Three design features to move the global just transition from aim to implementation

A Just Transition to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement has been recognised as a global aim for climate governance, yet it has so far lacked a binding multilateral mechanism for its implementation. We propose three design features for the 2026 operationalisation negotiations to break the procedural lock-in that ultimately stems from the complexity of the global climate governance architecture. A Just Transition to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement has been recognised as a global aim for climate governance, yet it has so far lacked a binding implementation mechanism. This Comment proposes three design features for the 2026 operationalisation negotiations to break the procedural lock-in.