Faster, broader, and deeper! Suggested directions for research on net-zero transitions
Allan Dahl Andersen, Frank W. Geels, Lars Coenen, Jens Hanson, Marius Korsnes, Kristin Linnerud, Tuukka Mäkitie, Amber Nordholm, Marianne Ryghaug, Tomas Moe Skjølsvold, Markus Steén, Kirsten S. Wiebe
Abstract
Abstract The growing attention to the political goal of achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century reflects past failures to alter the trajectory of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a consequence, the world now needs to decarbonize all systems and sectors at an unprecedented pace. This commentary discusses how the net-zero challenge presents transition scholarship with four enhanced research challenges that merit more attention: (1) the speed, (2) breadth and (3) depth of transitions as well as (4) tensions and interactions between these.