石油依存地域における公正移行フレームワークの構築：ガーナ西部地域とニューファンドランド・ラブラドール州からの教訓

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🔬研究者:エネルギー正義理論の精緻化と比較事例の実証的知見を提供する。

🏢実務担当者:移行計画における地域・先住民ステークホルダー関与と社会的リスク管理の設計に活用できる。

🏛政策担当者:石油依存地域の公正移行政策において参加型予算や地域基金、世代間衡平の制度化を検討する際の参照枠となる。

This study presents a comparative analysis of just transition processes in Western Ghana and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with the aim of proposing a justice-oriented framework for managing socio-economic and environmental disruptions associated with global decarbonization. Anchored in the theoretical framework of energy justice, the study applies the three central tenets of distributional, procedural, and recognition justice to assess how benefits and burdens of fossil fuel dependence are allocated, how decisions are made, and whose identities, livelihoods, and knowledge systems are included or excluded in transition planning. Through an in-depth review of policy documents, scholarly literature, and empirical reports from both case study regions, the research identifies four key challenges apparent in both cases: first, the uneven distribution of oil revenues and infrastructural investments, which leaves frontline communities under-resourced despite their exposure to environmental harms; second, procedural exclusions that limit local and Indigenous participation in resource governance; third, persistent recognition deficits that undermine cultural rights and traditional livelihoods; and fourth, the absence of intergenerational safeguards to ensure that the costs of transition are not displaced onto future generations. The research then uses the energy justice framework to propose policy recommendations such as participatory budgeting, regional development funds, and enhanced community co-decision-making. It proposes a just transition framework that responds to the unique vulnerabilities and opportunities of each region, while offering transferable insights for other extractive-dependent economies. Moreover, this thesis reflects critically on the utility of the energy justice framework, proposing theoretical refinements including a clearer articulation of structural recognition justice, greater attention to economic diversification as a justice issue, more rigorous differentiation between participatory inclusion and tokenism, and the integration of intergenerational equity across all dimensions. It also contributes to the evolution of energy justice theory as a practical tool for shaping equitable transitions in different socio-political situations by drawing on the lived experiences and policy gaps in Ghana and NL. It closes by outlining future research and policy development directions focused on sector-specific dynamics, community-led metrics, and long-term monitoring of justice-based transition strategies.

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