Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Climate risk, scenarios & resilience · Working

Carbon lock-in

Also called: emissions lock-in

ELI5

Dependence on high-emissions assets, infrastructure or behaviour that makes transition harder.

Used in conversation

“The board will ask what happens if carbon lock-in moves outside tolerance.”

Pitch context

You will see “Carbon lock-in” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches climate risk, scenarios & resilience.

Why it matters: In climate risk, scenarios & resilience, different calculation boundaries, periods or accounting treatments can change the number and the decision.

Caution

Calculation, recognition and disclosure can vary by accounting framework, company policy and reporting context.

Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.