Evaluating the Just Transition to effect policy change

This Evaluating the Just Transition to effect policy change project at University of Dundee deals with the undeniable fact that the world faces environmental and climate crises of epic proportions.

The world must transition to a green economy marked by low carbon GHG emissions urgently (by 2050), and the efforts to move to a green economy must be carried out with justice for all of those affected. This has been encapsulated within the concept of the just transition to which this Evaluating the Just Transition to effect policy change Evaluating the Just Transition to effect policy change project at University of Dundee University of Dundee is related.

Context and academic literature

The academic and policy literature has been proliferated with conceptions of energy justice, environmental justice, climate justice, sustainability, and sustainable development, all grounded in the core understanding that without justice, a transition away from fossil fuels will be incomplete. Yet, the proliferation of these concepts has not come with clarity about their meaning or with a clear roadmap about how these concepts can be applied through policy to make a meaningful difference across local and global contexts. 

We invite doctoral research that contributes to this academic and policy literature by addressing any of the following themes:

• In what ways can justice be conceptualised in the context of a just transition? 

• What processes can be used to understand the meaning of justice in the context of a just transition?