Averting Climate Catastrophe Together addresses the necessity of meeting the Paris Agreement
temperature target and explores what framework could enable climate action in an effective
efficient and equitable manner that is consistent with that goal. It also looks at the
contribution of technological change within the economic system including the feasibility of a
global energy transition. Whether humanity can avoid catastrophic climate change does not seem
to depend on the availability of technological solutions but rather on international
cooperation and coordination. Given the various sustainability issues this book also considers
if it is possible to derive a general approach to them. It argues that dealing with
compatibility limits in complex systems requires a holistic change in the system structure.
Therefore systems science is discussed together with economics technological change and
sustainable development. This book targets scientists and experts from different disciplines
due to the interdisciplinary topic but especially from environmental economics and energy
technology policy makers as policy recommendations are provided to address climate change as
well as the general public due to the pressing common challenge of climate change and
comprehensive efforts for sustainable development. Provides evidence based on climate science
research on the necessity of meeting the Paris Agreement temperature target Highlights the
feasibility of the global energy transition as one major option to mitigate climate change
also going into detail about the process of technological change Brings together systems
science with economics technological change and sustainable development Derives a framework
to meet the Paris Agreement temperature target enabling coordinated climate action in an
effective and efficient manner while pursuing distributive justice
