Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition

Author(s)

Luis Fernández Intriago, et. al.

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Published Date

August 2025

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62905-5
Affiliation

Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY, 10010, USA

Abstract

Shifting rapidly to a low-emissions global economy could severely disrupt workers’ livelihoods and their communities, exacerbating inequalities and perpetuating injustice. In a Just Labor Transition, strategic policies prepare workers for new jobs, enable inclusive decision-making with meaningful participation of workers and their representatives (including labor unions and other collective organizations), and secure social license for change.

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