The ‘just energy transition’ (JET) is a concept that is starting to pervade climate and energy scholarship to a greater and greater degree at present. It is often difficult, however, to interpret clearly and precisely what this increasingly common term is intended to mean. This study explores the JET as a scholarly concept and as a compound discursive term, identifying problems that arise in research and scholarship where semantic and associated analytical precision is lacking or unclear. Such problems include the disruption of the ability to construct scholarly hypotheses and theories that allow testable propositions to be utilized with reference to the term. The study argues that these outcomes should be guarded against in legal studies, and in any branch of the social sciences that seeks to integrate JET considerations meaningfully into serious research. It is also argued that elements of the sorts of difficulties under review in relation to the JET exist in a more developed condition within the field of Energy Justice (EJ). The study draws upon the juxtaposition of JET–EJ scholarship in order to throw into relief a range of issues that JET studies should guard against.

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法律研究和社会科学其他分支的“公正能源转型”研究方法面临的挑战

“公正的能源转型”(JET) 是一个概念，目前开始越来越多地渗透到气候和能源学术研究中。然而，通常很难清楚准确地解释这个日益普遍的术语的含义。本研究将 JET 作为一个学术概念和一个复合的话语术语进行探索，确定研究和学术中出现的语义和相关分析精度缺乏或不清楚的问题。这些问题包括破坏构建学术假设和理论的能力，这些假设和理论允许参考术语使用可测试的命题。该研究认为，在法律研究中应防范这些结果，以及寻求将 JET 考虑有意义地整合到严肃研究中的社会科学的任何分支。还有人认为，与 JET 相关的各种困难的要素存在于能源正义 (EJ) 领域的更发达条件下。该研究借鉴了 JET-EJ 奖学金的并置，以解决 JET 研究应防范的一系列问题。