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Defining just transition

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  • Giorgos Galanis

    (QMUL - Queen Mary University of London)

  • Mauro Napoletano

    (GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur, OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po, SSSUP - Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna = Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies [Pisa])

  • Lilit Popoyan

    (QMUL - Queen Mary University of London, SSSUP - Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna = Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies [Pisa])

  • Alessandro Sapio

    (PARTHENOPE - Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope” = University of Naples)

  • Olivier Vardakoulias

    (CAN - Climate Action Network Europe)

Abstract

Climate change has sparked a vivid discussion on its socio-economic risks, capturing the attention of academic circles and policymakers. While it is widely argued that a low-carbon transition should be socially just, the precise criteria that policies must adhere to, in order to be universally accepted as ‘just’, remain insufficiently defined. To fill this gap, we draw on relevant theories of distributive justice where equal responsibility should lead to equal outcomes. According to our definition, just transition policies should minimise relative costs for the most vulnerable groups. Furthermore, uneven responsibility for causing damages should be also taken into account by discounting the importance of relative costs of groups with high responsibility.
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  • Giorgos Galanis & Mauro Napoletano & Lilit Popoyan & Alessandro Sapio & Olivier Vardakoulias, 2025. "Defining just transition," Sciences Po Economics Publications (main) hal-04884553, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:spmain:hal-04884553
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108370
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    • Giorgos Galanis & Mauro Napoletano & Lilit Popoyan & Alessandro Sapio & Olivier Vardakoulias, 2024. "Defining Just Transition," Working Papers 114, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research.
    • Giorgos Galanis & Mauro Napoletano & Lilit Popoyan & Alessandro Sapio & Olivier Vardakoulias, 2025. "Defining just transition," Post-Print hal-04884553, HAL.

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    2. Yannis Dafermos, 2026. "Climate finance and global justice," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(1), pages 48-64, January.
    3. Giorgos Galanis & Giorgio Ricchiuti & Ben Tippet, 2025. "Too calm in the storm? Revisiting the Relationship Between Vulnerability and Climate Action," Working Papers - Economics wp2025_04.rdf, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa.
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    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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