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This book provides new insights into the opportunities, risks, and unintended consequences for the American economy, legacy industries, global multinational corporations, and financial institutions having pledged to transition to a net-zero carbon economy. It places specific emphasis on 'systems analysis', as well as the unprecedented pace needed for our sustainability transition. It examines the implications of organizations purchasing voluntary carbon credits which are not regulated, insured, and often not scientifically validated. It scrutinises how financial markets are driving corporate sustainability while at the same time conservative policymakers seek to ban Environmental Social Governance investments. Golden discusses national security as well as the growing rural-urban divide, seemingly widened by major automotive manufacturers looking to move towards zero-emission electric vehicles. Using empirical evidence to chart the effect of our sustainability transition on the government, the military, and corporations, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, graduate students, policymakers, and industry professionals.
List of contents
Part I: Introduction & Global Trends; 1. Introducing Dynamic Sustainability; 2. Global Trends; 3. Global Climate Change; 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; 10. National Security And Critical Resources; 11. Rural Versus Urban; 12. The Vanishing Industries; 13. Tailwinds and Headwinds for Offshore Wind; Part IV: Finance and the Transition; 14. Research and Development And Venture Capital; 15. Finance and Environmental and Social Justice; 16. Insuring The Transition; 17. Biden and Congress Open the Checkbook; Part V: Wrap Up and What is Next; 18. Crystal Ball; Epilogue; Index.
About the author
Jay S. Golden is the Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, where he also directs the Dynamic Sustainability Lab. Golden is regularly called on by global corporations and governments to advise and consult on sustainability strategies and policies. He is the author of more than 150 articles, and recipient of the Faculty Pioneer Award from the Aspen Institute.
