just transition
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TUED International Conference on Just Transition
By John Treat for TUED On May 29, 2018, trade union representatives and close allies from more than a dozen countries met in New York City for TUED’s international conference, Towards a Just Transition: International Labor Perspectives on Energy, Climate and Economy. The conference brought together more than fifty participants, from both the global North and…
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TRADE UNIONS AND JUST TRANSITION: TUED WORKING PAPER #11
By Sean Sweeney and John Treat The concept of “Just Transition” has become increasingly in vogue in recent years in international political circles. While commonly ascribed to be “transformative” in potential, like any fashionable term it runs the risk of being emptied of content and coopted by arbiters of the status quo. So what really is…
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TUED Bulletin: UK Election & Our Energy Future
UK Elections: Labour Party Commits to Public Ownership of Energy Utilities, 60% Renewables by 2030 Compiled by Michael O’Neil for TUED The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn have released their 2017 manifesto for the June 8th General Election, entitled “For the Many, Not the Few.” The manifesto outlines policies of interest those dedicated to the movements…
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Not Just Transition, But Transformation: the Paris Climate Agreement
via TUED Bulletin 53 By Sean Sweeney The Paris Climate Agreement came into effect November 4th, 2016. More than 90 countries have ratified the deal, which is enough to turn it into international law. Unions all over the world are trying to anticipate the agreement’s likely impacts and navigate its provisions to advance the interests…
