Research
2022
Accelerating the Transition to Net Zero: Current Perspectives
To gather expert stakeholder interviews and conduct a systematic literature review to reveal the different definitions of Net Zero currently in use amongst non-state actors (including the dimensions and consequences of variation), barriers to achieving net-zero and how to overcome them, and the potential role for standards. National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)
Net Zero: A Review of Public Attitudes and Behaviours
An up-to-date literature review to outline current expectations amongst the public in relation to Net Zero, the barriers to, and drivers of, action (including the different roles which the public can play), and potential interventions to change behaviours or motivate greater action. Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)
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2023
Maximizing the impact of standards and regulation to drive transformative innovation: a new approach
A ground-breaking exploration into how standards and regulations can work together to bring about the transformative innovation needed to accelerate the transition to net zero.
The research proposes a conceptual framework of standardization and regulation promoting transformative innovation, one which is the first of its kind.
The framework is based on a targeted literature review, interviews with key stakeholders (across academia, SDOs, NGOs, industry, national governments, and other international institutions), and case studies of other standards and standards development processes identified to inform the discussion. Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI