Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/249971 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 036.2021
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
This paper compares different just transition pathways in China, the European Union and the United States of America by comparing the current state of the coal sector and just transition policies away from coal. How can social justice in the energy transition be achieved under different models of energy governance? Since these three blocs have only made some progress on just transition policies and legislations for workers and communities impacted by the coal phase down or phase out in recent years, there have not been many studies comparing them to each other. The analysis in this paper shows that while all three blocs work towards ensuring the integration of coal workers and coal communities into the clean economy in the process of coal reduction, their approaches to achieving a just transition differ in terms of policy frameworks, financing resources, specific measures and public participation. This paper is part of a series of FEEM working papers of comparison studies of China, the EU and the US in the field of climate and energy.
Subjects: 
Energy Transition
Just Transition
Coal Phase Out
Inclusiveness
China
the European Union
the United States
JEL: 
Q38
Q56
Q58
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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