Net zero: My drive for innovation, enterprise and lifelong learning

Net zero sounds altruistic in terms of its ethos but highly demanding and intertwined (signifying its complexity) when it comes to its delivery. As well, let’s not forget, its existential relation with Anthropocene (albeit in other names, such as carbon neutral, zero emissions, etc.) has come about due to our own misgivings and will probably continue in some form until the last one of us will survive on the Earth. In this chapter, I will first dwell upon the role of evolutionary science/engineering in shaping my personal academic and research journey into net zero. I strongly consider my research over the past two decades has been enriched from the interdisciplinary remits of net zero challenges. More recent activities have focused on integrating sustainability into engineering projects, primarily tackling the dilemma for achieving sustainable net zero at the energy-environment nexus. There is certainly lot more to be done.