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Policy approaches

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This page contains a series of documents presenting information and lessons learned on policy approaches at national, regional or local level supporting a just transition to a climate-neutral economy. Each document is presented as a user-friendly information sheet that may provide useful reading for stakeholders across the EU.

These documents have been prepared by researchers at Prognos AG, having conducted desk research, interviews and surveys as part of support activities related to the Just Transition Platform. Any information and views contained in the documents do not reflect the official opinion of the European Commission.

Documents

35 good practice examples of Just Transition projects (handbook produced with support from the TSI)

Member State: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Netherlands, Romania

Sectors: Regeneration of brownfields, renewable energy, hydrogen, community and small actors involvement, energy poverty

Regions: various

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Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Change (ACW)

Member State: Canada

Region: N/A

Sector: General workforce

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Alentejo Green Deal

Member State: Portugal

Region: Alentejo

Sector: All

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DGB Lower Saxony - Approach on Just Transition

Member State: Germany

Region: Lower Saxony

Sector: No specific sector (regional focus)

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Green City Velenje

Member State: Slovenia

Region: Velenje

Sector: Coal

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Hauts-de-France: Rev3

Member State: France

Region: Hauts-de-France

Sector: Whole economy

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IN4climate.NRW and SCI4climate.NRW

Member State: Germany

Region: North Rhine-Westphalia

Sector: Energy intensive raw materials industry

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Karditsa: Achieving behavioural change towards cycling & sustainable mobility

Member State: Greece

Region: Municipality of Karditsa

Sector: Transport

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Oficemen Carbon Neutrality Roadmap

Member State: Spain

Region: N/A

Sector: Cement

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Preparing for a just transition in Jiu Valley

Member State: Romania

Region: Hunedoara County

Sector: Coal

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Regional Action Plan Towards Netzero 2045

Member State: Ireland

Region: Border Midland & Western region

Sector: Infrastructure, Housing

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Regional Observatory of the Transition Process (ROPT)

Member State: Poland

Region: Silesia

Sector: Several sectors

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Roadmap Towards an Oil-Free and Low-Carbon North Karelia by 2040

Member State: Finland

Region: North Karelia

Sector: Other: fossil fuel industries, carbon intensive industries

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Rybnik 360: Addressing the just transition with innovative and systemic solutions

Member State: Poland

Region: Silesian Voivodeship

Sector: Coal

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Scotland's approach to ensure a coordinated, inclusive just transition

Member State: N/A

Region: Scotland

Sector: Several sectors

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The Just Transition Fund in the USA: Assembling private and public funding to support community-led projects in regions affected by the transition

Member State: N/A

Region: North America

Sector: Coal

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Transformation Strategy Estonia (TJTP)

Member State: Estonia

Region: Ida-Viru

Sector: Oil shale industry

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Transformation Strategy In Konin (Wielkopolska Region) TJTP

Member State: Poland

Region: Wielkopolska Region

Sector: Whole economy

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Transformation Strategy in Usti Region Towards Low-Carbon and Coal (TJTP)

Member State: Czechia

Region: Ústí nad Labem

Sector: Coal (but considers whole industry transformation)

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Upper Nitra's Action Plan for a just transition: Shaped by local communities

Member State: Slovakia

Region: Trencin

Sector: Coal

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More information

More policy approaches continue to be collected, so please keep an eye on this page, where further policy approach sheets will be uploaded in due course. If you have a relevant policy approach to share, you are welcome to fill out our short survey and a member of our knowledge management team will contact you.

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