Fair Transition Unit

Fair Transition Unit

IPPR’s Fair Transition Unit (FTU) aims to accelerate progress in reducing emissions and restoring nature, while also securing a fairer, more just, and thriving society.

The FTU was established in June 2022 as a flagship initiative to carry forward the work of IPPR’s cross-party Environmental Justice Commission (EJC) and award-winning work on environmental breakdown.

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  1. A beautiful sunset in the Scottish highlands with renewable energy wind turbines far into the horizon

    Skills passports: An essential part of a fair transition

    This month, government will publish its Clean Energy Workforce Strategy. This plan covers two aims. First, filling the growing demand for skills in clean energy industries is essential to keep on track to reach the government’s clean power…
  2. A two way street with busy traffic of driving cars and double-decker buses in autumn

    Fairer is faster: The route to greener and healthier domestic transport

    The government can speed up efforts to decarbonise transport by targeting the highest emitters.
  3. A busy bus full of people of all ages. An older couple smile at a younger woman with a baby in a pushchair

    Everyday concerns: What people want from transport

    Transport has a key role to play in achieving the UK government's missions and improving lives. 
  4. An illustration of an ideal public transport system: a smiling family cross a road near a green bus with houses and trees in the background

    The transport challenge for low-income households

    Many people living on low incomes in the UK are limited in their ability to access the building blocks of a good life because of poor transport provision.

Meet the team

The final report from IPPR's Environmental Justice Commission

This final report of the Environmental Justice Commission sets out a vision for the future of the UK.
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