collocation · academic
just transition
/dʒʌst trænˈzɪʃən/JUST tran·SIT·ion
A fair shift from polluting industries to lower-emission activities that protects workers and vulnerable communities.
Examples
“Many unions argue that a just transition must include retraining programmes for laid-off workers.”
“The government set out policies to ensure a just transition for former coal-mining communities.”
“A just transition was a central theme in the Task 2 debate about climate policy and jobs.”
Band 8 sentence
“A just transition requires long-term investment in retraining and regional development to support workers displaced by industrial change.”
Collocations
- ensure a just transition
- a just transition for workers
- plan a just transition
Word family
Common mistakes
ensure just transition for workers→ensure a just transition for workers
chuyển tiếp công bằng→chuyển đổi công bằng
Say it for a higher band
5economic transition→6fair transition→7+just transition
Synonyms
fair transition
equitable transition
Easily confused
fair transition
“Policymakers promised a fair transition to reduce inequality during the industrial shift.”
economic transition
“The region underwent an economic transition after the factories closed.”
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