The Spanish Experience with National Government-Led Plans for a Just Energy Transition

[EN] Just energy transitions are one of the main goals in political agendas worldwide, as governments assume the responsibility to lead the process in the presence of global public goods and social asymmetries. This paper suggests studying the Spanish case, in which the national Government leads thr...

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Autor: García García, Pablo
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de León
Repositório:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/25240
Acesso em linha:https://revistacienciapolitica.uc.cl/index.php/rcp/article/view/56995
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/25240
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Economía
Energía
Energy transition
Social justice
Just transition
Government initiatives
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Resumo:[EN] Just energy transitions are one of the main goals in political agendas worldwide, as governments assume the responsibility to lead the process in the presence of global public goods and social asymmetries. This paper suggests studying the Spanish case, in which the national Government leads through specific organisms, laws, and tools. The main tool to accomplish the public intervention aimed at mobilising local resources and motivating investments is the Agreement of Just Transition or CTJ. Notwithstanding, CTJs present limitations that this paper classifies into three categories: concept and design, diagnosis, and participative processes. There is a prevalent emphasis on quantifying job risks and labour income, prioritising socioeconomic consequences over the environmental devastation caused by abandoned facilities, neglecting the indirect job losses, and frequently evaluating impacts belatedly. Job quality analysis is also absent in this framework. Additional limitations arise from incorporating gender considerations, barrier criteria, territorial boundaries, and analytical tools like SWOT analysis. The final discussion suggests corrections and warns against similar weaknesses in other potential contexts