Inclusive Just Transition Policies in Europe and Beyond
30/06/2025
About

How can we ensure no one is left behind in the global green transition?

Join us for an engaging online policy dialogue as part of the BOLSTER project - a Horizon Europe initiative that explores how marginalised communities experience and influence climate transition policies across Europe and beyond.

This final Just Transition Helix Community and 10th Regional Policy Dialogue event is jointly organised by Crowdhelix  and ECAS, brings together international experts and case studies from Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and Ukraine to explore how citizen engagement tools - like participatory mapping, digital town halls, and regional dialogues - can drive more inclusive and just sustainability transitions, particularly in low-resource and high-vulnerability settings.

 Key Takeaways for Participants:

  • Insights into citizen participation strategies in the EU and Global South, with practical examples of community-led climate action.
  • A toolkit of scalable engagement methods to ensure marginalised voices shape transition policies.
  • Comparative lessons on evaluating the social impacts of climate adaptation measures through co-designed approaches with local governments.
  • An understanding of how global frameworks like the European Green Deal can be locally adapted to reduce intersecting vulnerabilities (e.g., gender, income, ethnicity).
This interactive workshop includes live polling, open Q&A, and opportunities for cross-regional learning - ideal for policymakers, civil society actors, researchers, and anyone committed to climate justice.

Register today to be part of the discussion!

Should you have any questions about the event, please contact us at [email protected]
Date & Time

Monday June 30th, 2025 at 14:00 - 15:30 BST

Agenda

Agenda

* All times are in British Summer Time (BST)

14:00 - 14:05

Welcome Address

14:05 - 14:15

An introduction to the BOLSTER project

Speaker

Dr. Michiel Stapper, Tilburg University, BOLSTER project coordinator

14:15 - 15:15

Case Study Presentations

Speakers

- Ecuador: Dr. Emilie Dupuits, Professor of International relations, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
- Chile: Dr. Alejandra Cortés Fuentes, Associate Professor, Universidad de Chile
- Argentina: Dr. Ana Terra Amorim-Maia, Postdoctoral Researcher, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain
- Overall Latin America: Dr Mauro Pucheta, Lecturer in Law, University of Kent, United Kingdom
- Overall Latin America (Just Transition litigation perspective): Lorena Zenteno Villa, S.J.D. Candidate, University of Miami School of Law, United States
- Ukraine: Anastasiia Bushovska, Energy Policy Expert, Centre for Environmental Initiatives “Ecoaction", Ukraine

15:15 - 15:25

Open Discussion and Q&A (30 min)

Speaker

Giulia Sandri, Research and Development Manager, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS)

15:25 - 15:35

Crowdhelix Platform, Just Transition Helix for Impact Acceleration and Future Collaboration

Speaker

Burçak Çullu, Global Network Manager at Crowdhelix

15:35

Closing of the event

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Speakers

Anastasiia Bushovska

Energy Policy Expert @ Centre for Environmental Initiatives “Ecoaction"

Dr Ana Terra Amorim-Maia

Postdoctoral Researcher @ Basque Centre for Climate Change

Dr. Ana Terra Amorim-Maia is a researcher in urban climate adaptation and governance at BC3, the Basque Centre for Climate Change, in Bilbao, Spain. Her work supports cities in different countries in envisioning resilient futures and assessing progress toward achieving them, with a particular focus on the equity implications of adaptation strategies. Ana holds a degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of São Paulo (Brazil), a master’s in Environmental Studies – Cities and Sustainability awarded by four European institutions, and a PhD in Environmental Science and Technology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. A Brazilian with extensive international experience, Ana brings an intersectional perspective to climate adaptation policies and strategies to make them more just and transformative.

Dr Alejandra Cortés Fuentes

Associate Professor @ Universidad de Chile

Dr Emilie Dupuits

Professor of International relations @ Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Emilie Dupuits is a political scientist with a PhD in social sciences from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She is actually a professor of International Relations at the University San Francisco of Quito, Ecuador, and coordinator of the International Relations department. Her research focuses on community-based governance of natural resources, water and river justice movements, and climate adaptation policies in the Andes and Latin America.

Dr Mauro Pucheta

Lecturer in Law @ University of Kent

Mauro is a Labour and Employment Lawyer. Mauro joined Kent Law School in September 2022 where he conducts research on employment law and labour law from a comparative and a Global South perspective, with a particular focus on Latin America.

 

Mauro’s research aims to analyse the conceptual dimension of just transition and the extent to which its current meaning may be suitable or not for Global South countries. Furthermore, Mauro studies how traditional Global North social dialogue mechanisms may not be sufficient to ensure a meaningful representation and participation of workers in the Global South, where the workforce largely participates in the informal economy.

Lorena Zenteno Villa

S.J.D. Candidate @ University of Miami School of Law

Lorena Zenteno is a Chilean lawyer, former judge, and S.J.D. candidate at the University of Miami School of Law. She holds an LL.M. in Environmental Law from UC Davis and a Master’s in Business Law from Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. Her research focuses on rights-based climate litigation, with a particular emphasis on just energy transition in Latin America. She has worked at the Supreme Court of Chile and collaborated with organizations such as Earthjustice, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). She currently leads initiatives on judicial training and inclusive climate education across the Americas.