JTP Knowledge Hub

The Just Transition Fund (JTF) programme for Silesia allocated EUR 2.4 billion to facilitate the green transition. The JTF will support environmental restoration from mining and economic diversification by investing in SMEs working in green sectors.

Scotland’s Climate Change Act commits to reaching net zero by 2045. It sets clear milestones and estimates of emissions reductions in key sectors such as electricity, buildings, transport, industry, waste and land use, agriculture, and forestry.

Odense is located in Southern Denmark, part of which is a Just Transition Fund region, Sydjylland. It is an active growth region in a central location. Odense, the region’s largest city, has transformed its former steel shipyard.

BOLSTER is an EU-funded research project carried out by a consortium spanning partners in 11 Member States. It looks at how marginalised communities are affected by the transition and whether involving them in decision-making enhances support.

Rybnik, in the historic Silesia region, has a mining legacy and nostalgia that has had a lasting impact on labour markets. Amid coal phase-out, the municipality designed this transformation approach with EIT Climate-KIC and other partners.

In Trencin, Upper Nitra’s Action Plan is a lesson in bottom-up just transition, following extensive consultation and engagement of local stakeholders in its formulation. It aims to facilitate an employment-friendly path to decarbonisation.

This report outlines the results of six technical assistances to Just Transition Fund (JTF) regions delivered in 2023 under the Just Transition Platform. The projects were delivered in Sokolov; Vidzeme and Latgale; Łódzkie; Médio Tejo; Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj; and Västerbotten.

This catalogue provides regions with inspiration on funding approaches to effectively use the JTF funding they have been allocated. Examples from the Slovakian and Slovenian JTF regions and Asturias, Ústí, Ida-Virumaa and Groot-Rijnmond are highlighted.

This catalogue provides guidance on designing SME schemes that support the development of new start-ups and businesses. Several focus areas are highlighted, and the catalogue contains best practices from regions such as Mitteldeutsches Revier Sachsen and Ústí.