Overview
Identifies challenges facing organizations in achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Highlights the barriers faced by different sectors in creating a new energy economy to achieve the zero emissions goal
Explores solutions from various sectors of the economy to enable the transition to a zero emissions future
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Critical Perspectives on Achieving a Zero Emissions Future
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Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Economy and Zero Emissions Future
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Major Challenges Towards a Sustainable Future: Case Studies from Asia
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Keywords
- United Nations Climate Change Conference
- COP21
- Paris Agreement
- Intended Nationally Determined Commitment (INDC)
- National Mitigation actions
- Non-state actors
- Zero emissions goal/future
- Sustainable development
- Global higher education development
- Emissions accountability
- Ecological modernization
- Resilient society
- Climate adaptation
- Ecologically responsible behavior
- Sustainable housing design
- Climate change management
- air pollution and air quality
About this book
The focus of this edited volume is to identify challenges facing organizations in achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and a new energy economy, and to explore solutions from various sectors of the economy to enable the transition to a zero emissions future. Research presented here is divided into three parts, with an introductory statement on growth and sustainability. Part one discusses strategies towards a sustainable economy under a zero emissions goal. Part two contains industry specific case studies focusing on construction and related activities. Part three is devoted to country specific case studies from the Asia-Pacific region.
Each of the chapters address one or more of the following issues: restoration, mitigation, adaptation and/or promoting resilience in the face of climate change as part of achieving a sustainable economy.
The volume is multi-disciplinary in nature, drawing on various disciplines in social science, business, environment and policy, and will be of interest to UN development agencies, academic institutions, government policy makers, NGOs and business leaders.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Robert Hales is the Program Director of the Griffith Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Griffith University.
Dr. Tapan Sarker is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Business and Asian Studies at Griffith University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pathways to a Sustainable Economy
Book Subtitle: Bridging the Gap between Paris Climate Change Commitments and Net Zero Emissions
Editors: Moazzem Hossain, Robert Hales, Tapan Sarker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67702-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67701-9Published: 03 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88470-7Published: 09 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67702-6Published: 24 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 225
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, Climate Change Management and Policy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environmental Economics, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Asian Economics