that produces good jobs and greater equality.
By Dirk Holemans, Green European Journal
It’s important to frame just transition as an overarching framework that can guide us through a systemic transformation to a new social, ecological society that is equitable. It’s not about superficially greening the economy.
By Paula Walk, Isabell Braunger, Carbon Brief
Understanding women’s needs and positions more thoroughly is key to ensuring a just transition for everybody.
By Sarah Spengeman, The Revelator
The state’s recently passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act offers a model for other states to build coalitions to help communities and the planet.
By Joanna Allan, Mahmoud Lemaadel, Hamza Lakhal, Transnational Institute
While an end to the Moroccan occupation and full decolonization are integral to a Saharawi just transition, the SADR government’s ability to ensure popular sovereignty over Western Sahara’s energy resources will also be of fundamental importance.
By Giuliana Viglione, Carbon Brief
Although often overlooked in discussions around climate policy, agriculture is beginning to earn recognition as both a driver of climate change and a key part of the solution.
By Rosa Martínez Rodríguez, Green European Journal
There will be social, cultural and relational repercussions that must be accounted for in order to uphold the central tenet of just transition: to leave none behind.
By Green European Journal Staff, Green European Journal
To truly recover in the years ahead, Europe will need a new socio-ecological contract bringing together questions of inequality, climate and the digital economy.
By Shalanda H. Baker, Resilience.org
We must view the battle for the design of the new, clean energy system through the same lens we use to view broader struggles for economic and civil rights.
By Talli Nauman, Esperanza Project
Nicole Horseherder was glad to receive the news of Arizona Public Service Company’s proposed Just and Equitable Transition assistance package to the Navajo Nation.
By Breanna Draxler, YES! magazine
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined?