Shortsighted Budget 2026 Fails to Fast-Track Just Transition or Tackle Inequality

In a period of economic uncertainty and escalating climate impacts, Budget 2026 misses a critical opportunity to use the Just Energy Transition (JET) as a driver of inclusive development, job creation and long-term resilience.

This is the opinion of eco-justice organisation, The Green Connection, which argues that while some short-term relief measures are welcome, the Budget does not address the structural drivers of inequality, poverty and unemployment.