Energy Economics and Policy in Developed Countries

Dear Colleagues,

Energy use per capita and as share of GDP in developed countries is high. The high rate is attributed to the rapid economic development and welfare that rely heavily on energy-intensive technologies and, in particular, on relatively low-price and easily accessible fossil fuels. Total energy consumption is continuously increasing, and the primary source of electricity generation is increasingly based on renewable and non-fossil fuels. Production and consumption are also increasingly oriented towards the use of more efficient and energy-saving technologies. The global, national, and local environmental degradation and its strong effect on health have promoted the development of institutional capacity, technologies, environmental policies, regulations, and incentive programs to reduce energy use and its negative health and environmental impacts. Efforts are made to change production and consumption patterns through various command-and-control polices, yet their effects are small, and the coordination of costly environmental activities to avert a radical climate change is difficult to achieve. The combined crisis of poverty and environmental degradation is aggravated by an increased gap between north and south and a lack of will and coordination to allocate sufficient investment resources to sustainable development. The world is facing environmental degradation, poverty, inequality, climate change, migration, and frequent natural disasters.

This Topical Collection invites high-quality research papers covering a wide range of topics related to energy policy, economics, and politics in developed countries. The articles are expected to inform on how to encourage the development of sustainable, green economies and facilitate financing, technology development, transfer, and applications to mitigate the climate change.

Prof. Dr. Almas Heshmati
Collection Editor

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