Fairness for Workers and Communities in Transition
Resources for the Future and the Environmental Defense Fund are examining public policies and programs to promote fairness for workers and communities in transition to a low-greenhouse gas emissions economy.
Introducing the Project
An overview of RFF's ongoing work reviewing and analyzing policies for an equitable transition to a low-emissions economy.
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Synthesis: Fairness for Workers and Communities
The final installment of this report series analyzes lessons learned from over 100 federal policies and programs.
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Blog: Thriving in a Clean Energy Economy
Report coauthors provide insights that can inform the design of policy that simultaneously addresses climate change and the needs of vulnerable communities.
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RFF Live — Apr 28, 2021
An Equitable Energy Transition for Workers and Communities
A conversation that will explore a recently published report and what future policy is needed to support fossil fuel workers and communities in the shift to a low-carbon economy
Common Resources — Apr 6, 2021
Putting the American Jobs Plan to Work: Examining the Implications and Challenges
RFF experts assess the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan, which includes policy approaches to boost clean energy, protect the environment, and speed decarbonization efforts.
Media Highlight — Mar 26, 2021
High-Carbon Communities Hope for Biden Relief to Easy Pain of Green Shift
RFF Senior Research Associate Wes Look comments on the need for an equitable energy transition in a story by Reuters.
Report — Mar 25, 2021
Enabling Fairness for Energy Workers and Communities in Transition
Research from Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund distills insights from over 100 policies that can support fossil fuel workers and communities in the shift to a low-carbon economy.
Report — Mar 16, 2021
Labor Policies to Enable Fairness for Workers and Communities in Transition
As fossil fuel workers grapple with the decline of community-sustaining industries, a new joint report by RFF and Environmental Defense Fund assesses how workforce development policies and labor standards can protect workers and lay the groundwork for future success.
Report — Feb 1, 2021
Examining Federal Economic Development Support for Coal Communities: Athens, Ohio Region
This case study, part of RFF and EDF's Fairness for Workers in Transition series, analyzes whether, and to what extent, federal economic development assistance has supported the region in and around Athens County, Ohio.
Media Highlight — Mar 26, 2021
High-Carbon Communities Hope for Biden Relief to Easy Pain of Green Shift
RFF Senior Research Associate Wes Look comments on the need for an equitable energy transition in a story by Reuters.
Media Highlight — Mar 25, 2021
Give Former Fossil Fuel Workers a Stake in the Clean Energy Future
An op-ed coauthored by Fellow Daniel Raimi in the Boston Globe discusses new research on potential policy options to help fossil fuel communities in the energy transition.
Media Highlight — Mar 25, 2021
Feds Urged to Help People Hurt by Fading Fossil Industries
E&E News covers a new report by RFF and Environmental Defense Fund on policy options to aid fossil fuel communities in the energy transition.
Common Resources — Apr 6, 2021
Putting the American Jobs Plan to Work: Examining the Implications and Challenges
RFF experts assess the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan, which includes policy approaches to boost clean energy, protect the environment, and speed decarbonization efforts.
Common Resources — Mar 25, 2021
Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future: Thriving in a Clean Energy Economy
A recent report from RFF and EDF synthesizes insights about economic development, environmental remediation and infrastructure, labor supports, and public benefits in a clean energy transition.
Common Resources — Mar 16, 2021
Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future: Federal Support for a Workforce in Transition
The latest joint report from Resources for the Future and Environmental Defense Fund examines federal labor policies that can support fossil fuel workers in the clean energy transition—part of the Fairness for Workers and Communities in Transition series.