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Communities of Extraction

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In regions marred by extractive industry, a just transition requires redressing the political isolation and subordination of people living at the fenceline.
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A Just Transition for Finance

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The quest for “non-extractive finance” is filled with legal hurdles. This post examines how lawyers can support organizers working to imagine and build a better financial system.
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REDD+ as the Stranger-King

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In theory, REDD+ is designed to be a win-win: it brings capital to economically struggling communities while ensuring that forests worldwide are protected for the good of the global community. Yet as theory of the Stranger King makes apparent, some colonialist approaches are softer and gentler than others — colonizing as invitees, rather than by force.
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The Contested Boundaries of Just Transitions Law

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During the past decade the concept of a “just transition” has expanded far beyond its roots in the labor movement’s concern for protecting displaced fossil fuel workers. Should we welcome this expansion of the concept? Or will this generic use of ‘just transition’ undermine ​its usefulness as a framing device to guide policy and discourse?