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Definitely Doc D

Many lessons learned re home upgrades, barriers to adoption,
But encouraging model for elsewhere.

Likely best for states with high energy costs and overburdened grid (like MA).

💡 eases grid strain of adding more electrified homes
💡 low/middle income homes = more numerous than wealthier ones, so much more climate impact
💡 can reduce energy bills for homeowner
💡 can provide backup pwr for outages, which are bigger strain on lower income

#justtransition#climatehope
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Umweltbundesamt

Ab heute trifft sich die internat. #Klimapolitik auf Einladung von @AuswaertigesAmt @COP30 zum Petersberger Klimadialog in Berlin.
Das Treffen dient als inhaltliche & strategische Vorbereitung auf die COP30. Themen u. a.: #NDC #Klimafinanzierung #Biodiv #JustTransition
Ausführliche Infos zu den neuen nationalen Klimaschutzbeiträgen und warum diese so wichtig sind, um das 1,5-Grad-Ziels von Paris in Reichweite zu halten, gibt es auf unserer neuen NDC-Themenseite: umweltbundesamt.de/themen/klim

UmweltbundesamtNationale Klimaschutzbeiträge (NDC)Alle fünf Jahre sind die Vertragsstaaten des Übereinkommens von Paris dazu aufgerufen, neue nationale Klimaschutzbeiträge (NDC) vorzulegen. 2025 ist es wieder so weit. Mit den bis Mitte 2024 eingereichten NDCs steuert die Welt auf eine Erwärmung von 2,6 bis 3,1 Grad bis Ende des Jahrhunderts zu. Auf der COP28 verständigte man sich darauf, dass die neuen NDCs im Einklang mit 1,5 Grad stehen sollen.
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Commons Network

(1/6)⚠️ Carbon taxes deepen inequality. They put the cost of the climate crisis on consumers instead of transforming the system. But what is the alternative?

We need a just transition that tackles economic security and inequality at the heart of climate action. That means:
🌱 Decommodifying essentials & building the social and care economy
🏢 Expanding co-ops & post-capitalist enterprises
💰 Redirecting finance toward useful sectors and less in harmful enterprise
🔄 Industrial policy & public job guarantees towards sectors that create social and ecological wellbeing

How can we create an economy that meets social-ecological needs?commonsnetwork.org/2024/10/17/

💬 What’s your take? How do we push for socially just climate action?

#JustTransition#ClimateJustice#PostGrowth
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Commons Network

🚨 Liberal green policies generate conservative backlash

In the Netherlands, the government’s ‘ecological transition’ plan follows a neoliberal agenda. Policies like ‘true pricing’ (e.g. carbon taxes) claim to tackle the climate crisis but shift the burden onto consumers, worsening inequality.

⚠️ Carbon taxes are regressive. Why should low-income households bear the cost of our economic systems?

A just transition must tackle economic insecurity & inequality alongside climate action. Social wellbeing and ecological objectives must go hand in hand.

💬 What do you think? What narratives should we build so they resonate with the majority of people who are living in precarious conditions?

Discover why tackling inequality MUST be at the heart of the green transition ➡️ commonsnetwork.org/2024/10/17/

Liberal green policies provoke conservative backlash.
Liberal green parties across the EU focus on carbon taxes to address the ecological crisis. But these are regressive tools which reinforce inequalities and burden consumers with the costs of our economies. Neoliberal policies cannot achieve social and environmental justice!
The rise of the far right is alarming. To build enough counter-power, it is crucial that the narratives we build resonate with the majority of people who are living in precarious conditions. But so far, red-green parties across Europe have failed to do so.
While recognising the urgency of the climate crisis, red-green politics should not prioritise ecological objectives over social wellbeing. Tackling economic insecurity and inequality should be at the heart of the ecological transition. Read the full blog!
#ClimateJustice#PostGrowth#JustTransition
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Headlines Africa

Africa: A Hot and Troubled World of Work - How South Africa's Bold New Climate Act and Labour Law Can Align to Drive a Just Transition: [The Conversation Africa] Increased average temperatures, climate variability, and extreme weather events are taking a toll on the environment and disproportionately affecting the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities. This is intensifying challenges in the… newsfeed.facilit8.network/THd1 #ClimateAction #JustTransition #SouthAfrica #LaborLaw #ClimateChange

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The Wild Hunt News

Indigenous leaders are taking a prominent role in the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, advocating for a Just Transition that respects their rights and ecosystems, emphasizing the critical role of Indigenous knowledge in achieving sustainable, equitable, and inclusive climate solutions.

wildhunt.org/2025/01/indigenou

The Wild Hunt · Indigenous leaders describe "Just Transition" to a green economyBy The Wild Hunt
#WorldEconomicForum#greeneconomy#indigenouspeople
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Alan Bucknam

This sort of economic transitional work is essential in moving away from coal, but in the western US —where coal towns are almost always small, isolated towns — more urbanized solutions aren’t going to work. Any good examples out there of such locations that effectively transitioned out of a coal-producing economy?
#coal
#mining
#colorado
#JustTransition
#ClimateChange
apple.news/Ar7zd6yX5TQWSLeA5Y6

apple.newsHow the heartland of Poland’s coal industry is ditching fossil fuels - without sacrificing jobs — EuronewsKatowice hopes to serve as an example to other industrial cities wanting to move away from fossil fuels.
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