Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition

Abstract

"Shifting rapidly to a low-emissions global economy could severely disrupt workers’ livelihoods and their communities, exacerbating inequalities and perpetuating injustice. In a Just Labor Transition, strategic policies prepare workers for new jobs, enable inclusive decision-making with meaningful participation of workers and their representatives (including labor unions and other collective organizations), and secure social license for change." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Fernández Intriago, L., Burrow, S., Chakraborty, S., Daniels, R., Finkelstein Shapiro, A., Garcia, H., Heffron, R., Jakob, M., Janser, M., Kerr, S., Leining, C., Maré, D., Pucheta, M., Raimi, D., Rambharos, M., Richardson, E., Tarazona, M. & Terzi, A. (2025): Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition. In: Nature Communications, Vol. 16. DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-62905-5