Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tomas Chaigneau, Sarah Coulthard, Tim M. Daw, Lucy Szaboova, Laura Camfield, F. Stuart I. I. I. I. I. I. Chapin, Des Gasper, Georgina G. Gurney, Christina C. Hicks, Maggie Ibrahim, Thomas James, Lindsey Jones, Nathanial Matthews, Colin McQuistan, Belinda Reyers, Katrina Brown
Summary: Well-being and resilience are considered to be related or even synergistic dimensions of sustainable development, but evidence suggests that they may actually work against each other in practice, highlighting potential trade-offs that could threaten sustainable development outcomes.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tommy Garling, Magnus Jansson
Summary: This paper lays the groundwork for research on sustainable investment related to psychological well-being and identifies the potential roles financial markets can play in reducing threats to global consumption levels. It also highlights barriers to ESG integration in investments.
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Energy & Fuels
Shinichiro Okushima
Summary: This study presents a novel approach to measuring energy sufficiency using microdata from Japanese households. The results show that most people in Japan live in energy sufficiency, although a small portion experience energy poverty or energy extravagance.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Dorit Alt, Yariv Itzkovich, Lior Naamati-Schneider
Summary: This research aimed to measure the impact of lockdown and social distancing on higher education during the COVID-19 period on students' emotional well-being, perception of teachers' just behavior, and faculty incivility. The study found that students' negative emotions were influenced by the lockdown condition, which in turn affected their social interactions with faculty and perception of teachers' behavior.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jiyun Kang, Cosette M. Joyner Martinez, Catherine Johnson
Summary: This study introduces minimalism as a deliberate paradigm shift in consumer behavior and explores its impact on emotional well-being. Through two studies, researchers established the structure of minimalism and found that minimalism enhances flourishing while alleviating depression.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Pramod K. Singh, Harpalsinh Chudasama
Summary: The concept of climate resilient development pathways (CRDPs) introduced in IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report is still poorly conceptualised and needs further clarification through fuzzy cognitive maps simulations. Climate resilient development should integrate mitigation, adaptation, and inclusive sustainable development to advance planetary health and well-being for all.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Darren McCauley, Kerry A. Pettigrew, Mia M. Bennett, Iain Todd, Corine Wood-Donnelly
Summary: There is a lack of leadership in the Arctic region regarding a just transition. A quantitative assessment was conducted to determine which countries are most likely to provide leadership in the global energy transition. The results highlight the importance of international climate contributions and commitment to fair and green jobs for a just transition in the Arctic. The positive and negative effects of a more involved EU in the Arctic just transition agenda are also discussed.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
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Regional & Urban Planning
Teresa Cordova, Jose Bravo, Jose Miguel Acosta-Cordova
Summary: Conversations about tackling climate change often overlook the perspectives of activists from the Environmental Justice Movement and the Just Transition Alliance, resulting in false solutions that exacerbate the disproportionate impacts on communities of color and the threats from climate change.
JOURNAL OF PLANNING LITERATURE
(2023)
Article
Geography
Susan P. Murphy, Sheila Cannon, Lyndsay Walsh
Summary: This research explores the applicability of the just transition framework in the challenges faced by Irish beef farming. Using a novel methodological approach, the study reveals the core issues and conflicts arising from the misalignment between key actors and beef farmers. The model presented offers guidance towards a future characterized by justice and sustainability.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Marcelo Segales, Richard J. Hewitt, Bill Slee
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between global citizenship and social innovation and proposes guiding principles for sustainable, just, and democratic energy transitions in cities. Through participatory research, six exemplary cases from across Europe were selected based on criteria including democratic governance, civil empowerment, human rights approach, diversity of actors, and sustainability. The integration of global citizenship and social innovation concepts aids practical application and aligns innovative proposals with social justice and environmental objectives. The proposed guiding principles can assist city authorities in energy transition contexts.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Aysha Pamukcu, Angela P. Harris
Summary: Just Transition is an organizing and policy framework that has emerged from the climate justice movement, aiming to address health disparities caused by structural subordination. As the field of public health strives to address the root causes of unjust health disparities, Just Transition offers new possibilities for partnership and collective action.
JOURNAL OF LAW MEDICINE & ETHICS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Erin Morris, Joshua J. Cousins, Andrea Feldpausch-Parker
Summary: Climate change is causing disasters and altering human mobility, which in turn affects how places plan and adapt to these events. This study focuses on how climate destinations in Upstate New York are preparing for potential climate-related in-migration. It reveals two dominant perspectives on planning just climate havens: a transformational view that addresses social, political, and economic vulnerability drivers, and a recognition view that addresses legal and legislative support for climate migrants. Common areas of agreement between the two groups include co-production and co-design, workforce development, food security, and safe and affordable housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Alix Dietzel
Summary: This paper discusses the role of non-state actors in climate change action, using the city of Bristol as a case study, and suggests that non-state actors can not only lower emissions and promote adaptation efforts, but also significantly shift the context of climate change action and create space for systemic change.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Aparajita Banerjee, Geertje Schuitema
Summary: The concept of just transition, vital in mitigating negative socioeconomic consequences during the shift to a low-carbon society, lacks theoretical and practical clarity. Discrepancies between theoretical interpretations and practical applications can hinder the implementation of a successful just transition plan, highlighting the need for a structured process to design such programs effectively.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Petra Tschakert, David Schlosberg, Danielle Celermajer, Lauren Rickards, Christine Winter, Mathias Thaler, Makere Stewart-Harawira, Blanche Verlie
Summary: In 2019, the debate on climate emergency has intensified, leading to the recognition that current concepts of climate justice are inadequate to address the crisis. Advocating for multispecies justice, which decenters the human perspective and emphasizes the interconnectedness of individuals and societies with other beings, offers a more inclusive and comprehensive approach to confronting the complexities of climate crisis. This broader lens provides a roadmap for navigating scientific, practical, and ethical challenges in the climate crisis, while also envisioning alternative and just futures.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
