A Just Transition for All

“The real promise of the book rests here, in its description of necessary systemic changes and how they might be achieved. As suggested by the subtitle, one pathway to a just future is through the agency of labor and community organizing. Cha offers inspiring examples of how local actors can effectively challenge existing power structures.” — Places“… A Just Transition for All … is an important read not only forthose concerned about climate change but also those concerned with labor rights, social justice, and economic equality as well.” —Industrial and Labor Relations Review“A brilliant, field-defining book based on years of fieldwork with workers and communities. This text will radically improve public and scholarly debates on climate politics.”—Daniel Aldana Cohen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley; coauthor of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal“Crisply written, sharply analytical, and deeply rooted in movement organizing, A Just Transition for All provides clarity on the conversations around economic, environmental, and social justice and offers guideposts for a better future for our planet.”—Manuel Pastor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California; Director, USC Equity Research Institute“… A Just Transition for All is a call to action. It is an important read not only forthose concerned about climate change but also those concerned with labor rights, socialjustice, and economic equality as well. Continuing to exploit resources and people in buildingsolar installations or electric vehicles continues the same cycle of exploitation and extractionthat drives the climate crisis. Renewable energy built by exploiting labor is a choice, Chareminds us, not a necessity. Different choices and policy decisions can be made that centerthe health and well-being of people and planet. Addressing the climate crisis is an opportunityto transition to a more just future, but like so many opportunities, they are merely theoreticalunless acted upon.”—ILR Review

J. Mijin Cha is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is also a Fellow at Cornell University’s Climate Jobs Institute, a Fellow at the Climate and Community Project, and a member of the Just Transition Listening Project research team.

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