Circular Business Models and Circular Economy in Energy Production and Consumption: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 March 2026) | Viewed by 2326
Special Issue Editors
Interests: business models; circular economy; sustainable development; financial sector
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Interests: energy economic; business models; sustainable development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is focused on the wide-ranging topic of “Circular Business Model and Circular Economy in Energy Production and Consumption” and is related to the implementation of the Green Deal Strategies in the sectors of economy and raw materials to ensure clean energy, sustainable industry, construction and renovation, sustainable mobility, pollution reduction, and climate action. This Special Issue covers a wide range of topical issues of sustainable natural resource management, circular economy, environmental management, and renewable energy. More specifically, the Special Issue will cover all the major and minor topics that help in finding solutions for circular economy and sustainable development problems, such as climate protection, sustainable natural resource management, regulation around sustainable investments, energy economics, environmental economics, environmental management, inclusive nature of green transition, renewable energy, smart energy materials sustainability and development, knowledge economy, and management and financing of the green transition. Manuscripts on interdisciplinary research are especially welcome.
Prof. Dr. Inese Mavlutova
Prof. Dr. Luísa Cagica Cagica Carvalho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circular economy business models
- environmental economics and corporate social responsibility
- environmental management
- new business models and innovation management of energies
- inclusive nature of green transition
- knowledge economy
- green growth for energy (financial factors)
- rational use of nature resources
- energies and sustainability development in smart cities
- renewable energy
- sustainable business models
- sustainable natural resources management
- business performance and circular economy
- energy efficiency
- circular economy and waste management
- energy consumption and urban areas
- zero waste and green economy
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