Just transitions for oil and gas regions and the role of regional development policies
Date
2022
Authors
Krawchenko, Tamara Antonia
Gordon, Megan
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Publisher
Energies
Abstract
The oil and gas industry is a major economic driver in many regions and countries,
providing workers with well-paid jobs and spurring investments and economic growth. The need to
transition these industries in order to meet climate commitments presents a major challenge. How can
the costs and risks to workers and communities of the transition be mitigated? How can stakeholders
be included in decisions that impact them? How do transitions impact the broader economy of these
regions and what are they transitioning to? Importantly, how can regional development policies
support this process? This comparative policy review explores just transition management in three
oil and gas dependent regions that have signified the need to transition away from the oil and gas
sector, i.e., Taranaki (New Zealand), the northeast of Scotland, and the Jutland peninsula in southwest
Denmark, drawing out key lessons and leading practices. These cases are positioned within an
empirically grounded, conceptual framework of national and regional just transition policies.
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Keywords
regional development, just transition, energy transition, public policy
Citation
Krawchenko, T. & Gordon, M. (2022). “Just transitions for oil and gas regions and the role of regional development policies.” Energies, 15(13), 4834. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15134834