Includes bibliographical references and index.

Solar energy -- Wind energy -- The smart electrical grid -- Reliability -- The electrification of transportation -- Heating, cooling and lighting buildings -- Agriculture and global food systems -- The complex role of hydrogen -- Economics and policies for sustainable energy -- Tables -- Humans in the loop : decision making processes -- International sustainable development : collective action, war, and peace -- Conclusions : recent developments -- A moment of truth.

"Sustainable Energy Pathways to Net Zero" addresses realistic pathways, between now and 2050, to reach net zero: a steady state concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It discusses solar and wind energy, hydrogen, energy storage, and electric vehicles, which are becoming increasingly cost-efficient and are all part of these pathways. Hydrogen, the price of electricity, the integration of different sources of electricity into the electrical grid, and the electrical vehicle charging networks, are crucial in balancing supply and demand. It is the intersection of these technologies where the most profound advances can occur"-- Provided by publisher.