Book contents
- Dynamic Sustainability
- Reviews
- Dynamic Sustainability
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction and Global Trends
- Part II Net-Zero-Carbon Transitions
- 4 Corporate Net-Zero-Carbon Transitions
- 5 The Electric Vehicle Transition
- 6 Electric Vehicle Charging Networks
- 7 Legacy Energy Transitions
- 8 Renewable Energy Transitions
- 9 Biobased and Agricultural Transitions
- Part III Dynamics of the Transition
- Part IV Finance and the Transition
- Part V Wrap Up and What Is Next
- Index
- References
4 - Corporate Net-Zero-Carbon Transitions
from Part II - Net-Zero-Carbon Transitions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 December 2023
Book contents
- Dynamic Sustainability
- Reviews
- Dynamic Sustainability
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Introduction and Global Trends
- Part II Net-Zero-Carbon Transitions
- 4 Corporate Net-Zero-Carbon Transitions
- 5 The Electric Vehicle Transition
- 6 Electric Vehicle Charging Networks
- 7 Legacy Energy Transitions
- 8 Renewable Energy Transitions
- 9 Biobased and Agricultural Transitions
- Part III Dynamics of the Transition
- Part IV Finance and the Transition
- Part V Wrap Up and What Is Next
- Index
- References
Summary
Corporations around the globe are committing to a net-zerocarbon transition. This chapter explains what that means and the pathways and tools being used to achieve this goal.
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- Dynamic SustainabilityImplications for Policy, Markets and National Security, pp. 43 - 58Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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