JustRE: The Global South Alliance for a Just Transition to Renewable Energy

Enabling Practitioners from the Global South to Ensure the Transition to RE is Just

Forum for the Future and other Responsible Energy Initiative partners are core members of JustRE, an Alliance championing socially responsible renewable energy implementation with meaningful participation and benefits for communities across the globe.

JustRE is an inclusive and expansive network that seeks to amplify voices and strengthen the Global South ecosystem affected by and concerned with the phasing in of utility-scale renewable energy.

The Alliance’s mission is to serve as a strategic and learning platform for multiple stakeholders— including communities, civil society organisations, governments, and the private sector—working towards socially responsible renewable energy deployment.

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The JustRE Alliance’s Objectives

The JustRE Alliance aims to:

Facilitate meaningful and practical knowledge exchange between communities, civil society organisations, government and private sector.
Influence global discussions by enabling local voices and narratives from the Global South to be heard clearly and strongly.
Offer policy and regulatory insights and recommendations.
Provide valuable insights, tools and support to communities.
Support the network members to connect, influence and amplify their work.

Partners

The partners of the JustRE Alliance are the Initiative for Social Performance in Renewable Energy, Stockholm Environment Institute, Iniciativa Climática de México and Responsible Energy Initiative.

Powerful Futures: Practitioner Insights on the Just Transition to Renewable Energy

Powerful Futures shares insights and experiences from local initiatives working to ensure the deployment of utility scale RE is just and equitable in the Global South.

We believe that through the collective efforts and learning described in these pages, practitioners can find some of the tools and inspiration needed to drive meaningful change on responsible land and water management, responsible supply chain management, effective community engagement and benefit sharing.

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Get in Touch

For more information or to explore joining the Alliance, please contact Annabel Johnstone, Change Designer, Forum for the Future.

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