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Policy and Investment Pathways to Net-Zero

Trend Scenarios and Analysis

  • 1st Edition - April 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Ashutosh Samadhiya, Asmae El Jaouhari, Anil Kumar
  • Language: English

Policy and Investment Pathways to Net-Zero: Trend Scenarios and Analysis addresses the critical interdisciplinary research area of climate policy and sustainable finance. It meets… Read more

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Description

Policy and Investment Pathways to Net-Zero: Trend Scenarios and Analysis addresses the critical interdisciplinary research area of climate policy and sustainable finance. It meets the urgent need for a comprehensive resource that synthesizes how public policies and financial systems co-evolve to operationalize net-zero targets globally, including perspectives from both developed and developing economies. It provides actionable knowledge bridging regulatory frameworks, investment flows, and business strategies in the net-zero transition.

The book’s content is organized into five sections covering foundational climate science and policy evolution, national and economic strategies, financing mechanisms, risk and resilience, and innovation with equity considerations. Detailed chapters include comparative analyses of national net-zero plans, climate finance models, ESG investment trends, and global institutional roles. Case studies illustrate practical applications across sectors and regions, while future-oriented chapters explore emerging technologies and just transition frameworks.

Policy and Investment Pathways to Net-Zero benefits professionals, policymakers, academics, and graduate students by providing essential insights into the dynamic interplay of climate policy, finance, and sustainable innovation. It equips readers with theoretical foundations, empirical data, and practical tools to inform strategic decision-making and contribute effectively to global low-carbon transitions. This reference is vital for those engaged in environmental governance, sustainable finance, and climate strategy development worldwide.

Key features

  • Examines global policy and capital trends driving net-zero transitions with regional comparisons
  • Demonstrates through carefully selected case studies how governments together with financial institutions and industries are effectively advancing net-zero initiatives
  • Provides actionable frameworks for decision-making on carbon pricing, green finance, and public-private partnerships
  • Bridges finance, policy, and innovation with comparative analysis from Global North and South

Readership

Researchers in environmental policy, public administration, economics, and sustainability; professionals and policymakers in climate policy, sustainable finance, environmental governance; mid-to-senior level sustainability managers, ESG analysts, climate finance advisors, policy strategists; government officials and regulatory authorities; graduate students in Environmental Policy, Green Finance, Public Policy, Sustainability Management; MBA students specializing in sustainable business and climate strategy

Table of contents

Section I: Strategic Foundations for Net-Zero Transitions

1. Net-Zero Basics: Science, Definitions, and Global Goals

2. Climate Policy Evolution: From Kyoto to Net-Zero

Section II: National and Economic Strategies

3. National Net-Zero Plans: A Global Comparison of Developed and Developing Contexts

4. Climate Finance and Investment Models

Section III: Financing the Transition

5. Net-Zero Investment: Global Challenges and Multilateral Pathways

6. ESG Investment: Driving Force to Transition Net-Zero

7. Climate Financing Investment: Perspective of Multi-Sectors

Section IV: Risk, Resilience, and Global Cooperation

8. Remedies to Climate Financing Risks

9. Global Institutions: Supporting the Net-Zero Shift

Section V: Innovation, Equity, and the Road Ahead

10. Innovation for Net-Zero: Technologies and Policies

11. Just Transition: Equity in Climate Action

12. Cross-Regional Lessons and Synthesis

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Ashutosh Samadhiya

Dr. Ashutosh Samadhiya is an Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Business School, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. He completed his PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. He has contributed many research papers in international and national journals and conferences at the international and national levels on climate-aligned technologies, green logistics, sustainable supply chains, digital climate solutions and circular/net zero economy. He is experienced in handling field projects, including rural, semi-urban, and urban settings. He has two Indian patents. He developed one handloom machine during his PhD and transferred the technology for that handloom. Dr. Ashutosh was selected for Newton-Bhabha PhD placement programme in 2021 and completed his visit as a research fellow at University of Derby, UK. He is a visiting research fellow at the University of Derby and London Metropolitan University, UK.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, School of Business Administration, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

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Asmae El Jaouhari

Dr. Asmae El Jaouhari is an assistant professor specializing in industrial engineering, supply chain management, and digital transformation. She currently teaches at the National School of Applied Sciences and she is an academic research member in the Systems Analysis and Modeling Laboratory and Decision Support within Hassan First University. Her research follows an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on the intersection of supply chain systems, sustainability, and cutting-edge technologies. Furthermore, Dr. El Jaouhari's work addresses a broad range of contemporary issues, including green logistics, decision support systems, generative artificial intelligence, sustainable municipal waste management, and automated property valuation models. Her research places particular emphasis on the strategic applications of emerging technologies in developing countries. Further, she has published extensively in peer-reviewed international journals and collaborates actively with scholars in multidisciplinary research projects.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, National School of Applied Sciences, Hassan First University, Settat, Morocco

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Anil Kumar

Prof. Anil Kumar is a Professor of Operations, Supply Chain, and Business Analytics at the Guildhall School of Business, London Metropolitan University, UK. With over fifteen years’ experience in teaching and research, he brings a wealth of expertise to his role. He previously served as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Decision Sciences at the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, University of Derby, UK. He holds a Ph.D. in Management Science from the ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India, as well as bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Kurukshetra University, India. Additionally, he completed an MBA and qualified for the National Eligibility Test (NET) in June 2011. Prof. Kumar is ranked in the Top 1% of researchers worldwide by Web of Science in 2024, and in the Top 2% by Stanford University-Elsevier in 2024, 2023, and 2022. He also serves as a Section Editor for Heliyon-Information Science.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Operations, Supply Chain, and Business Analytics, Guildhall School of Business, London Metropolitan University, London, UK