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
- Part III Dynamics of the Transition
- Part IV Finance and the Transition
- Part V Wrap Up and What Is Next
- Index
- References
Part I - Introduction and Global Trends
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
- Part III Dynamics of the Transition
- Part IV Finance and the Transition
- Part V Wrap Up and What Is Next
- Index
- References
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- Dynamic SustainabilityImplications for Policy, Markets and National Security, pp. 1 - 40Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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