Abram, S.; et al. (2020): Just Transition: Pathways to Socially Inclusive Decarbonisation. COP26 Universities Network Briefing
Abram, S.; Atkins, E.; Dietzel, A.; Hammond, M.; Jenkins, K.; Kiamba, L. et al. (2020): Just Transition: Pathways to Socially Inclusive Decarbonisation. COP26 Universities Network Briefing. COP26. UK. Available online at https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_758106_smxx.pdf.
„To avoid the worst effects of climate change, the world needs to decarbonise at an unprecedented speed and scale. A growing number of countries, including the UK, have set ‘net-zero’ targets to end their contribution to global warming within the next decades, with differing degrees of popular support. […] Covid-19 serves as a stark reminder that socio-economic disruptions tend to worsen social inequalities, with pandemic policies disproportionately affecting low-skilled workers, minorities, women and other vulnerable groups. Incidentally, the Covid-19 response has simulated an unintended and short-lived decarbonisation experience – taking a heavy toll on society and especially those most vulnerable to poverty. Against this backdrop, it is increasingly recognised that the transition to a post-carbon economy needs to be green, sustainable and socially inclusive, with the Paris Agreement referring to the ‘imperatives of a just transition’ and the EU vowing to ‘leave no one behind’ in its proposed Green Deal. This briefing outlines what kind of governance policies, modalities, institutions, spaces and actors will be required to make sure that the transition is socially inclusive and supported by citizens.“