Transformative Changes Towards Carbon Neutral
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Transformative Changes Towards Carbon Neutral Society: Barriers and Drivers
Transformative Changes Towards Carbon Neutral Society: Barriers and Drivers

Author(s): Dalia Streimikiene
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Social development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Akademia Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna w Warszawie
Keywords: transformative changes; carbon neutral society; barriers; drivers; policies and measures;

Summary/Abstract: The barriers of climate change mitigation and mechanisms to overcome these barriers and achieve transformative changes towards carbon neutral society need to be investigated in order to define the main driversand barriers of transformative change towards carbon neutrality and how policies and measures can be devel-oped to overcome barriers and to support drivers. The main drivers of transformative change that include vari-ous types of institutions including social norms and rules, governance schemes, cultural values, demographic,social, economic, technical and technological elements are analysed and systematized based on literaturereview. Transformative change towards carbon neutral society necessitates systematic changes as simplescaling-up is not enough. These important roles are the levers or main pathways for achieving transformativechange towards a carbon neutral society.

  • Issue Year: 17/2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 351-360
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English