Innovation Pathways to Sustainability (eBook, PDF)

Conversations Towards Complex Systems of Governance
Redaktion: Lester, Michael; Dela Rama, Marie

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book offers insights into reconciling innovation with sustainability and identifying key stakeholders responsible for the reconciliation. Through conversations with experts in various fields, the intersection of innovation, sustainability, governance and complex systems in a rapidly changing climate-driven world is discussed.

Countries around the world face the urgent existential challenge to tackle climate change and CO2 emissions. In its discussions of case studies of key economic sectors in Australia, this book focuses on the emerging experience with harnessing innovation to sustainability. The interdisciplinary approach to the complexity of climate change and policy making provides readers an opportunity for thoughtful discussions and lessons to be learnt from multiple angles.

This is a vital resource for scholars in climate studies, innovation and sustainability that also confronts important challenges facing policymakers, government and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040144114
• Artikelnr.: 72287981

Autorenporträt

Michael Lester is an independent economist, writer and radio presenter. A former public-sector executive in Australia, he has worked and lived internationally. His experience spans science, technology, innovation, environment, resources, industry, trade and investment domains. He has undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, public administration and economics. Marie dela Rama, PhD (UTS), is an independent researcher. She participated as an accredited civil society observer in these multilateral meetings: G20 ACWG, OECD GACIF, UNCAC IRG, UN COSP9, UNGASS, UNODC ISM COSP UNGASS and UN SPT OPCAT. Her publications include The Changing Face of Corruption in the Asia Pacific (Elsevier) and Corporate Governance and Corruption (Journal of Business Ethics).

Inhaltsangabe

TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Acronyms
The Interviewees
Chapter 1: Introduction - Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges Of
Innovation, Technology, Climate Change and Sustainability
Section I Understanding Innovation and Sustainability
Chapter 2: Mark Dodgson - The things that matter: understanding and
communicating the process and impact of innovation
Chapter 3: Kevin Fox - The delayed growth impact of disruptive digital
technologies: measuring and accounting for the 'productivity paradox'
Chapter 4: Nicholas Gruen - Entrepreneurs and start-ups in the digital age:
profiles, values and paradigms
Chapter 5: Robert Atkinson- National innovation and competitiveness in the
United States: at a strategic 'tipping point' -
Chapter 6: Roy Green - Innovation policies in Australia: the divisive
politics and administration of systemic transformation
Chapter 7: Ross Garnaut - Efficient, effective and integrated economy-wide
climate change policy: economics and politicisation
Chapter 8: Warwick McKibbin - Climate change energy transition: modelling,
scenarios and the political economy of 'the tragedy of the commons'
Chapter 9: Sami Kara - The innovative 'circular economy' as a sustainable
business model: design and transformation challenges
Section II Climate Change and Energy Resources
Chapter 10: Giles Parkinson - Renewable energy development : the costs of
policy uncertainty and lack of political stability
Chapter 11: Chris Dunstan - The National Energy Guarantee (NEG): frustrated
reductions in electricity emissions and dirty party politics
Chapter 12: Peter Khoury - Electric Vehicles (EV): Infrastructure and
policy barriers lead to laggardly diffusion and adoption
Chapter 13: Sean Foley - Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and global finance
industry disruption: dirty little energy secret
Chapter 14: Jim Green - Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) untried and
untested: why all the political interest now?
Chapter 15: Tony Wood - Hydrogen-Based Economy: shipping sunshine energy to
the world
Section III Agriculture, Land and Water Resources
Chapter 16: Richard Heath - Agricultural productivity improvement: the role
of digital technologies
Chapter 17: Lesley Hughes - The second domestication of dairy and beef:
Food 2.0 proteins without the animals
Chapter 18: Richard Beasley - Murray Darling Basin (MDB) environmental
catastrophe: federalism politics and best available science
Chapter 19: Bruce Pascoe - Indigenous agriculture and sustainability
knowledge: the great Australian silence
Chapter 20: Charles Massy - Regenerative agriculture: confronting
industrial agriculture with farmer-led sustainability innovation
Section IV Governance Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter 21: Michael Piore - 'Silicon Valley Consensus': self-fulfilling
technological determinism
Chapter 22: Bob Carr - The business of climate change: reimagining
'material interests' and the corporation
Chapter 23: Pru Bennett - Environment, Social and Governance (ESG):
harnessing capital to sustainability or just 'woke' and 'greenwashing'?
Chapter 24: Ross Garnaut - Decarbonising & transforming the Australian
economy: a game changing renewable energy opportunity
Chapter 25: Allan Fels - Public interest journalism: vanishing pillar for a
sustainable democracy?
Chapter 26: Aaron Mertz and Abhilash Mishra - Public confidence in science:
building trust on understanding scientific method and uncertainties
Chapter 27: Ray Ison - Systems-based governance: for a complex sustainable
future
Chapter 28: Barry Jones - Political reform and public engagement: necessary
sustainable path for confronting climate change
Chapter 29: Conclusion - Towards Complex Systems of Governance
Selected Readings (Available at www.routledge/9781032248295)
Index