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Submission into the ACT Legislative Assembly Inquiry into Climate Change and a Just Transition

Published: 2024

In this submission we have focused our submission on the “equity of programs and rebates to reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency and to help the transition to electrification.” We understand a “just transition” as one that is fair and equitable. We emphasise that a just transition ensures that vulnerable populations are not unfairly burdened or penalised by these initiatives. Following, we outline the differential impacts of climate change and the measures taken to address it, on various groups within our communities. We advocate for the concepts of health equity and health in all policies to ensure equity in the transition to electrification.