The Effects of Green Promotion Policies on Green Energy Development and Environmental Management

Dear Colleagues,

The use of fossil fuel is the primary driving force of societal development in the modern era, and it has probably been the most important factor in propelling the economies of developing countries such as Brazil, India, and China over the past two decades. Combined with the energy use in the United States and the European Union, the use of fossil fuels has peaked in the 21st century. Although it has greatly improved the living standard of mankind and technology innovation in almost all fields, resultant greenhouse effects, such as sea-level rise, desertification, melting of glaciers, and increased occurrence of extreme events, have been observed. Substituting fossil fuels with low-carbon energy sources is inevitably a solution for dealing with global climate change and ensuring sustainable development. However, green products are usually more costly than conventional productions, and, thus, certain forms of supportive policies are generally required to encourage the utilization of clean technologies. 

Mounting policies and programs have been designed and implemented to achieve green development, but the discussion of what methodology can be used to evaluate the performance of green development is still under debate. For example, the efficiency of green development has come to serve as a criteria index for evaluating the performance of green development, but the definition of green development efficiency is unclear, making a universally applicable standard unachievable. Shuai and Fan (2020) and Wang et al. (2023) point out that the goal of green development should focus more on creating more value with less impact, and based on this argument, efficiency should be characterized by low input, high output, and reduced emissions. However, other studies indicate that efficiency should pay more attention to intergenerational fairness and thus the maintenance of environmental quality should be weighted substantially. Under such a circumstance, a clear definition and analysis of efficient renewable energy development must be set and included in the formulations of green promotion policies. 

To gain more insights into the effectiveness of green promotion policies, this Special Issue focuses on (but is not limited to) the following issues:

• Constructing a theoretical framework to investigate the environmental effects from various renewable sources and the efficient development approaches;
• Demonstrating applicable mathematical or analytical models that explicitly define, estimate, and accommodate technology, climate, or policy variables;
• Analysis of the competition among renewable energy technologies under certain renewable policies; competition between renewable energy and other green projects is also welcomed;
• Discovering the influences of promotion policies on renewable energy application, technology integration, and green market share. 

In this Special Issue, we aim to achieve the following contributions. First, the studies would demonstrate the theoretically valid and empirically applicable approaches to be useful in the green market and renewable energy development. Second, the studies could indicate the optimal production strategies of competing renewable energy technologies. Third, the influences of government promotion policies and market power on technology innovation and integration could be adequately illustrated.

Prof. Dr. Chih-Chun Kung
Dr. Shih-Chih Chen
Dr. Chengcheng Fei 
Dr. Tsung-Ju Lee
Dr. Tao Wu
Guest Editors

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