Just Transition Platform Conference meets in Brussels and online to discuss how to make the green transition work for all

The 8^th edition of the Just Transition Platform Conference has begun in Brussels. The Conference is an opportunity to share views and experiences on the just transition, focusing on the implementation process and taking stock of achievements so far. The Conference will gather more than 1,000 Just Transition specialists. They will discuss the empowerment of vulnerable groups in the Just Transition process, energy storage, the role of universities in the transition, and how communication can help to make it more just.

Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Elisa Ferreira (pictured) said: “People and communities are not only at the centre of the Just Transition, but they are the true essence of the Just Transition Platform. We are here to listen to their aspirations and give them the necessary tools to turn these aspirations into reality! I am happy to host this 8^th Just Transition Platform Conference to discuss how we can best manage the green transition to ensure that we leave no one and no region behind.”

European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Executive Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said: “The Just Transition Platform has become the main meeting place for stakeholders from all the regions supported by the Just Transition Fund, which aims to support the people and communities most affected by the green transition. An approach based on territories is the way to go, both now and in the future, to ensure that the green transition succeeds. And as we know, if it does not succeed fairly, it does not succeed at all.”

The Commission set up the Just Transition Platform to help EU countries and regions unlock the support available through the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and the Just Transition Mechanism (JTM). For the territories most affected by the transition towards climate neutrality, the JTF and the JTM are tools to help limit regional inequalities on the ground, in line with the EU Cohesion Policy's overall aim of addressing structural changes across the EU. The JTF provides €19.2 billion to these regions as they make the green transition. Together with the other components of the Just Transition Mechanism, the aim is to mobilise up to €55bn for the support of just transition regions.

All sessions part of this year's conference can be followed online.

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