Economic Growth, CO2 Emissions, and Renewable Energy Consumption: Paths to Sustainable Development
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable economic growth; international economics; applied economics; EU integration; energy
Interests: strategic management; international business; management of change and innovation; regional development; leadership
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The urgent global challenge of climate change has placed the relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions, and renewable energy consumption at the center of academic and policy debates. While rapid economic growth has historically been associated with increased emissions and environmental degradation, the transition to cleaner energy sources offers an opportunity to decouple growth from carbon intensity.This Special Issue aims to bring together theoretical and empirical contributions examining how renewable energy use can promote sustainable economic growth, mitigate climate risks, and support long-term development strategies.Key questions include whether renewable energy use can offset the environmental costs of industrialization, how carbon emissions affect productivity and trade, and which policy instruments most effectively promote green investment. Comparative studies between developed and developing economies are valuable and are particularly welcome and encouraged for their contributions to designing context-specific solutions.Bringing together insights from economics, energy policy, and environmental sciences, this Special Issue will contribute to economic development by understanding the delicate balance between growth and sustainability and assessing the positive and negative impacts and implications for economic development. In particular, it aims to offer evidence-based pathways to a low-carbon future.
Prof. Dr. Ergin Akalpler
Prof. Dr. Marios Katsioloudes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainability
- economic growth
- carbon emissions
- renewable energy
- consumption
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