What is the 'just transition'?
Abstract
The ‘just transition’ is a concept receiving more attention in the literature to-date. This critical review discusses this and how there are overlaps with literature on energy, environmental and climate justice. Within the separate energy, environment and climate change scholar communities, there is too much distortion of what the ‘transition’ means and what ‘justice’ means, and they all should be understood within the just transition concept. To increase public understanding and public acceptance of a just transition, these research communities need to unite rather than continue alone.
Citation
Heffron , R J & McCauley , D 2018 , ' What is the 'just transition'? ' , Geoforum , vol. 88 , pp. 74-77 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.11.016
Publication
Geoforum
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0016-7185Type
Journal item
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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.11.016
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