Carbon neutrality concept and progress
Book chapter
Ghouri, A., Ali, A. and Khan, M.R. (2023). Carbon neutrality concept and progress. in: Recent Developments in Green Finance, Green Growth and Carbon Neutrality Elsevier. pp. 85-108
Authors | Ghouri, A., Ali, A. and Khan, M.R. |
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Abstract | Sufficient scientific evidence now shows that Earth’s temperature is warmer than before. The temperature of the planet (global warming) is becoming s source of climate change that is estimated to have negative consequences for all living beings (Sovacool and Griffiths, 2020). Climate change, if it keeps moving in the direction in which it is heading now, will have severe consequences for anything and everything that exists on this planet. This is not a man-made story; rather, the argument is established upon the data collected by international organizations such as United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Environmental Protection Agency, and NASA, among others. Data on global warming have been gathered across multiple time periods and analyzed for a very long time to arrive at the conclusion of severe and unpleasant consequences for everyone and everything on the planet. Excessive carbon dioxide emis- sions is the main contributing factor of global warming. However, it is not only carbon dioxide that causes global warming—many other gases are harmful to the climate, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, as well as hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. This is not an exhaustive list, but for now, think of greenhouse gases as a catch-all term for the harmful substances we are pumping into the atmo- sphere. Since carbon dioxide has the most significant share among harmful gases, academic and nonacademic researchers study carbon dioxide more than other gases. |
Keywords | Carbon neutrality progress, sustainability |
Page range | 85-108 |
Year | 2023 |
Book title | Recent Developments in Green Finance, Green Growth and Carbon Neutrality |
Publisher | Elsevier |
File | License File Access Level Open |
ISBN | 978-0-443-15936-7 |
Publication dates | |
25 Aug 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 25 Aug 2023 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15936-7.00003-7 |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/94w9v
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