Specific attention must be paid to vulnerable groups and women. Leaving no one behindĪ just transition should be people-centred, involving and assisting regional actors in transitioning to a greener and sustainable future to live up to the objective of the European Green Deal to leave no person and no place behind in the climate transition. After the European Commission has adopted plans for 26 Member States, the real challenge starts now with their implementation. To facilitate regional transition processes, countries have prepared their territorial just transition plans (TJTP) to receive money out of the Just Transition Fund. Affected citizens and communities must be at the centre of just energy transitions And further efficiency and heat pump investment could save households €1,700 per year compared to using natural gas as a heating fuel. ![]() However, supplying just 5% of the solar power yield to Megalopolis could cover 90% of the city’s electricity needs. Furthermore, for space heating households will receive a new gas boiler for free, which will be fuelled by a new gas distribution network. Its planned solar PV parks of 550 MW will feed back into the national grid, and local households will not receive direct renewable supply. The authors use simulation models to offer the case study of Megalopolis as an example, the second largest lignite mining and power production centre in Greece. As Member States implement their territorial just transition plans, they must ensure they benefit affected citizens and communities. However, these should not be the only goals: transparency and justice must also accompany this path, argue Diana Süsser at IEECP, Serafeim Michas at TEESlab and Ricardo Antonio García Mira at the University of A Coruna. ![]() EU Member States need to phase-out coal and transform their carbon-intensive industries to make Europe climate-neutral.
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