Is carbon neutrality a reachable objective? / Guillaume GASSMANN / 2021

Titre : Is carbon neutrality a reachable objective? Type de document : Mémoire Auteurs : Guillaume GASSMANN, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Importance : 38 p. Note générale : Pour accéder aux fichiers PDF, merci de vous identifier sur le catalogue avec votre compte Office 365 via le bouton CONNEXION en haut de page. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Management ENERGIE NUCLEAIRE ; CLIMAT ; DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE ; ENERGIE RENOUVELABLE Résumé : For many years there is a growing awareness of national and supranational agencies. The goal of carbon neutrality is at the heart of many companies' strategies and communications. Although this goal was announced as early as 2000, the trajectory of global warming is not to our advantage and if we do not do anything about it, the consequences could be dramatic for all of humanity. Thus, the question of this study is "Is carbon neutrality a reachable objective ?" Concerning the methodology, I started this study by collecting official documents provided by national and supranational agencies to present their strategy to address global warming. I then analyzed press articles, official reports from National agencies and companies, and scientific papers to learn about both the commitments and the reality of the actions. I analyzed specialized journals for the technical parts, especially on carbon capture and nuclear energy. As this issue is an integral part of current events, I had to update the data many times because important meetings of organizations took place during my study period. This study consists of recovering a maximum of data about carbon neutrality and comparing them according to a defined chronology. With this method, we can observe the contrast between the initial plan and the results. From these observations, we can propose potential improvements and highlight the current state of the situation.In the course of this report, we have been able to review the many initiatives of organizations and companies to achieve this goal. These initiatives involve technology, funding, and a global and collective course of action. However, all these initiatives are ineffective because the main actors are not as concerned as they should be. Many competitive and political issues are holding countries back from reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. The lack of harmonization and ambition means that carbon neutrality cannot be achieved at the moment and that global warming is heading towards 2.7°C to 3.3°C. The only way to limit global warming and reach our objectives would be to impose stricter measures to force actors to act accordingly. Using nuclear power, carbon capture technologies, a more efficient and thoughtful energy mix, and going carbon negative could allow us to succeed in limiting global warming. Programme : MSc Finance, Investment & Wealth Management Permalink : https://cataloguelibrary.neoma-bs.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=538607