Decarbonisation, labour market change and just transition

Journal title GIORNALE DI DIRITTO DEL LAVORO E DI RELAZIONI INDUSTRIALI
Author/s Bela Galgoczi
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2023/179 Language English
Pages 16 P. 323-338 File size 230 KB
DOI 10.3280/GDL2023-179002
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L’articolo esamina gli effetti sociali della trasformazione verde, e in particolare le transizioni del mercato del lavoro, gli effetti distributivi delle politiche climatiche e l’equo accesso alle tec-nologie a basse emissioni di carbonio. L’attenzione si concentra principalmente sui cambia-menti del mercato del lavoro e sulle politiche e le risposte per gestirli. Dal punto di vista meto-dologico, la spina dorsale dell’analisi è rappresentata dall’analisi della letteratura accademica e dei documenti politici, integrata da esempi di casi e pratiche basati su diversi anni di ricerca in materia di just transition. La sezione 1 fornisce una panoramica degli effetti occupazionali dell’economia verde, comprese le transizioni occupazionali e le mutate esigenze di competenze. La sezione 2 riflette criticamente sul concetto e sulle pratiche esistenti di just transition e ana-lizza come queste facilitino il mercato del lavoro a livello nazionale, regionale e aziendale. La sezione 3 si concentra sul settore automobilistico, con riferimenti a casi di sfide del mercato del lavoro e pratiche a livello aziendale. La sezione 4 chiude l’articolo con alcune raccomandazioni politiche.

Keywords: Labour market; Just transition; Automotive industry; Decarbonisation.

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Bela Galgoczi, Decarbonisation, labour market change and just transition in "GIORNALE DI DIRITTO DEL LAVORO E DI RELAZIONI INDUSTRIALI " 179/2023, pp 323-338, DOI: 10.3280/GDL2023-179002