The transition to an ecologically sustainable economy can only succeed if the necessary climate, environmental and energy policy actions are designed in a way that they promote employment and social justice and are complemented by active employment, economic and social policy measures.
This report identifies the options for action of governments and other political, economic and social actors and demonstrates how just transition policies can address relevant challenges in developing countries and emerging economies.
Based on research into a series of case studies related to a just transition in developing and emerging economies, suggestions emerge for both stakeholders in these countries participating in and supporting just transitions. Coal phase-out, fossil fuel subsidy reform, the development of renewable energy, circular economy and waste management, and sustainable agriculture and land use are examined, with case studies in Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa and other countries.