Legislating for just transition: Comparative perspectives

DCU St Patrick's Campus, Dublin 9, Ireland
Education type
Roundtable recording

DCU Centre for Climate and Society roundtable discussion on just transition, featuring Vilja Johansson from the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law at the University of Eastern Finland, on 1 September 2023.

Vilja speaks about the legal application of just transition in four climate change laws, comparing the Irish approach to the practices in Scotland, Spain and South Africa. Sharing perspectives on just transition in Ireland are

  • Dr Jeanne Moore, Policy Analyst, National Economic and Social Council
  • Sadhbh O’ Neill, Climate Campaign Coordinator, Friends of the Earth
  • Dr Louise Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor, DCU School of Law and Government

The roundtable was chaired by Dr Diarmuid Torney, Co-Director of the Centre for Climate and Society and Associate Professor in the DCU School of Law and Government.