16 Feb, 2022
While focusing on de-carbonisation and cleaner energy options, the potential implications on social equity and distributional impacts on coal enrich states and their social and economic sector are very high, and hence, calls for a transition that is just and fair. Just Transition needs to consider a broad range of social and economic sectors, geographic locations, diverse stakeholders and time horizons. Coal is the major source of revenue and employment for resource-rich states such as Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh. Just Transition should occur in a phased manner.