Building up Governance Pathways for Just Energy Transition: The case of North Macedonia

This policy brief examines energy transition policies and the extent to which governance and stakeholder engagement processes can deliver policies and outcomes which are socially and spatially just. The case of the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) is used as an example to uncover the governance challenges associated with decarbonisation and the just energy transition. Although the subject is complex and cannot be directly transposed to other places, the experience of the RNM provides lessons relevant to other countries in the Western Balkan (WB) region and beyond with shared just energy transition challenges.