Colorado’s HB-1314 (2019) establishes a Just Transition Office in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The office is charged with creating an equitable plan for coal-dependent communities and workers as the state transitions away from fossil fuels. A draft plan is due by July 2020, and by 2025, the state will start administering benefits to displaced coal workers, and provide workforce retraining grants to coal-transitioning communities.
In August 2020, the responsive Transition Advisory Committee released a rough draft Just Transition plan, including 11 recommendations to assist workers and communities impacted by Colorado’s transition away from coal.