Seven Principles to Realize a Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

This policy report from the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines seven essential principles for achieving a just transition to a low-carbon economy, emphasizing the need for parallel implementation of these principles to ensure equity for people and regions dependent on carbon-intensive industries.

• The report defines a 'just transition' as a concept addressing fairness during the global shift to a low-carbon economy, with a specific focus on the impact on regions and individuals currently reliant on carbon-intensive sectors.
• To ensure equity, the report argues that its seven principles must be pursued simultaneously rather than selectively, though it stresses that the 'decarbonization imperative' must not be postponed.
• The report asserts that delaying action while global decarbonization accelerates, as well as the effects of unchecked climate change, are inherently unjust to the regions left behind.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Seven Principles to Realize a Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy. https://www.sei.org/publications/seven-principles-to-realize-a-just-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Seven Principles to Realize a Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/seven-principles-to-realize-a-just-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020seven, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Seven Principles to Realize a Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/seven-principles-to-realize-a-just-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }