Concessional finance could prove critical for just transitions in developing countries. Multilateral climate funds, with their range of tried and tested financial tools, could help drive a new wave of investments that put people at the center of a net-zero economy.
The disproportionate impact of Covid-19 and extreme weather events in Latin America and the Caribbean highlight the urgent need for a just transition to net zero. COP26 is a golden opportunity for the region to set its sights on a green economy that works for all.
Investors are embedded in society, and the Solidarity Fund of Québec shows one example of direct engagement by investors to help workers and communities to prepare for an energy transition.
This podcast explores how governments can promote economic spending packages that promote an inclusive and fair green recovery.
The Covid-19 recovery window offers a rare opportunity to transform economies and accelerate the green transition. There is renewed openness...
This podcast explores how decisionmakers can ensure that the accelerating transition in India is a just and equitable one.
Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to the planet, requiring rapid economic and social transformations that will affect workers and...
Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to life on earth, requiring rapid economic and social transformations that will affect workers...
This podcast offers insights from South Africa’s long history of engaging with just transitions in the context of high unemployment, inequality, poverty, and dependence on coal.
This podcast discusses the gender dimensions of just transitions and offers recommendations for policy planning and implementation.
This commentary summarizes critical elements of case studies on just transitions to help guide future research, and includes lessons learned in just transitions work in South Africa and Eastern Europe.
This commentary focuses on gaps in knowledge and key research questions related to just transitions, identifying eight areas that merit more research and policy guidance.
This report explains the origins and evolution of just transitions and offers a framework to represent the range of definitions as well as underlying ideologies and approaches.
This podcast discusses the importance of a just transition in the context of climate change policies and investments and explores the impact of Covid-19 on just transitions.
This commentary introduces the just transitions concept, summarizes its importance in meeting climate and social equity goals, and emphasizes the need to define the term more clearly and increase its appeal.