It is therefore also important to recognise that the different regional and local dynamics in which Just Transition processes take place have implications in terms of level of development, mobilisation of resources, pace of the transition, as well as the social and economic effects of the transition. [...] A Just Transition to what/where? We live in a world where the dominant economic model’s relentless pursuit of material growth, accumulation and consumption, is further accelerating the climate crisis, harming people and ecosystems, and preventing the achievement of SDGs and the respect of human rights, with the fossil fuel industry as one of its main perpetrators of abuse. [...] We must trust that deep in our cultures and ancestries is the diverse wisdom we need to navigate our way towards a world where we live in just relationships with each other and with the earth.”2 We see Just Transition as a critical component for achieving those shifts and for doing so in a way that is in line with climate justice, as organising the transition in a just way is the guarantee for ach. [...] We consider that the rights and needs of workers and communities must also be addressed in the urgent transformations required in all productive sectors, such as agriculture and food.3 Principles guiding the “Just ” part of the Transition Just Transition has not started from theory but from praxis; the praxis of workers and communities having an alternative demand to what conservative voices expec. [...] Ongoing work by CAN on the need for a just and equitable reform of the global financial architecture to support a Just Transition9 as well as work undertaken by the Fossil Fuel Non- Proliferation Treaty10 are of particular relevance for further defining what international cooperation in support of a Just Transition looks like.
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