{"id":74647,"date":"2025-09-02T09:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T08:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=74647"},"modified":"2025-09-07T19:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:09:36","slug":"support-grows-for-cop30-just-transition-talks-to-address-critical-minerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/09\/02\/support-grows-for-cop30-just-transition-talks-to-address-critical-minerals\/","title":{"rendered":"Support grows for COP30 &#8216;just transition&#8217; talks to address critical minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Developing countries and climate campaigners are pushing for governments to agree that the production of minerals crucial for tackling climate change should be included in the official definition of &#8220;just transition&#8221; at the COP30 climate talks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The G77+China umbrella group of developing countries is calling for critical minerals and access to energy to fall within the scope of the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) at the UN climate negotiations and any advice-sharing mechanism that may emerge from COP30 in Brazil in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We see critical minerals as being one of the priorities that we have been trying to address when we look into the just energy transition,&#8221; said Egyptian negotiator Khaled Hashem, the G77 group&#8217;s lead on this issue, adding that mineral production presents &#8220;challenges and opportunities&#8221; for developing countries.<\/p><div class=\"clima-in-post\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"clima-1549252035\"><div style=\"text-align:center; margin: 20px 0;\">\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n    <span style=\"font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #BFBFBF; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Advertisement<\/span>\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div id=\"chn-in-post\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script defer src=\"https:\/\/ead.newint.org\/show.php?zones=chn-in-post\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"chn-block post-slider uk-background-primary uk-padding-remove-vertical\"><div  class=\"\" uk-slider=\"autoplay\"><ul class=\"uk-slider-items post-list uk-grid uk-grid-large uk-child-width-1-2@s \"><li class=\"uk-slide 74073\">\n\n    <article id=\"post-74073\" class=\"post-74073 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-chile tag-copper tag-critical-minerals tag-mining project_category-clean-energy-frontier membership_period-forever-free\">\n\n        <header class=\"post__header\">\n\n            <div class=\"header-visual\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/08\/15\/campaigners-sue-chilean-government-over-copper-mining-pollution\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <figure class=\"post__image small pos-\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/The-Ministro-Hales-480x320.webp\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Doctors warn of health impacts on children in Chile\u2019s mining region\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/The-Ministro-Hales-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/The-Ministro-Hales-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/The-Ministro-Hales-1440x960.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/The-Ministro-Hales.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                <\/figure>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"header-text\">\n\n                <div class=\"post__meta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post__date\">\n                        Aug 15, 2025 <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"post__categories\">\n\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/project_category\/clean-energy-frontier\/\">Clean Energy Frontier<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/08\/15\/campaigners-sue-chilean-government-over-copper-mining-pollution\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Campaigners sue Chilean government over copper mining pollution\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"post__excerpt\">\n                    The case comes after Climate Home News revealed that uncontrolled air pollution has put people&#8217;s health at risk in Chile&#8217;s copper mining heartland                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"post__footer\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/08\/15\/campaigners-sue-chilean-government-over-copper-mining-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/header>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"uk-slide 73828\">\n\n    <article id=\"post-73828\" class=\"post-73828 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comment category-energy category-justice category-politics membership_period-forever-free\">\n\n        <header class=\"post__header\">\n\n            <div class=\"header-visual\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/08\/11\/a-mineral-mining-boom-is-not-critical-for-the-green-transition\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <figure class=\"post__image small pos-\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/08\/China-wind-turbine-manufacturing-480x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"A worker processes wind turbine hubs in the workshop of Sany Heavy Energy (Rizhao) Wind Power Intelligent Manufacturing Base in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/08\/China-wind-turbine-manufacturing-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/08\/China-wind-turbine-manufacturing-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/08\/China-wind-turbine-manufacturing-1440x960.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                <\/figure>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"header-text\">\n\n                <div class=\"post__meta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post__date\">\n                        Aug 11, 2025 <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"post__categories\">\n\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/category\/comment\/\">Comment<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/08\/11\/a-mineral-mining-boom-is-not-critical-for-the-green-transition\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">A mineral mining boom is not &#8216;critical&#8217; for the green transition<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"post__excerpt\">\n                    New research shows renewable energy goals could largely be met with\u00a0the amount of minerals produced today &#8211; but the military industry wants more                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"post__footer\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/08\/11\/a-mineral-mining-boom-is-not-critical-for-the-green-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/header>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"uk-slide 69299\">\n\n    <article id=\"post-69299\" class=\"post-69299 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice category-news project_category-clean-energy-frontier membership_period-forever-free\">\n\n        <header class=\"post__header\">\n\n            <div class=\"header-visual\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/03\/28\/catastrophic-acid-spills-at-copper-mines-test-zambia-plans-to-boost-production\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <figure class=\"post__image small pos-\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1743156314471-480x306.