Challenges and Prospects of Circular Economy in Low-Carbon Transition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2024) | Viewed by 1828
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Interests: energy economics; economic growth; renewable energy; energy security; energy policy; sustainable economy transition
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Interests: energy economics; economic growth; renewable energy; energy security; energy policy; sustainable economy transition
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Dear Colleagues,
From as early as 1996, some economists have warned that linear production is unsustainable because resources will run out. In contrast, recycling and circular production are seen as possible alternatives for long-term economic growth. Not only do they address the issue of resource dependency, they could also be main pillars of the energy transition. The demand for several critical minerals is expected to rise sharply as renewable energy infrastructure expands. Supply shortages are considered likely in the coming years. Therefore, the energy sector cannot afford to use scarce materials only once. To this end, strategies are being developed at many levels to implement and promote a circular economy in order to reduce the waste of these important materials.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present the current state of the circular economy in the context of the energy transition and to disseminate the practices that are being undertaken to promote its implementation at business and government levels. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The status of the circular economy and its link to energy transition at all levels of production: company, local, regional, national, and international;
- Future circular economy strategies linked to the energy transition at company, local, regional, and national levels;
- Specific measures to implement a circular economy for energy critical materials at the company level: examples, case studies, etc.;
- Local, regional, and national public policies to support the circular economy in the context of the energy transition, such as fiscal measures, regulations, incentives, subsidies, etc.;
- Specific implementation targets: national strategies and energy system transformation;
- Indicators to measure the circular economy and its link to the energy transition: data and evolution;
- The circular economy and energy transition improvements;
- The circular economy and critical material dependency linked to energy transition.
Prof. Dr. María Del P. Pablo-Romero
Prof. Dr. Antonio Sánchez-Braza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circular economy
- status
- strategies
- policy measures
- indicators
- trends
- specific business strategies
- sustainability
- foreign dependency
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