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Leaders and laggards in the pursuit of an EU just transition

McCauley, Darren ; Pettigrew, Kerry A.; Todd, Iain; Milchram, Christine ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

The just transition from coal, oil, and gas to renewable energy sources involves commitment from all EU states. But who is leading, or lagging? We apply an innovative DeePeR framework to identify these states, using open-access quantitative global data from multiple sources, by evaluating the energy and equity dimensions of Distributive, Procedural and Restorative justice. Using rank percentile scores, we assessed EU nations' level of fossil fuel dependency (including both energy and financial dependency) and distributional inequality, their fossil fuel CO2 emissions, climate finance pledges and a calculated procedural justice score, and their commitment to modern renewable electricity output and rankings on fair and renewable jobs. We find that EU states' performances on just transition are distinct across four broad regions; Scandinavia, eastern Europe, western Europe, and the Mediterranean. We discuss the nuances of fossil fuel embeddedness in the EU. This is followed by reflection on the importance of embedding fairness in the deployment of new renewable jobs. Finally, we consider the implications for a better-targeted financial mechanism for just transition alongside a fossil fuel divestment strategy.


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000154012
Veröffentlicht am 05.01.2023
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107699
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Zitationen: 4
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Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 03.2023
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0921-8009, 1873-6106
KITopen-ID: 1000154012
HGF-Programm 37.11.02 (POF IV, LK 01) Societally-Feasible Transformation Pathways
Erschienen in Ecological Economics
Verlag Elsevier
Band 205
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 107699
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 07.12.2022
Schlagwörter Just transition, Energy transition, EU climate policy, Fossil fuel divestment, Energy equity
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