What is a just transition? And what does it mean for people and communities?

Clean Energy Pod

What exactly is a just transition? Or a just energy transition? What impact will a just transition have on people and communities?
Rachel McEwen, SSE's Chief Sustainability Officer, and one of the pioneers of what is the world's first corporate just transition strategies joins us on the latest episode of the #CleanEnergyPod.
Rachel shared what a just transition to net zero really means. And the impact it has on people, communities and jobs. And how it will help us tackle climate change.

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Capitoli

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. What is a ‘just transition’? (00:00:31)

3. Is there a future for workers in a high-carbon role in the energy transition? (00:02:54)

4. How can we learn from history to plan the clean energy transition in a better way? (00:04:12)

5. What role should private companies play in a just transition to net zero? (00:05:29)

6. What is an orderly just transition? (00:06:51)

7. What would a fair climate transition look like? (00:08:19)

8. Is it a challenge to attract people from a high-carbon job into renewables? (00:10:00)

9. Why should someone in a high-carbon job make the transition to a low-carbon job? (00:12:45)

10. What are some of the sacrifices in a just climate transition? (00:14:27)

11. Are skills easily transferable from a high carbon to a low carbon job? (00:15:50)

12. How are we sharing value with local communities? (00:18:46)

13. Are you optimistic that we can reach net zero? (00:23:44)