The rapid expansion of the public discussion and research on just transition implies the risk of watering down either justice or the (eco-)socio-technical transition itself. We create a theoretical notion of just transition boundaries and propose it to help consider non-negotiable limits to just transition discourse and make sense of negotiations within such limits. Just transition boundaries are comprised of ecological and social boundaries. They determine that just transition-processes must bring societies effectively within the safety thresholds of the two most critical planetary boundaries, climate change and biodiversity loss, and must do that by means and supportive measures that protect vulnerable groups from falling or getting stuck below social minimums in those processes. Boundaries leave room for plural values and visions for realizing transitions and remaining within safe thresholds in community-specific conditions. Context-specific additions to what just transition should cover are possible insofar as they do not contradict or risk just transition boundaries. In addition to justifying and conceptualizing just transition boundaries, we reflect on its implications for policymaking and research.

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公正过渡界限：阐明公正过渡的含义


关于公正转型的公共讨论和研究的迅速扩大意味着有可能淡化正义或（生态）社会技术转型本身。我们创建了一个公正过渡边界的理论概念，并提出它来帮助考虑公正过渡话语的不可协商的限制，并理解这些限制内的谈判。公正的过渡边界由生态和社会边界组成。他们确定，公正的过渡过程必须有效地使社会处于气候变化和生物多样性丧失这两个最关键的地球边界的安全阈值内，并且必须通过保护弱势群体在这些过程中免于跌落或卡在社会最低限度以下的手段和支持措施来做到这一点。边界为多元价值观和愿景留下了空间，以实现过渡并在社区特定条件下保持在安全阈值内。对 Just 过渡应该涵盖的内容进行特定于上下文的补充是可能的，只要它们不与公正过渡边界相矛盾或冒风险。除了证明和概念化公正过渡边界外，我们还反思了它对政策制定和研究的影响。