Energy Economic Policy of Low Carbon City

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, more than 120 countries and regions worldwide have made commitments to "carbon neutral" targets, and the international battle for "carbon neutrality" has begun. Cities are home to 56% of the world's population, consume two-thirds of the world's energy, and emit approximately 70% of the world's carbon dioxide. As urbanization continues over the next 30 years, billions more people will be living in cities, which will undoubtedly become the main battleground for achieving global carbon neutrality.

We hope that this Special Issue will contribute to the identification of opportunities and challenges, potential socio-economic and environmental impacts, and pathways of carbon neutrality in cities. This Special Issue welcomes theoretical and applied research on energy policy for cities at different stages of development. Specifically, it may include (but is not limited to) the following:

• Energy demand reduction: reducing energy demand through electrification, energy efficiency improvements, and energy conservation;
• Electricity decarbonization: reducing CO2 emissions by increasing the share of non-fossil electricity generation;
• Fuel decarbonization: reducing CO2 emissions by increasing the share of non-fossil energy in fuels;
• Electrification: increasing the share of electricity used in buildings, transportation, and industry;
• Carbon dioxide sequestration: maintaining or expanding carbon sinks;
• Co-benefits: socio-economic and environmental co-benefits of energy policies for carbon neutrality in cities.

Prof. Dr. Junping Ji 
Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Lei Liu
Co-Guest Editor
Dr. Chao Ding
Dr. Siqin Xiong
Assistant Guest Editors

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