Making Decarbonization Work for Workers: Policies for a just transition to a zero-carbon economy

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dc.contributor.authorMertins-Kirkwood, Hadrian
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-21T14:15:11Z
dc.date.available2022-03-21T14:15:11Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIn light of the federal government’s pledge to launch a Task Force on Just Transition in 2018, this report makes a unique contribution by using census data to identify the regions in each province with the greatest reliance on fossil fuel jobs. While fossil fuel dependence is overwhelmingly concentrated in Alberta, with a few “hot spots” in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, the report identifies communities from other provinces where fossil fuel jobs represent a significant part of the local economy – for example, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland; Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Saint John, New Brunswick; Sarnia, Ontario. The report also makes the useful distinction between “reactive” just transition policies, which are intended to minimize the harm to workers of decarbonization, and “pro-active” just transition policies, which are intended to maximize the benefits.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAdapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate Change
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/39435
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAdapting Canadian Work and Workplaces (ACW)
dc.publisherCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
dc.rights.articlehttps://digital.library.yorku.ca/islandora/object/yul:1150320/datastream/OBJ/download
dc.rights.licenseCopyright remains with the creator.
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectClimate change policy
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectJust Transition
dc.subjectJob loss
dc.titleMaking Decarbonization Work for Workers: Policies for a just transition to a zero-carbon economyen
dc.typeReport

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