Social Foundations of a Just Coal Transition

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Social Foundations of a Just Coal Transition

dc.contributor.author	Jordan, J.
dc.contributor.author	Tenzing, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-12-16T18:18:19Z
dc.date.available	2024-12-16T18:18:19Z
dc.date.issued	2024-12-16
dc.description.abstract	With climate change causing loss and damage, disrupting nature, and affecting the lives of billions of people, the world has accepted that it cannot achieve carbon dioxide reduction goals without phasing out coal. This paper argues that addressing the broader social dimensions of coal transitions is crucial for success and offers benefits and opportunities for the millions of people affected. It outlines existing literature about anticipated impacts of the transition not just on workers but on people and communities more broadly, such as loss of employment, increased household costs, reduced public investment, mobility and outmigration, mental health, social and cultural identity, and conflict. It also considers the social co-benefits of coal transitions, such as reduced risks to livelihoods, new job opportunities, improvements in health and wellbeing, and social empowerment. Finally, it cautions that the uneven distribution of transition benefits and burdens can exacerbate pre-existing inequalities and systemic marginalization, reproducing the energy sector’s legacy of social exclusion and injustice (Johnson et al. 2020), underlining that social sustainability, alongside economic and environmental sustainability, is vital for advancing a just transition away from coal. The paper offers a framework of upstream interventions to help governments and other actors facilitate inclusive planning, decision-making, and transition management.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099120124204540572/P1760591ef02bb0381a2ce1fa613feb6ce4
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/42538
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/42538
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42538
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	DECENT WORK
dc.subject	CLIMATE ACTION
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION GOALS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.title	Social Foundations of a Just Coal Transition	en
dc.type	Report
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2024-12-16
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-14T12:02:08.991166Z
okr.date.lastmodified	2024-12-01T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Energy Study
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099120124204540572/P1760591ef02bb0381a2ce1fa613feb6ce4
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okr.identifier.docmid	P176059-ef02bb7b-fc5c-4038-a2ce-fa613feb6ce4
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okr.identifier.report	195238
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okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099120124204540572/pdf/P1760591ef02bb0381a2ce1fa613feb6ce4.pdf	en
okr.region.geographical	World
okr.sector	Other Public Administration
okr.topic	Environment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.unit	Planet-Social Sustain&Inclus PM (SSIGL)