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May 15, 2025 Gregory Patmore, _University of Sydney_ In the 1980s, retrenched workers sometimes set up worker co-operatives to regain control. Now the model is making a comeback in green
manufacturing April 28, 2025 Paul O'Hare, _Manchester Metropolitan University_ Progressive adaptation could ensure society is not only better prepared for future shocks, but thrives in
the face of uncertainty. April 27, 2025 Llewellyn Leonard, _University of South Africa_ South Africa subsidises fossil fuel companies to the tune of R118 billion (US$6.2 billion) a year. As
G20 president, South Africa must push to end these subsidies. March 31, 2025 Alix Dietzel, _University of Bristol_ There have always been tensions between developed and developing countries
in terms of what is ‘fair’. A new book explains what needs to shift. March 5, 2025 Ellen Fungisai Chipango, _University of Johannesburg_ Ubuntu feminism – the idea that everyone is obliged
to care for each other’s wellbeing – should become a central focus of the renewable energy rollout in Africa. March 3, 2025 Wira A. Swadana, _World Resources Institute_ Indonesia’s climate
documents have failed to adequately address the social and environmental aspects that are fundamental to a just transition. February 27, 2025 David King, _University of Cambridge_ and Imraan
Valodia, _University of the Witwatersrand_ Reducing emissions, removing greenhouse gases, repairing ecosystems and building resilience are the four R’s that can save the planet. February
25, 2025 Alex Heffron, _Lancaster University_ Farm workers milk cows, drive machinery and pick crops – yet their grievances are seldom heard. February 16, 2025 Nara Monkam, _University of
Pretoria_ African countries must start manufacturing their own renewable energy systems. Green industrialisation will boost the continent’s economic development. January 21, 2025 Naila
Kabeer, _London School of Economics and Political Science_; Chung Ah Baek, and Deepta Chopra, _Institute of Development Studies_ Simple either/or ways of seeing women overlook the power
dynamics and structural factors that give rise to the stereotypes. December 18, 2024 Milena Bojovic, _Macquarie University_ Fewer cows on the farm and a broader range of farming practices,
including involvement in the emerging alternative proteins industry, could help New Zealand’s dairy sector remain viable. December 8, 2024 Manisha Anantharaman, _Sciences Po _ To be truly
fair, a global treaty on plastic pollution must tackle the inequalities at the heart of current recycling and waste management systems. November 14, 2024 Julia Taylor, _University of the
Witwatersrand_; Imraan Valodia, _University of the Witwatersrand_; Katrina Lehmann-Grube, _University of the Witwatersrand_; Sarah Cook, _University of the Witwatersrand_, and Somali Cerise,
_UNSW Sydney_ Evidence suggests that a low-carbon transition could worsen gender inequalities if not properly addressed in climate policy. November 11, 2024 Diana Vela-Almeida, _Utrecht
University_ A just transition goes beyond ‘greening’ energy systems. It must also focus on the unrecognised labour – mostly of women – that makes green energy industries possible. October
22, 2024 Annalisa Savaresi, _University of Stirling_ and Joana Setzer, _London School of Economics and Political Science_ So-called ‘just transition litigation’ focuses on the social justice
implications of climate policies. September 26, 2024 Manuel Pastor, _USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences_ and Chris Benner, _University of California, Santa Cruz_ The
promised ‘white gold rush’ would extract lithium alongside geothermal power production. The mineral is used in EV batteries, but even this less-polluting mining raises local health concerns.
September 24, 2024 Freddie Daley, _University of Sussex_ and Ewan Gibbs, _University of Glasgow_ To achieve a ‘just transition’ from oil and gas to renewables, the UK government must learn
from what happened with coal. September 23, 2024 Phil Tomlinson, _University of Bath_ and David Bailey, _University of Birmingham_ The green jobs promised by government won’t come quickly
enough for the workers at the Grangemouth refinery. September 5, 2024 Noah Kaufman, _Columbia University_ Slowing climate change means cutting fossil fuel use. Many oil- and gas-producing
communities aren’t prepared for that future, as a former White House economic and climate adviser explains. August 28, 2024 Nthabiseng Mohlakoana, _Stellenbosch University_ South Africa is
phasing out coal and, with it, 91,000 jobs in coal mines and power stations. With no guarantee of retraining or decent work in renewable energy, these workers are concerned.