The University of New Mexico Just Transition Grand Challenge team welcomes J. Mijin Cha from the University of California Santa Cruz on Friday, April 25 from 12-1:30 p.m. for a talk on her new book "A Just Transition for All: Workers and Communities for a Carbon-Free Future."
To stave off the worst impacts of climate change, a rapid transition away from fossil fuels must occur. But there are many unknowns when it comes to moving from theory to implementation for such a large-scale energy transition, including who will benefit from the energy transition and who will bear the burden. Just transition offers a framework that centers workers and communities to advance a more rapid, more just transition. This talk discusses a novel governance framework for advancing a just transition, the Four%20 Pillars, and argues that the current political moment is ripe for an ambitious, justice-centered approach.
J. Mijin Cha is an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is also a fellow at Cornell University's Climate Jobs Institute, a faculty advisory board member for the UCSC Center for Labor and Community, and a fellow at the Climate and Community Institute.
The Grand Challenges program was launched in late 2018 by UNM President Garnett Stokes. Grand Challenges are problems of global, national, and regional significance that require researchers to work together across disciplinary boundaries to develop and implement solutions. Grand Challenges address problems that, when solved, have a significant positive impact on people and society. The University of New Mexico is the state's leading research institution, making it the ideal location in which to situate complex interdisciplinary research work.
