Tag: Just Transition

UN Climate Change Launches New Report on Advancing a ‘Just Transition’ in Climate Policy

Stuart Mitchell

As the world accelerates action to address climate change, the question is no longer whether to pursue a just transition—but how to embed it meaningfully into national climate strategies. To help answer that question, the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures (KCI), with the support of the UN Climate Change Secretariat, released a technical paper today: Just Transitions in National Climate Frameworks and Climate Policies: Experiences in Alignment, Planning and Progress Tracking. The report tracks progress on just transitions and examines how countries are…

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SSE publishes Just Transition strategy

Stuart Mitchell

SSE has broken new ground to be the first company to publish a “Just Transition” plan, which will help to protect workers and communities as the UK moves towards net zero. The business committed to publish the strategy following engagement with investors at its AGM in August this year. Supporting a Just Transition outlines how SSE will approach the social implications of delivering net zero; from jobs and training, to working with communities and ensuring no one is left behind. SSE’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Rachel McEwen, said: “The transition to…

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