Decarbonization That Works

From Targets to Results
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-33289-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Decarbonization That Works: From Targets to Results turns climate commitments into operational results. Drawing on the author’s two decades of experience implementing decarbonization programs across Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and global institutions, it addresses the central challenge facing organizations: how to translate net-zero commitments into decisions, budgets, and sustained action.

The book follows the same structure practitioners use in the real world: identifying emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3), reducing them through energy, fuels, materials, and operations, then addressing residual emissions through carbon markets and removals. It moves from technical solutions to leadership, workforce capability, governance, and institutional design, providing a practical system for decision-making: how to prioritize, sequence, finance, and implement decarbonization strategies across portfolios and supply chains. Part I address why action is required and what must be reduced, while Parts II and III focus on how organizations operationalize, govern, and replicate successful interventions across portfolios, supply chains, and geographies. The book includes decision tools, frameworks, and methodologies already applied across logistics, manufacturing, technology, buildings, and public-sector infrastructure.

This book is a comprehensive, implementation-ready guide for executives, engineers, policymakers, and sustainability leaders responsible for delivering measurable emissions reductions. It reflects experience from programs that achieved TRUE Zero Waste certification, ILFI Zero Carbon certification, verified emissions reductions, and multi-million-dollar operational savings.

Zielgruppe

Further/Vocational Education, Postgraduate, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dieterich, Mike

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: FOUNDATIONS  1. Why Decarbonize Now 2. Forces Shaping Decarbonization Decisions 3. Carbon Accounting Fundamentals 4. MRV, Data Systems and Digital Infrastructure 5. The First 90 Days  6. The Financial Framework  Part II: SYSTEMS AND SCOPES  7. Electricity Procurement 8. Decarbonizing Fuel and Thermal Systems 9. Materials and Supply Chain Emissions (Scope 3) 10. Emergency Power and Resilience 11. Building Operations Optimization 12. Refrigerants 13. Embodied Carbon 14. Carbon Markets  Part III: IMPLEMENTATION  15. Leading the Transition 16. Scaling What Works Appendix A: Abbreviations and Glossary Appendix B: Technology Readiness Matrix Appendix C: Decision Trees Appendix D: Technical Reference Tables

Über Autor(innen)

Mike Dieterich is an environmental scientist and decarbonization strategist with experience building climate and energy programs for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and global institutions. His work includes supporting Amazon’s Zero Carbon Program for North American logistics facilities and AstraZeneca’s Ambition Zero Carbon strategy across North America. He is an Environment + Energy Leader 100 honoree and has been a featured speaker at TEDx, the United Nations Climate Action Forum, and the U.S. Congress Energy Efficiency Forum.