Over the past decade, Belgian federal and regional authorities have developed targets, scenarios, and plans to transition towards a low-carbon economy, aligned with European strategies and international agreements. Simultaneously, a core aim has been to increase employment rates and foster labour market opportunities. Integrating climate goals with work, employment, and broader social objectives is a key aspect of the concept of a just transition.

While the focus of precedent work studying Belgian climate governance has focused on policy integration between government levels (Fermeglia, 2023; Happaerts, 2015), we attempt to understand if and how these recent developments have been able to provide policy integration across climate, employment, and social policy sectors.

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