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zambia reels from acid spills at copper mines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1743156314471-480x306.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1743156314471-960x611.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1743156314471-1440x917.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1743156314471-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1743156314471-2048x1304.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                <\/figure>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"header-text\">\n\n                <div class=\"post__meta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post__date\">\n                        Mar 28, 2025 <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"post__categories\">\n\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/project_category\/clean-energy-frontier\/\">Clean Energy Frontier<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/03\/28\/catastrophic-acid-spills-at-copper-mines-test-zambia-plans-to-boost-production\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Catastrophic&#8221; acid spills at copper mines test Zambia&#8217;s plans to boost production<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"post__excerpt\">\n                    Four mining companies have been accused of polluting the watershed of Zambia&#8217;s most important river since the start of the year                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"post__footer\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/03\/28\/catastrophic-acid-spills-at-copper-mines-test-zambia-plans-to-boost-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/header>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Raw materials like copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel are key to green technology like electric vehicle batteries and wind turbines, with large reserves found in developing countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chile and Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These countries say they want to maximise the benefits of producing minerals and metals for the clean economy &#8211; by creating local jobs with high wages, revenues for the government and domestic processing industries &#8211; while minimising potential downsides like environmental degradation caused by mining and abuses of workers&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Whole economy&#8217; approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of &#8220;just transition&#8221; emerged from labour union movements and has traditionally focused mainly on ensuring that workers in polluting industries, including fossil fuel extraction and power production, and their communities are treated fairly as those jobs disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hashem said this aspect is important. But, since the launch of the Just Transition Work Programme under the UN climate talks two years ago, developing countries have moved beyond this narrow concept to talk about broader transition issues such as critical minerals, energy access and energy poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hashem said developing countries are united on this approach, adding that developed-country stances would<strong> <\/strong>become clearer at a dialogue taking place in the Ethiopian city of Addis Ababa during UN climate week in early September &#8211; but added that he didn&#8217;t expect much resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonio Hill, an advisor with the Natural Resource Governance Institute, supports the push for COP30 to recognise critical minerals as a key element of the just transition.<\/p><div class=\"clima-in-post-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"clima-1042363515\"><div style=\"text-align:center; margin: 20px 0;\">\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n    <span style=\"font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #BFBFBF; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Advertisement<\/span>\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div id=\"chn-in-post-2\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script defer src=\"https:\/\/ead.newint.org\/show.php?zones=chn-in-post-2\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dialogues between governments have also considered how to adapt to climate change in an equitable way, he said. &#8220;So we have already gone beyond the green jobs and the workforce, and we are now discussing broader just transitions that encompass the whole of an economy,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"chn-block post-slider uk-background-primary uk-padding-remove-vertical\"><div  class=\"\" uk-slider=\"autoplay\"><ul class=\"uk-slider-items post-list uk-grid uk-grid-large uk-child-width-1-2@s \"><li class=\"uk-slide 56512\">\n\n    <article id=\"post-56512\" class=\"post-56512 explainer type-explainer status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry explainer_category-clean-energy-transition\">\n\n        <header class=\"post__header\">\n\n            <div class=\"header-visual\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/explainer\/critical-minerals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <figure class=\"post__image small pos-\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/02\/Clean-energy-supply-chains-480x320.png\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/02\/Clean-energy-supply-chains-480x320.png 480w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/02\/Clean-energy-supply-chains-960x640.png 960w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/02\/Clean-energy-supply-chains-1440x960.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/02\/Clean-energy-supply-chains.