The transition to low-carbon economies requires a proactive strategy to protect workers and communities from dislocation. This policy ensures that decarbonisation pathways include retraining, income support, and social dialogue for affected workers. Its design combines long-term transition funds, reskilling programmes, and negotiated pathways that involve unions, employers, and governments.
Implementation requires binding national just transition plans, integration into industrial strategies, and targeted measures for carbon-intensive regions.
The goal is to create new opportunities in renewable energy, sustainable transport, and circular economy sectors while preventing job losses from deepening inequality.
This policy is desirable because it aligns climate goals with fairness, ensuring broad public support for transitions and embedding decent work as a pillar of sustainability.
