Global just transition database expands with 10 new projects

The JUST Stories Database now features 60 real-world examples of inclusive climate action for businesses and governments to learn from - with new projects to be added each month.

Ten new inclusive climate action projects have been added to the JUST Stories Database on International Labour Day offering insights from real-world decarbonisation initiatives for net zero practitioners to learn from. 

New projects range from a wind project in Kenya that is actively involving the community in job creation and infrastructure design, through to innovative financial instruments supporting coal transition workers in India.

Compiled by IHRB, the database now features 60 projects from around the world that seek to prioritise the rights of people most impacted by net zero.

Since launching in February 2025, the first-of-its-kind resource for governments, businesses, trade unions, and communities is showcasing the breadth of different approaches available for practitioners to learn from when designing climate action to ensure no one is left behind.

Haley St. Dennis, Head of Just Transitions, IHRB, said: 

“We must be clear that decarbonisation offers opportunities: to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, create future-proof jobs and build a more just society. But it is crucial that the people most impacted by industrial shifts have a role in determining their own future - otherwise decarbonisation and adaptation projects will face social resistance and delays that humanity cannot afford.” 

“Around the world, transformative work is already underway to reduce climate risks in ways that are fair and inclusive. The JUST Stories Database shares real examples of how this is being trialled and innovated around the world in very practical ways.”

The JUST Stories Database is part of JUST Stories - a global project from IHRB dedicated to finding and telling long-form features on the people working together to advance fast, effective climate action that betters the lives of those involved.

The first deep-dive feature - ‘Collie: A blueprint for the world’s eight million coal workers?’ - tells the powerful story of Collie, a coal town in Western Australia where workers, business and government have co-designed their future away from fossil fuels. The second feature is coming soon, spotlighting the women harnessing solar to power a cleaner, fairer future in India’s salt farming industry.

To explore the JUST Stories Database - and to share your just transition story to help shape international approaches to net zero - please visit www.just-stories.org. 

More information

• For media enquiries, please contact Emma Parrott, Media Manager: emma.parrott@ihrb.org.

About the JUST Stories Database 

• The database aggregates publicly available examples of people-focused net zero transition projects around the world, at various stages of maturity. 
• It is not an endorsement of the projects included or an assessment of their quality at this early stage of most transitions. There is likely no such thing as a ‘perfect’ just transition, and whether transitions achieve ‘just’ outcomes will unfold over years and decades to come. 

About JUST Stories

• JUST Stories is a solutions journalism project that will see IHRB report on the solutions and evidence of positive impact, alongside the challenges and unintended consequences of the net zero transition, without political agenda or influence. 
• IHRB works with media outlets and journalists around the world to tell JUST Stories partnerships - and are seeking prospective media partners for future features.  We are flexible to arrangements and are keen to explore everything from providing the finished piece to collaborating with media partners on the reporting.  
• The first deep-dive story - ‘Collie: A blueprint for the world’s eight million coal workers?’ - was published on Tuesday 11 February 2025 under a Creative Commons Licence. We welcome the republishing of the article with appropriate attribution. 
• For information about becoming a JUST Stories media partner and co-publishing the next story on the day of its launch, please contact Emma Parrott, Media Manager: emma.parrott@ihrb.org.