ABSTRACT
This book provides useful insight into how academics from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, such as science, engineering, technology, social science, policy, design, architecture, built environment, business, and management, have been conducting research into how to realise net zero emissions to address climate change.
This book explores the ways in which countries around the world have pledged to achieve net zero emissions through decarbonisation processes. It presents the highest calibre research and impact activities carried out in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Such activities include conceptualisation, opportunity identification, specific case studies, demonstration of proof of concepts, provision of evidence, education of the general public, and knowledge transfer to companies. Further to this, the chapters also bring to light personal career journeys to net zero by current and future international research leaders. From this book, readers will gain a full understanding of net zero research via multiple disciplinary pathways, be inspired by personal accounts, and will learn key methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative approaches.
The diversity of authors and topics make the book widely applicable to a range of fields, and it will be of great interest to researchers, students, practitioners, and decision makers working towards the goals of net zero and decarbonisation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |7 pages
Introduction
part I|32 pages
Science And Engineering
chapter 1|12 pages
My academic journey to net zero
chapter 2|12 pages
The role of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary education in sustainability science
part II|48 pages
Design And Innovation
chapter 4|14 pages
Driving sustainability and innovation through design
part III|33 pages
Energy Sector
chapter 8|11 pages
From geologist to solar energy scientist
chapter 9|12 pages
From facing endless unscheduled power outages to clean energy technologies
part IV|37 pages
Transportation Sector
chapter 11|11 pages
The road to electric vehicles
chapter 13|12 pages
Shifting gears toward net zero
part V|38 pages
Fashion And Service Sectors