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Sustainable Approaches to Energy and Environment Economics

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 2426

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Florian Marcel Nuta

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Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Danubius University of Galati, Galati, Bvd. 3, 800654 Galati, Romania
Interests: environmental accounting; climate change economics; energy economics; urban environmental accounting; carbon accounting; green taxation; public policy
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Dear Colleagues,

Energy and environmental goods have always been considered anthropocentrically for the utility they hold for humans. Numerous studies have explored the interactions between economic activities, energy, and the environment, describing various and meaningful scenarios in the search for economic growth, energy efficiency, and environmental welfare. Yet, amidst this luxurious debate context, there is still no consensus regarding the best pathway towards sustainability. This can only be achieved by addressing economic output creation with increased energy efficiency and without neglecting the ecological integrity. Both national economies and individual companies are responsible for incorporating environmental protection policies into their development strategies and exiting the growth paradigm. In this sense, we look forward to selecting fresh scholarly perspectives and case studies to create a premise for tightening the gap between utilitarian economic approaches and environmental sustainability.

The topics will focus on, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Carbon emissions mitigation;
  • Energy economics;
  • Climate change resilience policies;
  • Incorporating ESGs into company strategy;
  • Resources-based growth strategies;
  • Climate justice and energy transition.

Prof. Dr. Florian Marcel Nuta
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • energy economic
  • energy
  • economic crisis
  • energy transition
  • innovation
  • climate change
  • carbon emissions

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The Role of Poverty and Gender in Shaping Households’ Energy Consumption Patterns in Selected European Countries
by Florian Marcel Nuță, Alina Gabriela Mărcuță, Levente Dimen, Liviu Mărcuță, Lucian Gaban, Nargiz Hajiyeva and Alina Cristina Nuta
Energies 2025, 18(5), 1266; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18051266 - 5 Mar 2025
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In the context of Sustainable Development Goals, declining poverty (Goal 1), achieving gender equality (Goal 5), and ensuring access to clean and affordable energy (SDG7) are still behind track, and the gaps are not yet ready to be rapidly fulfilled. As part of [...] Read more.
In the context of Sustainable Development Goals, declining poverty (Goal 1), achieving gender equality (Goal 5), and ensuring access to clean and affordable energy (SDG7) are still behind track, and the gaps are not yet ready to be rapidly fulfilled. As part of Goal 7, energy consumption-related targets still lack the potential to be targeted. Considering these elements, this study aims to determine the impact of poverty and gender equality on the energy consumption of households in several European countries. Using data from 2010 to 2022 and the moments’ quantile regression method combined with a pooled OLS based on Driskoll-Kraay estimators, we found statistically significant results regarding the impact of poverty and gender on household energy consumption. These findings’ significance will direct policy design towards those meaningful tools that will increase energy efficiency, address energy poverty, and ensure energy just transition, leaving no one behind. Based on the main findings, the policymakers can understand that a mix of policies is significantly more efficient. In such circumstances, social and economic inequalities will not successfully address development issues without including key environmental priorities, such as emissions mitigation and energy consumption patterns. Full article
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Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Bioenergy Potential in the European Union
by Gabriela Ignat, Lilia Șargu, Ioan Prigoreanu, Nicu Șargu, Andrian Ulinici and Gabriela Daniela Bordeianu
Energies 2024, 17(19), 4879; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17194879 - 28 Sep 2024
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The present study aims to assess the sustainability of bioenergy potential from agriculture in the European Union in the period 2012–2021, with a particular focus on material flow and emissions management, bioenergy and recycling impacts, while assessing the potential of bioenergy from agriculture [...] Read more.
The present study aims to assess the sustainability of bioenergy potential from agriculture in the European Union in the period 2012–2021, with a particular focus on material flow and emissions management, bioenergy and recycling impacts, while assessing the potential of bioenergy from agriculture and analyzing the degree of self-sufficiency and import dependency in the biomass economy. While biomass has significant potential in the EU energy transition, its use is accompanied by challenges related to sustainability, carbon neutrality, efficiency and economic viability. Using a quantitative approach based on official statistical data, this research tracked the evolution of biomass imports, exports, domestic extraction and consumption, providing a comprehensive picture of the stability and adaptability of the biomass economy in the European Union. The results indicate a steady increase in domestic extraction and a stability in consumption, reflecting a high capacity of the European Union to manage biomass resources; thus, the degree of self-sufficiency has been high throughout the period, with a moderate dependence on imports, showing an adaptable economy. The conclusions suggest that in order to maintain this stability, the European Union must continue to develop balanced economic and environmental policies that support the sustainable use of biomass and contribute to the energy transition and environmental objectives. Full article
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