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A '''just transition''' is a'' transition away from an extractive, fossil fuel dependent economy and towards a regenerative economy that provides dignified, productive, and ecologically sustainable livelihoods, democratic governance, and community resilience -'' Climate Justice Alliance <ref>https://climatejusticealliance.org/just-transition/</ref> | |||
== Examples of a Just Transition == | == Examples of a Just Transition == | ||
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'''Job training and retraining''' | '''Job training and retraining''' | ||
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*"Designing the training must take into account the needs of the communities and connect the workers to actual high-quality jobs."-Natural Resources Defense Council <ref>https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-just-transition-looks</ref> | |||
*"Designing the training must take into account the needs of the communities and connect the workers to actual high-quality jobs."-Natural Resources Defense Council <ref>https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-just-transition-looks</ref> | |||
*When a fossil fuel project closes, there can be ripple effects for workers. Workers in these fields must be prioritized in the jobs created by a transition off fossil fuels. | *When a fossil fuel project closes, there can be ripple effects for workers. Workers in these fields must be prioritized in the jobs created by a transition off fossil fuels. | ||
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'''Equity for those most impacted''' | '''Equity for those most impacted''' | ||
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*For example, by "ensuring that low-income communities and communities of colour—which account for the majority of neighborhoods most heavily exposed to pollution—see a fair share of the investment" <ref>https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-just-transition-looks</ref> in projects necessary to transition off fossil fuels, such as in renewable energy projects/ | |||
*For example, by "ensuring that low-income communities and communities of colour—which account for the majority of neighborhoods most heavily exposed to pollution—see a fair share of the investment" <ref>https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-just-transition-looks</ref> in projects necessary to transition off fossil fuels, such as in renewable energy projects/ | |||
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'''Reparations for those most impacted''' | '''Reparations for those most impacted''' | ||
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*For example, financial reparations for those impacted by colonialism, which profited off of the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples. | *For example, financial reparations for those impacted by colonialism, which profited off of the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples. | ||
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Learn more about a just transition at [https://climatejusticealliance.org/just-transition/ climatejusticealliance.org]. | |||
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A just transition is a transition away from an extractive, fossil fuel dependent economy and towards a regenerative economy that provides dignified, productive, and ecologically sustainable livelihoods, democratic governance, and community resilience - Climate Justice Alliance [1]
Examples of a Just Transition
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Learn more about a just transition at climatejusticealliance.org.
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