Diffusing Energy Justice into the New ‘Social Contract’ for Society

With the current climate emergency, a new social contract between society and the energy sector will prove crucial to the health and livelihoods of nature and all citizens. There is no more time to wait and energy justice principles need to be infused into this social contract. Transformative change is needed across society that also involves changes in education and also in practice including for example with lawyers, accountants and financiers in particular. In this context, these decision-makers need to ensure they future-proof their decision-making. In the future, there may be liability issues with these decisions as energy and climate litigation trends are pointing in this direction. There are key justice risks that must be solved in society today and this is what the new social contract can address. This is why the next step for energy justice is to move towards developing this social contract, and delivering a just transition to a low-carbon economy.