The meaning of net zero and how to get it right
The concept of net-zero carbon emissions has emerged from physical climate science.
However, it is operationalized through social, political and economic systems. We identify …
However, it is operationalized through social, political and economic systems. We identify …
Three decades of climate mitigation: why haven't we bent the global emissions curve?
Despite three decades of political efforts and a wealth of research on the causes and
catastrophic impacts of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions have continued to …
catastrophic impacts of climate change, global carbon dioxide emissions have continued to …
Accelerating the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality
L De La Peña, R Guo, X Cao, X Ni, W Zhang - … , Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Shifting from fossil-fuel (FF) to renewable energy systems, a process known as energy
transition (ET), is crucial for develo** countries as the ET brings new opportunities to …
transition (ET), is crucial for develo** countries as the ET brings new opportunities to …
Is carbon removal delaying emission reductions?
Carbon dioxide removal is rapidly becoming a key focus in climate research and politics.
This is raising concerns of “moral hazard” or “mitigation deterrence,” that is, the risk that …
This is raising concerns of “moral hazard” or “mitigation deterrence,” that is, the risk that …
Why residual emissions matter right now
Net-zero targets imply that continuing residual emissions will be balanced by carbon dioxide
removal. However, residual emissions are typically not well defined, conceptually or …
removal. However, residual emissions are typically not well defined, conceptually or …
Solar geoengineering: The case for an international non‐use agreement
Solar geoengineering is gaining prominence in climate change debates as an issue worth
studying; for some it is even a potential future policy option. We argue here against this …
studying; for some it is even a potential future policy option. We argue here against this …
Advances in technology and utilization of natural resources for achieving carbon neutrality and a sustainable solution to neutral environment
The greatest environmental issue of the twenty-first century is climate change. Human-
caused greenhouse gas emissions are increasing the frequency of extreme weather …
caused greenhouse gas emissions are increasing the frequency of extreme weather …
The feasibility of climate action: Bridging the inside and the outside view through feasibility spaces
The feasibility of different options to reduce the risks of climate change has engaged
scholars for decades. Yet there is no agreement on how to define and assess feasibility. We …
scholars for decades. Yet there is no agreement on how to define and assess feasibility. We …
Revisiting the promise of carbon labelling
Carbon labelling systems can inform individual and organizational choices, which
potentially reduce the carbon footprints of goods and services. We review the ways labelling …
potentially reduce the carbon footprints of goods and services. We review the ways labelling …
Carbon dioxide removal policy in the making: assessing developments in 9 OECD cases
Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, spurred by the 2018 IPCC Special
Report on Global Warming of 1.5° C, net zero emission targets have emerged as a new …
Report on Global Warming of 1.5° C, net zero emission targets have emerged as a new …