Consideraciones para una transición energética justa y equitativa

The document examines the dimensions of a just energy transition, moving beyond the focus on fossil fuel workers to address the impacts of clean energy deployment. It identifies five types of energy justice—distributive, procedural, recognition, restorative, and cosmopolitan—and emphasizes the necessity of respecting human rights across the entire clean energy supply chain. The briefing highlights risks associated with critical mineral extraction and land use, providing case studies from Colombia and Scandinavia. It concludes that international cooperation and robust regulatory frameworks are essential to ensure that the benefits and costs of the transition are shared equitably without exacerbating existing inequalities.

• A sustainable energy transition requires the application of five distinct forms of justice: distributive (costs and benefits), procedural (due process and governance), recognition (rights of vulnerable and indigenous groups), restorative (repairing past damages), and cosmopolitan (transboundary effects).
• While renewable energy is environmentally superior to fossil fuels, it is not inherently just; over 200 human rights violations have been reported in renewable energy projects in the last decade, with nearly half linked to wind and solar power.
• The transition to clean energy increases demand for critical minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel, the extraction of which is linked to documented human rights violations and health impacts.
• In La Guajira, Colombia, wind energy development faces strong resistance due to a history of marginalization and deficiencies in consultation processes with the indigenous Wayuu people.
• In Sápmi, Scandinavia, wind power development has conflicted with the rights of the Sámi people, specifically impacting reindeer husbandry through landscape fragmentation and animal behavior changes.
• The transition creates significant financial risks in the form of stranded assets; it is estimated that by 2025, over three-quarters of coal-fired power plants worldwide will no longer be competitive.
• International cooperation is critical for a just transition, yet wealthy nations have failed to meet the promise of providing USD 100 billion annually in climate finance.

APA

Cabré, M. M., & Vega-Araújo, J. (2022). Consideraciones para una transición energética justa y equitativa. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/consideraciones-para-una-transicion-energetica-justa-y-equitativa-1.pdf

Chicago

Cabré, Miquel Muñoz, and José Vega-Araújo. Consideraciones para una transición energética justa y equitativa. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2022. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/consideraciones-para-una-transicion-energetica-justa-y-equitativa-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cabr2022consideraciones, author = {Cabré, Miquel Muñoz and Vega-Araújo, José}, title = {{Consideraciones para una transición energética justa y equitativa}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/consideraciones-para-una-transicion-energetica-justa-y-equitativa-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }