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

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  • Tamara Antonia Krawchenko

    (Public Administration/Faculty of Human and Social Development, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada)

  • Megan Gordon

    (Geography/Faculty of Environment, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9, Canada)

Abstract

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.

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  • Tamara Antonia Krawchenko & Megan Gordon, 2021. "How Do We Manage a Just Transition? A Comparative Review of National and Regional Just Transition Initiatives," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-16, May.
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