ABSTRACT

In the context of the United Nations’ Agenda to 2030 environmental, social and economic targets underpin goals such as access to affordable and clean energy, climate action, decent work and economic growth. Meeting of the climate targets, the Nationally Determined Contributions of the 196 parties of the Paris Agreement and the landmark regional roadmaps like the European Green Deal, will have profound effects on core economic sectors (energy, resource extraction, industry) and on the labor markets globally.

These changes will impact countries, regions, local communities, gender and skills in the labor market in different ways. This session advances the scientific evidence-based understanding of these changes and effects as well as of the well-designed just transition policies that can support local inclusion, innovation and decent economic development. It discusses concepts, challenges and solutions related to the timely and just energy transition, carbon lock-in, local content policies, gender and skill employment effects of climate action and green energy.