Home›Open Questions›When, and by whom, was the term "just transition" first used?Open QuestionsWhen, and by whom, was the term "just transition" first used?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextEnergy Atlas. "When, and by whom, was the term "just transition" first used?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-energy.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/openq-just-transition-origin.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextEnergy Atlas. (n.d.). When, and by whom, was the term "just transition" first used?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-energy.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/openq-just-transition-originCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{energyatlas-when-and-by-whom-was-the-term-just-trans, author = {Energy Atlas}, title = {When, and by whom, was the term "just transition" first used?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-energy.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/openq-just-transition-origin}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingFactsOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsWhy It Is OpenWell-attestedThe concept's own reference history hedges its origin: it is widely believed, not established, that Tony Mazzocchi of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union coined the phrase in the American labor movement, sometime before the United Nations and the Paris Agreement adopted the framing decades later for climate policy. No precise year or first-use document is cited for the labor-movement origin, only a general attribution. 1What Would Resolve ThisWell-attestedA labor history source, an OCAW archive, a biography of Mazzocchi, or a peer-reviewed history of the just transition concept naming the specific speech, pamphlet or year the phrase first appears, rather than the general "widely believed" attribution this entry currently carries. 1Discipline NeededWell-attestedLabor history 1Question KindWell-attestedDating 1Question StatusWell-attestedOpen 1Reader FacingWell-attestedYes 1Open QuestionThe concept's own reference history hedges its origin: it is widely believed, not established, that Tony Mazzocchi of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union coined the phrase in the American labor movement, sometime before the United Nations and the Paris Agreement adopted the framing decades later for climate policy. No precise year or first-use document is cited for the labor-movement origin, only a general attribution.What would resolve this A labor history source, an OCAW archive, a biography of Mazzocchi, or a peer-reviewed history of the just transition concept naming the specific speech, pamphlet or year the phrase first appears, rather than the general "widely believed" attribution this entry currently carries.OpenLabor historyWikipediaCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnJust Transition, Concepts Well-attested Source WikipediaSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationJust transition, origin sectionView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year