Difficult, Expensive, Worthwhile: The Path to Net Zero
The Paris Climate Agreement stipulates that global net greenhouse gas emissions should fall to zero in the second half of the century. Does the scientific community consider this realistic? How can the necessary measures be reconciled with the goals of economic growth and social responsibility? At the Annual Conference of the German Council for Sustainable Development, held in Berlin on 8 October 2024, Mark Lawrence (RIFS Scientific Director), Lara Möllney (Chair of German Young Naturefriends), Verena Bentele (President of the Social Association of Germany, VdK) and Holger Lösch (Deputy Director General of the Federation of German Industries; BDI) discussed these questions and more.
