The Green Six Sigma Handbook

Chapter 18Green Six Sigma and Clean Energy

DOI: 10.4324/9781003268239-22

I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy without pollution or global warming.

—Stephen Hawking

18.1 Introduction

In preceding chapters I have addressed the existential challenges facing our planet caused by greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the extent of both global and national initiatives to mitigate these perils. I have also described some of the available tools and processes offered by Green Six Sigma and digital technology to accelerate the implementation of these initiatives. Although neither these strategies nor the wisdom of the carbon neutral target by 2050 are in doubt, it is important ...