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Increased CO(2), a Greenhouse Gas (GhG), emission and its accumulation in the atmosphere is a major climatic concern, creating an urgent need to control its rate of growth with the goal to reduce or reverse the growth. Reduction is being attempted at macro scales (large GhG producers but relatively small in number), at mezzo levels (mercantile stor...
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... The Directive has since been revised to achieve a zero emission and fully decarbonized building stock by 2050. 4 Scholarly literature engaged with these regulatory developments and the accompanying targets for NZEBs, producing research on progress towards and recommendations for achieving these goals (Ames, 2010;Heinze & Voss, 2009;Kapsalaki & Leal, 2011). A number of works in this period wrestle with the challenges of boundaries and measurement through case studies of specific buildings, building types or locations (Crawford, 2011;Heinze & Voss, 2009;Malhotra et al., 2010;Newton & Tucker, 2010). Others consider what policies are necessary to implement NZEBs. ...
Net zero has become the new organizing principle of climate politics. Though the adoption of net zero targets has created optimism in the climate regime, there remain significant concerns that it is little more than a vague aspiration. Studies have focused on various net zero definitions, as well as the adoption and robustness of net zero goals. This paper builds on these works by conducting a systematic meta-review of scholarly research on net zero from 1991 to 2021. First, we find that the literature focuses on establishing pathways and creating policies, with much less research on target-setting and implementation. Second, most net zero scholarship focuses on the energy sector, including buildings, while hard to abate sectors are underexamined. Third, there is a disproportionate focus on creating policies for net zero buildings, which are relatively easy to measure and decarbonize compared to other sectors. Finally, there is a notable absence of work on the political factors that enable or constrain the implementation of net zero policies, as well as the efficacy of these policies. This indicates an urgent need for more research on the politics of net zero.
