Energy and Carbon Mitigation Policies for 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: 22 December 2025 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The imperative to address climate change while ensuring energy transition has positioned the synergistic optimization of energy policies and carbon mitigation technologies as a central issue in achieving sustainable development. While the traditional energy system faces multifaceted challenges including resource constraints, environmental pollution, and climate risks, rapid advancements in renewable energy technologies, smart grids, and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) have provided innovative solutions for decarbonizing energy structures. Concurrently, the evolving geopolitics of global energy, the deepening framework of international climate governance, and the dramatic cost reductions in clean energy technologies such as photovoltaic and wind power have significantly accelerated the transformation of global energy systems.
Nevertheless, the energy transition continues to encounter substantial challenges, including the just transition for regions dependent on traditional energy, the integration challenges of intermittent renewable energy at scale, and barriers to the commercial deployment of carbon mitigation technologies. This Special Issue will therefore focus on the following: (1) multi-scale energy policy design, including national carbon market mechanisms and regional green electricity trading systems; (2) deep decarbonization pathways for key sectors, particularly industry, transportation, and buildings; and (3) strategies for equitable transition to ensure inclusive low-carbon development. This interdisciplinary collection aims to provide policymakers, businesses, and international institutions with scientific insights to advance global energy systems toward a secure, low-carbon, and sustainable future.
This Special Issue will encompass the following fields, which are to be regarded as broad thematic areas, each of which may include more specialized topics:
- Integrated policy frameworks for low-carbon energy transitions.
- Carbon pricing mechanisms and emissions trading systems.
- Renewable energy integration and grid modernization strategies.
- Just transition policies for fossil fuel-dependent communities.
- Negative emissions technologies and carbon removal pathways.
- Sector-specific decarbonization in industry and transport.
- Urban energy systems and sustainable city planning.
- Carbon footprint analysis of key industries.
- Financing mechanisms for clean energy deployment.
- Behavioral aspects of energy demand transformation.
- International climate cooperation and technology transfer.
- Lifecycle analysis of emerging energy technologies.
- Digital solutions for energy efficiency and smart grids.
- Circular economy approaches in energy systems.
- Gender and social equity in energy transitions.
- Geopolitical implications of clean energy supply chains.
- Corporate climate strategies and ESG frameworks.
We welcome contributions critically addressing one or more of the above topics and those that are potentially capable of providing new insights and original proposals.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhili Du
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy transition
- energy storage
- carbon pricing
- renewable integration
- climate policy
- carbon footprint
- green finance
- carbon markets
- energy security
- clean technology
- carbon tax
- sectoral mitigation
- just transition
- urban energy systems
- behavioral change
- policy instruments
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