Compounding injustices can impede a just energy transition
Nature Energy, Published online: 05 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41560-025-01785-xCoal and carbon-intensive regions have lagged behind in socioeconomic development, long before any transition-related structural changes were foreseeable. Acknowledging and tackling the compounding effects of old legacy and new transition injustices is vital for realizing a truly just energy transition.

Nature Energy, Published online: 05 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41560-025-01785-xCoal and carbon-intensive regions have lagged behind in socioeconomic development, long before any transition-related structural changes were foreseeable. Acknowledging and tackling the compounding effects of old legacy and new transition injustices is vital for realizing a truly just energy transition.