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EU sectoral dialogue for electricity
The EU organises social dialogues with employers and workers in a number of sectors that involve discussions, consultations and negotiations. Included among the sectoral social dialogues is one for the electricity sector, which involves the employer organisation Union of the…
EU’s "Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition"
The EU launched the ‘Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition’ as a non-legislative component of the ‘Clean energy for all Europeans’ package to ensure that coal regions are not left behind has part of the transition to clean energy. The initiative – in place since 2017 – is…
Spain’s High-Level Forum on a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition
As part of Spain's recovery, transformation and resilience plan, the government created a high-level forum on a just and inclusive energy transition to discuss progress on the recovery plan's clean energy components. The forum is convened by Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological…
Germany’s Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment
As part of its efforts to halve energy-related CO2 emissions by 2030, Germany intends to phase out coal-based power. To reach a broad social consensus on the coal phase-out plan, the federal government established a Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment (also…
South Africa’s just transition social dialogue
South Africa has undertaken early national engagement on a just transition for its coal industry in a context where coal accounts for 73% of the country’s energy supply and about 1% of direct formal employment. The Congress of South African Trade Unions initiated the just…
US advanced energy manufacturing tax credit proposal
US Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Steve Daines (R-MT) in March 2021 introduced the American Jobs in Energy Manufacturing Act of 2021 to incentivise local manufacturing of advanced energy technologies, with a focus on rural communities that have seen…
National Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs in Italy
The Italian Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digitalisation launched the National Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs in April 2020. In total, 24 national coalitions are active in the European Union as of 2021. The programme stems from another Italian plan that…
Canada’s just transition strategy
In 2016, Canada committed to the phase-out of conventional coal-fired electricity across the country by 2030. However, nearly 50 communities in four provinces still rely on thermal coal mining and coal power for local employment and taxes. In addition to creating a…
Germany’s closure of hard coal mines in the Ruhr and Saar regions
As economic conditions became increasingly challenging for Germany’s hard coal sector, the federal government in the 1990s pursued a tailored engagement strategy with local governments, employers and trade unions that led to an orderly closure of coal mines in the traditional…
Spain just transition strategy
The Spanish government announced the closure of coal mining operations by 31 December 2020 and the redirection of mining subsidies to restructuring coal mining regions. The policy was the result of a deal between the government, unions and the industry to direct EUR 250 million…
Just transition case study for India
A case study on a just transition away from coal in India was carried out by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in 2021. For India, the shift away from coal will have wide-ranging economic and social implications,…
ILO’s guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in November 2015 adopted new guidelines to help governments, workers and employers undertake the process of structural change toward greener economies in a way that achieves just outcomes, including decent jobs and social protections.…
Envision Group helps bring cities in China to net zero
Envision Group is one of China’s leading green technology companies, and among the world’s top wind turbine suppliers. More recently, it has supported local governments in China achieve carbon neutrality, in line with China’s national 2060 target. In 2020 Envision Group began…
Japans fuel ammonia strategy
As part of its pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050, Japan announced that it would deploy ammonia for use in thermal power plants. The Ministry of Trade, Economy and Industry set out a target to co-fire a coal generation unit with ammonia at a rate above 50% and to develop a…
Canada hydrogen strategy
Canada sees a sizeable role and competitive advantage in the production, distribution and use of hydrogen given its abundance of feedstocks, skilled workforce and existing position as a leader in intellectual property and export of hydrogen technologies. Hydrogen is expected to…