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什麼是公正轉型？歷史脈絡、理論取向與在地化的展望
Just Transition: Conceptual Histories, Theoretical Discussions, and the Prospect of Localization
作者：劉仲恩（John Chung-En Liu）、江順楠（Shun-Nan Chiang）、黃奕臻（Yi-Chen Huang）、魏揚（Yang Wei） | 首次發表於 2024-05-21 | 線上優先出版 Online First
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研究議題討論（Review Articles）
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全球氣候危機的嚴重性日增，臺灣政府制定了「2050淨零排放」的目標，並將「公正轉型」列為核心戰略之一。基於此政策背景，這篇研究議題論文旨在探討「公正轉型」的概念流變，並藉以思考其在臺灣背景下的意義與挑戰。本文首先回顧公正轉型的概念史，探討其如何在環境污染及勞工權益的爭議中浮現，並且在國際氣候治理場域成為主流典範，但也因論述範疇擴展，對於如何達到公正的低碳社會，開展出多種潛在衝突的想像和政策提案。我們接著深度回顧兩個和公正轉型相關的學術核心議題：（一）勞工在就業權和環境污染間的拉鋸；（二）公正轉型和環境、氣候與能源正義概念的交互對話。整體而言，我們將公正轉型視為一個「觸發型概念」，其重要性在於突顯了邁向淨零排放過程中的各種爭議和不平等，豐富了既有能源和氣候治理的論述視野。最後，我們也具體討論公正轉型概念目前的侷限和發展瓶頸。公正轉型聚焦氣候議題中的社會面，把轉型過程中的不平等納入視野，超越過往以技術為主軸的傾向，相關研究特別需要跨領域與系統性觀點，而社會學能為臺灣在地脈絡的公正轉型研究作出貢獻。
關鍵詞：公正轉型、氣候變遷、社會技術轉型、環境勞動研究、環境正義
全球氣候危機的嚴重性日增，臺灣政府制定了「2050淨零排放」的目標，並將「公正轉型」列為核心戰略之一。基於此政策背景，這篇研究議題論文旨在探討「公正轉型」的概念流變，並藉以思考其在臺灣背景下的意義與挑戰。本文首先回顧公正轉型的概念史，探討其如何在環境污染及勞工權益的爭議中浮現，並且在國際氣候治理場域成為主流典範，但也因論述範疇擴展，對於如何達到公正的低碳社會，開展出多種潛在衝突的想像和政策提案。我們接著深度回顧兩個和公正轉型相關的學術核心議題：（一）勞工在就業權和環境污染間的拉鋸；（二）公正轉型和環境、氣候與能源正義概念的交互對話。整體而言，我們將公正轉型視為一個「觸發型概念」，其重要性在於突顯了邁向淨零排放過程中的各種爭議和不平等，豐富了既有能源和氣候治理的論述視野。最後，我們也具體討論公正轉型概念目前的侷限和發展瓶頸。公正轉型聚焦氣候議題中的社會面，把轉型過程中的不平等納入視野，超越過往以技術為主軸的傾向，相關研究特別需要跨領域與系統性觀點，而社會學能為臺灣在地脈絡的公正轉型研究作出貢獻。
關鍵詞：公正轉型、氣候變遷、社會技術轉型、環境勞動研究、環境正義
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This study examines the conceptual trajectory of "just transition" and considers its implications on Taiwan's intellectual and policy context. To address the climate crisis, Taiwan's government has established the goal of achieving "net-zero emissions by 2050" and identified "just transition" as a core strategy. The paper begins with tracing the emergence of just transition discourses in environmental and labor disputes, as well as its mainstreaming in global climate governance. The paper further reviews two key academic issues related to just transition: 1) the theorizing of environmental labor studies on labor-environment relationship; 2) the dialogue between just transition and the concepts of environmental justice, climate justice, and energy justice. Overall, we consider the "just transition" as a "sensitizing concept" that foregrounds various controversies and inequalities associated with the net-zero transition, thereby broadening the discourse on energy and climate governance. Finally, we also highlight the current limitations and development bottlenecks of the concept of just transition. The concept of just transition foregrounds social dimensions in climate governance and helps the field to move beyond technocentric agenda-setting. Equally important, this concept invites intersectional, interdisciplinary, and systematic perspectives, affording sociologists an entry point to contribute to climate dialogues and interventions.
Keywords: Just Transition, Climate Change, Socio-Technical Transition, Environmental Labor Studies, Environmental Justice
This study examines the conceptual trajectory of "just transition" and considers its implications on Taiwan's intellectual and policy context. To address the climate crisis, Taiwan's government has established the goal of achieving "net-zero emissions by 2050" and identified "just transition" as a core strategy. The paper begins with tracing the emergence of just transition discourses in environmental and labor disputes, as well as its mainstreaming in global climate governance. The paper further reviews two key academic issues related to just transition: 1) the theorizing of environmental labor studies on labor-environment relationship; 2) the dialogue between just transition and the concepts of environmental justice, climate justice, and energy justice. Overall, we consider the "just transition" as a "sensitizing concept" that foregrounds various controversies and inequalities associated with the net-zero transition, thereby broadening the discourse on energy and climate governance. Finally, we also highlight the current limitations and development bottlenecks of the concept of just transition. The concept of just transition foregrounds social dimensions in climate governance and helps the field to move beyond technocentric agenda-setting. Equally important, this concept invites intersectional, interdisciplinary, and systematic perspectives, affording sociologists an entry point to contribute to climate dialogues and interventions.
Keywords: Just Transition, Climate Change, Socio-Technical Transition, Environmental Labor Studies, Environmental Justice
