Recent Research Progress for Energy Policy

Dear Colleagues,

As the centralized fossil fuel era of energy production rapidly gives way to an era of distributed renewable energy, well-thought out energy policy is needed to guide the transition in the residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors. The continued use of fossil fuels to provide energy and the concomitant environmental pollution and climate destabilization have opened the door to potential increased negative impacts on humanity and the economy, as well as retaliation for those suffering losses aggravated by climate change. This has resulted in wide energy policy swings, future energy price uncertainties, potential large-scale greenhouse gas liabilities, and energy insecurity. These energy-related problems are challenging for governments, as well as companies that want a stable system in which to operate their businesses. However, the rapid growth of energy demand in the developing world indicates these challenges will persist. Careful analysis is needed to guide policy that encourage the growth of distributed generation, the transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles, energy conservation, energy justice, renewable energy growth and improve energy technology transfer. At the same time, the impact of energy research and development as well as proprietary and open source approaches to energy-related intellectual property must be scrutinized. The coupling between climate change policy and energy policy must be resolved to bolster agreements like the Paris Accord. Thus, to further spread the analysis needed to make sound energy policy at the local, regional national and international levels, this Special Issue, entitled “Energy Policy”, is open for submissions in the international journal Energies, which is an SCI and SCIE journal (2017 IF = 2.676, 5 year IF=3.045) open access journal. This Special Issue mainly covers original research and studies related to the above-mentioned topics, including, but not limited to energy policy in the three largest energy markets: China, the U.S.A. and Russia. Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results and policy recommendations.

I am writing to invite you to submit your original work in energy policy to this Special Issue. I am looking forward to receiving your outstanding research.

Prof. Dr. Joshua M. Pearce
Guest Editor

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