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                <\/figure>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"header-text\">\n\n                <div class=\"post__meta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post__date\">\n                        Feb 8, 2025 <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"post__categories\">\n\t                    \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/explainer\/critical-minerals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Why the world is racing to mine critical minerals\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"post__excerpt\">\n                    What you need to know about critical minerals                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"post__footer\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/explainer\/critical-minerals\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/header>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"uk-slide 55212\">\n\n    <article id=\"post-55212\" class=\"post-55212 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy category-news tag-africa tag-lobito-railway tag-us\">\n\n        <header class=\"post__header\">\n\n            <div class=\"header-visual\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/12\/05\/biden-uses-only-africa-visit-to-promote-game-changer-railway-for-copper-and-cobalt\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <figure class=\"post__image small pos-\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/Biden-Lobito-480x271.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/Biden-Lobito-480x271.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2024\/12\/Biden-Lobito.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                <\/figure>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"header-text\">\n\n                <div class=\"post__meta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post__date\">\n                        Dec 5, 2024 <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"post__categories\">\n\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/12\/05\/biden-uses-only-africa-visit-to-promote-game-changer-railway-for-copper-and-cobalt\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Biden uses only Africa visit to promote &#8220;game changer&#8221; railway for copper and cobalt<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"post__excerpt\">\n                    The US is placing its critical minerals hopes in the Lobito Corridor project, which it says will also bring growth and jobs to Africa                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"post__footer\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/12\/05\/biden-uses-only-africa-visit-to-promote-game-changer-railway-for-copper-and-cobalt\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/header>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"uk-slide 71124\">\n\n    <article id=\"post-71124\" class=\"post-71124 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy category-nature category-news tag-cobalt tag-electric-vehicles tag-nickel\">\n\n        <header class=\"post__header\">\n\n            <div class=\"header-visual\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/05\/29\/cobalt-and-nickel-free-evs-car-batteries-boom-in-good-news-for-rainforests\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <figure class=\"post__image small pos-\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/05\/LFP-batteries-480x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cobalt and nickel-free EVs batteries boom in &quot;good news&quot; for forests\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/05\/LFP-batteries-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/05\/LFP-batteries-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/wp-content\/files\/2025\/05\/LFP-batteries-1440x960.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                <\/figure>\n\n\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"header-text\">\n\n                <div class=\"post__meta\">\n\n                    <div class=\"post__date\">\n                        May 29, 2025 <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"post__categories\">\n\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/category\/news\/energy\/\">Energy<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/05\/29\/cobalt-and-nickel-free-evs-car-batteries-boom-in-good-news-for-rainforests\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Cobalt and nickel-free electric car batteries boom in &#8220;good news&#8221; for rainforests<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"post__excerpt\">\n                    Lithium iron phosphate batteries do not contain cobalt and nickel, which are mostly found in rainforest nations like the DR Congo and Indonesia                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"post__footer\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/05\/29\/cobalt-and-nickel-free-evs-car-batteries-boom-in-good-news-for-rainforests\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\">Read more<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/header>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In particular, the energy transition expert wants this theme to be connected to the COP28 agreement to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 &#8211; as renewables growth is &#8220;what&#8217;s behind the rush on critical minerals at the moment&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This demand, he said, is not particularly controversial, but there is a risk it could be used as leverage in other negotiations at COP30. &#8220;I can imagine countries saying &#8216;well, we&#8217;re not going to support this unless&#8230;&#8217; &#8211; fill in the blank,&#8221; he said. Some nations might also argue that critical minerals should be discussed somewhere other than the climate talks, he warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hill said governments at COP30 should agree to support stronger global governance of transition minerals to ensure fair trade and address the social and environmental impacts of their extraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for new mechanism at COP30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigners and some governments are pushing for a decision at COP30 to set up a new just transition body to advise, coordinate and accelerate action on the issue, which would potentially be called the &#8220;Bel\u00e9m Action Mechanism&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anabella Rosemberg, senior advisor on just transition at Climate Action Network International, which represents hundreds of NGOs working on climate issues, said such a mechanism &#8220;can become an anchor of fairness in the global climate transition&#8221;, turning the concept of just transition &#8220;from rhetoric into a real architecture&#8221; 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