Dear GEP-Ed Colleagues, I just wished to share our latest article titled Just Transition and Social Acceptability: A Canadian Case, which just came out in Ethics, Policy & Environment and is available in open access! In this paper, we test whether the inclusion of fairness measures in the green economy transition – especially by targeting workers in the most affected sectors – will have a positive impact on the social acceptability of climate policy. There is also a conceptual contribution on the notion of “just transition”. Apologies for cross-posting!
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21550085.2025.2496835#abstract [https://covers.tandf.co.uk/og/CEPE.png]<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21550085.2025.2496835#abstract> Just Transition and Social Acceptability: A Canadian Case - Taylor & Francis Online<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21550085.2025.2496835#abstract> ABSTRACT. This paper takes place at the intersection of climate policy, public opinion and the ‘just transition’ debate. Its central hypothesis is: the inclusion of fairness measures in the green economy transition – especially by targeting workers in the most affected sectors – will have a positive impact on the social acceptability of climate policy. www.tandfonline.com I hope it will be of interest to you! All the very best, Alex ***** Abstract This paper takes place at the intersection of climate policy, public opinion and the ‘just transition’ debate. Its central hypothesis is: the inclusion of fairness measures in the green economy transition – especially by targeting workers in the most affected sectors – will have a positive impact on the social acceptability of climate policy. This paper focuses on two key policies: carbon pricing and a fossil fuel phase-out. A set of survey questions compare social support for these two policies (i) without and (ii) with accompanying fairness provisions, such as green jobs creation and support for workers. This paper uses an exclusive survey (n = 1,500) conducted in Canada in 2022. From the data, we observed that fairness provisions increase the support both for a higher price on carbon and for a decrease in the production of oil and gas, which was especially salient for groups initially less concerned by climate change. Alexandre Gajevic Sayegh, Ph.D. Professeur agrégé/Associate Professor Département de science politique Université Laval https://www.fss.ulaval.ca/notre-faculte/repertoire-du-personnel/alexandre-gajevic-sayegh Pavillon Charles-De Koninck, local 4409 Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/YQXPR01MB397579555169A69482812DD3BF8BA%40YQXPR01MB3975.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM.
