Definition

Moving to a sustainable, ‘green’ economy and world in a fair way, including ensuring job security (such as retraining fossil fuel industry workers to work in the renewable energy sector).

Further reading
What is just transition? And why is it important? - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [website]
What is the just transition and what does it mean for climate action? - Grantham Research Institute at LSE (Hizliok & Scheer, 2024) [website]
Just transition: A conceptual review (Wang & Lo, 2021) [journal article]
Related

climate-friendly economy; climate-resilient economy; Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR); energy security; energy system transformation; energy transition; fairness; Great Transition / Great Turning; green economy; green jobs; green transition; labor; labour; Low-carbon economy (LCE); low-carbon transition; Net zero transition, no one left behind; Paris Agreement; renewable energy transition; sustainable economy

See also
Climate finance
Decarbonisation
Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP)
Justice
Mitigation
Net zero
Renewable energy
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