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Five considerations for a just transition for Indigenous communities and ethnic minorities

Stockholm Environmental Institute

Aug 16, 2023

As the world transitions away from fossil fuels to cleaner sources of energy, justice for Indigenous Peoples in this process needs to be emphasized, not last since a just transition is a requirement in the Paris Agreement. To ensure justice, ethnic minority groups and Indigenous Peoples need to be involved in the decision-making and benefit-sharing, with the implications of the transition on them acknowledged and addressed. That is easier said than done, but researchers at SEI continue their efforts to engage Indigenous and ethnic minority groups in a respectful, nuanced, and inclusive way.

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