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.

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, ...

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, ...

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, ...

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, ...

This blog was authored by Francisco Pinto, economist with the Climate Action Teams (CAT) initiative, Catherine Leining, Policy Fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, and Luis Fernández In...

Nature Communications, Published online: 14 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41467-025-62905-5Shifting 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.

Across Canada's oil and gas sector, a promising young industry is preparing to embrace economic opportunity: preventing release of methane,

This open access book provides hope against climate pessimism and outline practical ways to combat climate change.

This blog was authored by EDF economists Jeremy Proville, Luis Fernandez Intriago, and Aurora Barone. As Congress returns to debate the future of clean energy tax incentives, sound economic analysis s...

This post was co-authored by Environmental Defense Fund economist Luis Fernández Intriago and Senior Manager of Economics and Policy Analysis on EDF’s Economics team Maureen Lackner.  Texas has a huge...