We will not deliver a Just Transition without radical collaboration

The author asserts that a just transition is impossible without 'radical collaboration' across sectors, highlighting the need to bridge the gap between climate action and social justice. The text emphasizes that while many governments have committed to a just transition, policy and investment are lagging. It advocates for partnerships between employers, unions, and governments to create decent green jobs that respect labor rights, noting that businesses must act on their accountability to all stakeholders to avoid worsening conditions for workers and communities during the shift to net-zero.

• A just transition requires a multi-stakeholder dialogue involving workers, unions, employers, and governments to establish decent green jobs that uphold labor rights and create an inclusive workforce.
• Despite nearly 40 governments committing to a just transition in the previous year, the necessary investment and enabling policies have not kept pace.
• The transition to a net-zero future is inevitable, but it will only benefit humanity if unlikely actors collaborate; otherwise, the process risks deteriorating conditions for global workers and communities.
• There is growing momentum for corporate accountability, evidenced by over 75 CEOs and the AFL-CIO committing to the Paris Agreement and urging the US government to join them.

APA

Tómasdóttir, H. (2019). We will not deliver a Just Transition without radical collaboration. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-will-not-deliver-a-just-transition-without-radical-collaboration/

Chicago

Tómasdóttir, Halla. We will not deliver a Just Transition without radical collaboration. We Mean Business Coalition, 2019. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-will-not-deliver-a-just-transition-without-radical-collaboration/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Tómasdóttir |first1=Halla |title=We will not deliver a Just Transition without radical collaboration |publisher=We Mean Business Coalition |date=3 December 2019 |url=https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-will-not-deliver-a-just-transition-without-radical-collaboration/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{tmasdttir2019will, author = {Tómasdóttir, Halla}, title = {{We will not deliver a Just Transition without radical collaboration}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/we-will-not-deliver-a-just-transition-without-radical-collaboration/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }