Just Transition Challenges

Environmental transition creates winners and losers:

Regional Impacts

Some regions face difficult adjustments: - Coal regions (though limited in France) - Automotive manufacturing centers - Energy-intensive industry locations - Tourism areas climate-affected - Agricultural regions transforming

Worker Transitions

Jobs transform across sectors: - Fossil fuel workers needing retraining - New skills for green jobs required - Geographic mismatches emerging - Quality of replacement jobs varying - Union concerns about conditions

Social Acceptance

Building consensus remains challenging: - Energy poverty concerns - Rural-urban divides - Generational differences - Cost distribution questions - Lifestyle change resistance

The Gilets Jaunes revealed risks of transitions perceived as unfair, forcing policy recalibration.