just transition Archives

How sustainable sanitation can drive us out of the pandemic crisis

Feature / This feature explains how to amplify impact and achieve lasting equitable outcomes by integrating social and technical sanitation solutions.

19 November 2020 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Public policy, Sanitation and Wellbeing

A solar engineer conducts maintenance on a solar panel in the solar-powered village of Tinginapu, India.

Making room for gender and social equity in low-carbon systems

Feature / The drive for green energy systems is growing, but are low-carbon alternatives any guarantee of more equitable and inclusive outcomes?

18 November 2020 / About Adaptation, Mitigation, Participation and Renewables

Carbon inequality

Project / This project explores the link between social and economic inequality and the unsustainable carbon dioxide emissions that fuel human-caused climate change.

2020 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Geopolitics, Public policy, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

What the pandemic reveals about globalization, supply chain risk, and adapting to climate change

Perspective / Widespread lockdowns and border closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the forces of globalization into stark relief for many people.

22 October 2020 / About Business, Finance, Geopolitics and Supply chains

Just transition and the geopolitics of decarbonization in the EU

SEI brief / This brief shows how the EU Commission’s approach to just transition may influence the politics of decarbonization within the EU.

20 October 2020 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics and Public policy

Intersectionality and energy transitions: a review of gender, social equity and low-carbon energy

Journal article / This article explores how diffusion of low-carbon technologies impacts gender and social equity in intersectional ways and where “greening” projects fall short.

16 October 2020 / About Adaptation, Mitigation, Participation and Renewables

Low-carbon transitions in West Sumatra, Indonesia: gender and equity dimensions

SEI working paper / The authors conduct case studies in Indonesia to explore the value of incorporating gender equity in decision-making for a just transition to renewable energy.

24 July 2020 / About Fossil fuels and Participation

Four key issues the EU’s recovery plan needs to address to tackle both the economic and the climate crisis

Perspective / It's not enough to address the COVID-19 economic crisis: the EU recovery plan must also support a just transition to a carbon-neutral Europe.

18 June 2020 / About Climate policy and Finance

Seven principles to realize a just transition to a low-carbon economy

SEI report / This policy report outlines seven principles to achieve and implement a just transition to a low-carbon economy.

15 June 2020