Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change

The net zero transition is examined as a process of technical change that has rapidly accelerated and now faces social, economic and political transformations that can enable this rapid transition. The illustration of a maelstrom, with barrels that can enable survival, is used to show that professio...

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Main Author: Newman, Peter W. G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96390
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description The net zero transition is examined as a process of technical change that has rapidly accelerated and now faces social, economic and political transformations that can enable this rapid transition. The illustration of a maelstrom, with barrels that can enable survival, is used to show that professional practice during the turbulent period of change needs new net zero standards reflected in new processes and regulations for business accounting, energy, urban and transport planning, as well as new approaches for the just transition and Indigenous/local engagement. Australian examples are provided to show the beginning of such a maelstrom process to illustrate the significance of this agenda in 2023.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-963902025-01-10T00:47:31Z Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change Newman, Peter W. G. The net zero transition is examined as a process of technical change that has rapidly accelerated and now faces social, economic and political transformations that can enable this rapid transition. The illustration of a maelstrom, with barrels that can enable survival, is used to show that professional practice during the turbulent period of change needs new net zero standards reflected in new processes and regulations for business accounting, energy, urban and transport planning, as well as new approaches for the just transition and Indigenous/local engagement. Australian examples are provided to show the beginning of such a maelstrom process to illustrate the significance of this agenda in 2023. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96390 10.3390/su15064810 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Newman, Peter W. G.
Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change
title Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change
title_full Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change
title_fullStr Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change
title_full_unstemmed Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change
title_short Net Zero in the Maelstrom: Professional Practice for Net Zero in a Time of Turbulent Change
title_sort net zero in the maelstrom: professional practice for net zero in a time of turbulent change
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96390