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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Environmental Policy and Governance
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1491946

Impact Assessment Framework of Just Energy Transition: Based on the Justice Principles

Provisionally accepted
Chenyue Shangguan Chenyue Shangguan 1Ziheng Shangguan Ziheng Shangguan 2,3*Wen Sun Wen Sun 4
  • 1 Westminster Law School, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
  • 2 The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
  • 3 Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
  • 4 East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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    The concept of a Just Energy Transition (JET) has gained prominence risen to the forefront of discussions inon sustainable development discussion, withand the impact assessment serving as of JET is a key foundation for advancing global energy justice. Currently, the primary assessment frameworks encompass distributional justice, procedural justice, and restorative justice serve as the primary assessment frameworks. However, it is important to note that these dimensions exhibit a certain degree of overlap, and a standardized set of metrics for their evaluation is stillremains conspicuously lacking. To address this research gap, this study employs a literature review and logical reasoning to construct a comprehensive framework consisting of four distinct assessment dimensions: cognitive justice, distributional justice, procedural justice, and redistributive justice. The framework also provides a detailed delineation of the boundaries and logical relationships among theseof each dimensions. This study emphasizes the foundational role of cognitive justice, positioning it as the cornerstone upon which other dimensions of justice rely. Moreover, it puts forth a constructive argument that future generations, as direct beneficiaries, should bear additional responsibility to uphold intergenerational justice. This multi-dimensional framework not only deepens our understanding of the various facetscomplexities of JET andbut also stimulatesencourage critical discourse on the subjecttopic.

    Keywords: Just energy transition, impact assessment, cognitive justice, Distributional justice, procedural justice, redistributive justice

    Received: 05 Sep 2024; Accepted: 25 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Shangguan, Shangguan and Sun. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ziheng Shangguan, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

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