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Summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For the global community, transitioning to a more sustainable energy system is a must. But change requires challenging existing norms, and social and economic institutions. A Just Transition acknowledges that the social, environmental and economic aspects matter, and are a crucial component of the energy transition. This Policy Brief builds a bridge between foreign policy and the underlying economic and social changes which arise as part of the challenges of the energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Key Policy Recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Governance: Foreign Policy as an Actor of Change<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes positioning itself as a multilateral facilitator of global governance, the introduction of working groups within foreign ministries and adding a human rights perspective to energy and climate policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Europe as a leading Example<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes promoting the idea of a \u201cEuropean Green Deal\u201d for the energy and transport sector, strengthening the European Coal Regions in Transition Platform and hosting a \u201cJust Transition Summit\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Inclusive Approaches for Successful Coalitions for Change<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes making use of the expertise of different actors at the international level, providing for a for exchange and the transfer of knowledge and experiences and building new partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Bold Public Diplomacy: Think like a System, act like an Entrepreneur<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes initiating a debate on both the challenges and the opportunities of the low-carbon transition, creating an international narrative on its equity, prosperity and security dimensions and establishing a deeper engagement with citizens, businesses, local and regional leaders and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Background: The Just Transition Concept<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The just transition concept is rooted in the trade union movement and seeks to ensure good quality jobs and high living standards for everyone in a decarbonised economy. Key elements of a just transition include a comprehensive policy framework<\/strong> to address the negative impacts for and meaningful social dialogue<\/strong> with those who stand to lose their livelihoods throughout transition processes. The concept acknowledges the need for fairness for countries, regions and workers that will be affected disproportionately by the negative consequences of the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A global energy transition itself will also have geopolitical implications<\/strong>. Countries that depend on the export of fossil fuels face risks to their income base and geopolitical status. At the same time, however, the energy transition means lower risks for other countries from volatile energy prices or through the disruption of their energy supply chains, and fewer conflicts related to access to fossil fuels. Furthermore, developing countries can take advantage of affordable renewable energy technologies to provide energy access to their citizens, when technical and policy expertise is available in governmental institutions and society. In all these cases, foreign policy can play an important role<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural Allies: Foreign Policy and Just Transition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At first glance, addressing a just transition to a low-carbon economy may not be the most fitting task for diplomacy. After all, it has to deal with very local problems \u2013 notably structural economic transitions at the regional level. However, both the climate and the just transition challenges are global<\/strong>. As the Secretary-General of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Sharan Burrow, aptly put it, \u201cthere are no jobs on a dead planet\u201d. A just transition is a global challenge which requires a multilateralist approach<\/strong> and which benefits from mutual learning and joint action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Florian Ranft<\/a><\/h4>
Member of the Management Board and Head of Green New Deal<\/div>
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Florian Ranft is a member of the Management Board and is head of Green New Deal & Progressive Governance at Das Progressive Zentrum.<\/div><\/div>
No Backlash, No Retreat<\/a><\/h6>
Public support for climate and economic policies remains remarkably stable in Germany and the U.S., with no significant backlash against green agendas in either country.<\/div><\/div>
Onwards and Upwards<\/a><\/h6>
Delivering on the Promise of Progress<\/div><\/div>
The Disregarded<\/a><\/h6>
A study on the importance of regional perspectives for the great transformation<\/div><\/div>
Full Speed Ahead: Progress in 2022+ \u2013 A Decade for a Just Transformation<\/a><\/h6>
SPD, Greens and FDP as parties of progress<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Sabrina Schulz<\/a><\/h4>
Policy Fellow<\/div>
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Sabrina Schulz works as the Director Germany at the European Initiative for Energy Security and as a consultant, analyst and moderator. Previously, she was a board member of a holding company for start-ups in the ClimateTech sector, worked as director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Germany, headed the Berlin office of KfW F\u00f6rder- und Entwicklungsbank and was founding director of the Berlin office of E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism. She began her career in the climate sector as a climate diplomat at the British Foreign Office.<\/div><\/div>
Paving the Way Towards Resilient European Civic Cooperation<\/a><\/h6>
This paper was created in the context of \u201cDaring New Spaces: Striving towards a European Public Sphere\u201d<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Johannes Uhl<\/a><\/h4>
Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)<\/div>
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Johannes Uhl ist Projektdirektor bei der Deutschen Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusam- menarbeit (GIZ) und verantwortlich f\u00fcr die Projekte der Agentur zur Energieau\u00dfenpolitik. Zuvor war er als Sachbearbeiter im Ausw\u00e4rtigen Amt und im Kabinett des Wirtschaftsministers des Landes Th\u00fcringen t\u00e4tig.<\/div><\/div>
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Philipp Wendel<\/a><\/h4>
Federal Foreign Office<\/div>
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Dr. Philipp Wendel heads the department at the Federal Foreign Office that deals with the foreign policy dimension of the energy transition. His work focuses on the geopolitical implications of the energy transition and the promotion of renewable energies abroad. <\/div><\/div>
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Fiona D. Wollensack<\/a><\/h4>
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Fiona D. Wollensack is a Policy Adviser at German agency for international development cooperation (GIZ), where she focuses on renewable energy policy, particularly in Africa. <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Florian Ranft<\/a><\/h4>
Member of the Management Board and Head of Green New Deal<\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Sabrina Schulz<\/a><\/h4>
Policy Fellow<\/div><\/div>
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Johannes Uhl<\/a><\/h4>
Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)<\/div><\/div>
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Philipp Wendel<\/a><\/h4>
Federal Foreign Office<\/div><\/div>
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Fiona D. Wollensack<\/a><\/h4>
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