Just Transition Working Paper - Defining anD framing Just transition for

As noted, the parties to the agreement shall respond to the urgent threat of climate change… “Taking into account the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities” [Para 10 of preamble].12 The Katowice Conference in 2018, created a stronger platform for just transition by drafting a f. [...] The Polish presidency of the COP, with support of around 52 governments,13 drafted and launched the ‘Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration’ during the Conference.14 The document underscored that “Just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs are crucial to ensure an effective and inclusive transition to low greenhouse gas emission and climate resili. [...] Germany Renowned for its successful approach of coal phaseout in the Ruhr valley (that had started in the 1970s), the Government of Germany in 2020 instituted a combined package of a Coal Phase-Out Act and the Structural Development Act to support a just transition in various coal regions of the country.23 The ‘Act to Reduce and End Coal-Powered Energy and Amend Other Laws (Coal Phase-Out Act)’, i. [...] The Act, while proposing a three-phase plan to phase out coal-powered energy by 2038,24 simultaneously outlines the compensation that must be provided to the affected mining companies and coal power plants and its workers, and the mechanisms of it.25 The Structural Development Act for coal-mining regions is a complimentary one to the Coal Phase-Out Act, and focuses on the regional aspect of a just. [...] Defining and framing just transition Considering the complex nature of the fossil fuel economy, including direct and indirect income dependence, nature of the workforce, socio-economic factors of fossil fuel regions, pollution and ecological aspects, and the need for ensuring social and environmental justice particularly for the most vulnerable and marginalized people, the definition and framing o.