A Just Transition to a Life-Sustaining Economy (pdf) (2016)

This KAIROS research paper explores the challenges we face in moving from an era of “predatory extractivism” – the unrestrained exploitation of natural wealth for short-term profit without regard for its consequences – to embracing a new order in keeping with the Earth’s carrying capacity.  It describes viable options for a just transition to a low-carbon economy for workers laid off from fossil fuel industries as well as marginalized social groups.