Citizen Co-Design for a Just Transition to Net Zero in Glasgow
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| Title
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Citizen Co-Design for a Just Transition to Net Zero in Glasgow
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| Part of
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 Mary Robinson Centre for Climate Justice
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| Publisher
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 Glasgow Caledonian University
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| Authors
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 Tahseen Jafry Sage Kuhens Jasmin Rainero Sennan Mattar
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| Date
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 February 2025
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| Summary, keywords and locations
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| Summary
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"Glasgow has committed to delivering a just transition to net zero whilst building climate resilience. The move to a low carbon city will require adopting an approach and processes that collaboratively works with those who will be impacted by the transition, or risk an unfair distribution of benefits and burdens, and poor implementation. Essentially, transition to net-zero policies need to be designed in a socially just manner that respects and recognises the needs and values of communities whilst building resilience. As a concept, ‘just transition’ is an approach which is not understandable or relatable to most citizens. Therefore, it is crucial that the focus is on making the concept less abstract by relating it to issues that people are currently facing in Glasgow, such as the cost of living and energy crises. This report presents the findings of a desk-based review that was undertaken to provide deeper insights on just transition and how to achieve this through a critique of published peer-reviewed and grey literature. The review aimed to establish what we know and understand of the ‘common practices’ used to describe just transition, what remains unknown in terms of evidence, knowledge gaps and further research that is required to take forward the Just Transition agenda. The contents of this report provide insights on the barriers faced by communities in shaping a citizen co-designed just transition framework and how these can be overcome in the context of climate policy in the housing, energy, transport and land use sectors. The review was ultimately used to provide recommendations on the enhancement of just transition initiatives in Glasgow City (and beyond)."
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| Keywords
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 Decarbonisation
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| Locations
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 Glasgow
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| How to find this document
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| Publication
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 Live as of 21 April 2025
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| Archive
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 Archived on 21 April 2025
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