Mapping Climate Change Mitigation Strategies Adopted by Industries: An Overview from First Commitment of Kyoto Protocol (2009–2023)

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Abstract This paper analyses the climate change mitigation strategies adopted by industries from the first commitment period of Kyoto Protocol (2008) till present day (2023). A systematic literature review was conducted using the AND operator to customise articles published in Scopus database of 15 years of first commitment period of Kyoto Protocol (2009–2023). Findings show that all the climate change mitigation strategies (CCMS) identified can broadly be classified into managerial and technological. These strategies span from carbon offsets to start-up (ex. renovation in construction industries) to hydrogen as an energy source. VOSviewer network analysis of research paper showed that large number of countries are working closely on CCMS with USA in the forefront. Keywords like climate change, sustainability, greenhouse gas (GHG) were found to be most common in the research articles. This study confirms the significance of adopting managerial and technological strategies in industries for sustainability management. In addition, finance for climate policy and mitigation in terms of cost effectiveness, trade-offs, pollution tax, investments seem to possess a considerable influence on the climate governance.