{"id":3477,"date":"2023-09-15T22:04:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=3477"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:05:37","slug":"dual-carbon-strategy-and-just-transition-book-preface","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/insights\/dual-carbon-strategy-and-just-transition-book-preface\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dual Carbon&#8221; Strategy and Just Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3477\" class=\"elementor elementor-3477\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82cd70e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82cd70e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78b9e2\" data-id=\"a78b9e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea26d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_hero\" data-id=\"9ea26d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cur cur1\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<a href=\"\/insights\/\">Insights<\/a>\n\t\t<i>\/<\/i>\n\t\t<span>&quot;Dual Carbon&quot; Strategy and Just Transition<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-report1 wow fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">&quot;Dual Carbon&quot; Strategy and Just Transition<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtit\">Book Preface<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon3.svg);\">English, Chinese<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon4.svg);\">SEP 2023<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon5.svg);\">Book<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon6.svg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span\">Just Transition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">Summary:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">This book preface introduces the concept, policy basis, and importance of a &quot;just transition&quot; within the context of China&#039;s carbon neutrality and common prosperity goals. It defines the term, explains its relevance to coal resource-dependent regions in China, and outlines a proposed framework for a just transition policy system. The preface synthesizes domestic and international case studies to present a high-level analysis and provide recommendations for top-level design, pilot programs, and policy measures to ensure a fair and equitable energy transition.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span2\">License:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" class=\"link\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"igdp-report-download-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-09-iGDP-Book-EN-Dual-Carbon-Strategy-and-Just-Transition-Book-Preface.pdf\" class=\"g-btnr1\"><span style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon7.svg);\">download en<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-09-IGDP-Book-ZH-Dual-Carbon-Strategy-and-Just-Transition-Book-Preface.pdf\" class=\"g-btnr1\"><span style=\"background-image: url(\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/MyBasicTheme\/images\/igdp\/product\/icon7.svg);\">download zh<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-at-10.03.10-PM.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Dual Carbon&quot; Strategy and Just Transition\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9847ee8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9847ee8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac2ce26\" data-id=\"ac2ce26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126dd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-igdp_insight_detail_related\" data-id=\"126dd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"igdp_insight_detail_related.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-report4\" id=\"page09\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"g-titr1 wow fadeInUp\">Related<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul-report4 wow fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/insights\/accelerating-green-and-just-transition-in-the-global-south-a-country-led-sdg-aligned-and-people-centered-framework-for-action\/\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Accelerating Green and Just Transition in the Global South<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">This paper argues that just transition (JT) frameworks built for developed economies don&#039;t fit the realities of the Global South \u2014 where the challenge isn&#039;t just managing the decline of fossil fuel industries, but industrializing, expanding energy access, and reducing poverty while also decarbonizing. The paper reviews major existing JT frameworks (UNFCCC, EU, G20, China, Brazil) and analyzes the climate plans (NDCs) and transparency reports of 66 developing countries to see how JT is actually being defined and pursued on the ground. From this, it builds a new evaluation framework organized around three pillars \u2014 Goals (where countries want to end up, climate and development-wise), Pathways (how they&#039;re getting there, e.g. green jobs, investment, industries), and Readiness and Capacity (whether they have the social safety nets, finance, and institutions to pull it off) \u2014 then tested this framework against real country data to show it can help identify gaps and guide more tailored, country-led policy.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Academic Journal Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUN 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-6.58.54-PM-768x1003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-6.58.54-PM-768x1003.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-6.58.54-PM-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-6.58.54-PM-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-6.58.54-PM-1176x1536.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-6.58.54-PM.jpg 1322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202512\/09\/WS69376d19a310d6866eb2d8cb.html\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">From Concept to Action<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">China is offering other Global South countries a viable way to discover a just transition pathway of their own.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Op-ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">DEC 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jennifer-chen-Pnc2Uxb7PG0-unsplash-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jennifer-chen-Pnc2Uxb7PG0-unsplash-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jennifer-chen-Pnc2Uxb7PG0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jennifer-chen-Pnc2Uxb7PG0-unsplash-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jennifer-chen-Pnc2Uxb7PG0-unsplash-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/jennifer-chen-Pnc2Uxb7PG0-unsplash-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/insights\/achieving-just-transition-in-chinas-coal-resource-based-regions\/\" class=\"con\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tit\">Achieving Just Transition in China&#8217;s Coal Resource-Based Regions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">This policy brief examines the challenges and pathways for achieving a just transition in China&#039;s coal-dependent regions as the country pursues its dual carbon goals. It focuses on four critical dimensions that require coordinated action: fostering high-quality economic development through industrial diversification, safeguarding livelihoods and employment security for coal workers and vulnerable communities, managing the phased reduction of coal production while maintaining energy supply stability, and strengthening environmental restoration in mining areas. The policy brief draws on domestic and international experiences to outline a dual-stage transition strategy\u2014first upgrading existing coal operations with smarter and cleaner technologies, then leveraging regional resources to cultivate renewable energy and complementary green industries. It also stresses the importance of robust social safety nets, worker retraining programs, and ecological rehabilitation measures such as repurposing abandoned mining lands for clean energy projects and carbon sinks. The policy brief argues that proactive planning, dynamic capacity adjustment mechanisms, and integrated multi-energy supply systems are essential to mitigate the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the coal industry&#039;s decline, ensuring that the transition is both equitable and sustainable.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"span1\">Policy Brief<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">JUL 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"picbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-16-at-3.39.08-PM-768x1077.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-16-at-3.39.08-PM-768x1077.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-16-at-3.39.08-PM-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-16-at-3.39.08-PM-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-16-at-3.39.08-PM-1096x1536.jpg 1096w, https:\/\/igdptest.symbol365.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-08-16-at-3.39.08-PM.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This book preface introduces the concept, policy basis, and importance of a &#8220;just transition&#8221; within the context of China&#8217;s carbon neutrality and common prosperity goals. 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