Energy Sector Pollution and Health Promotion
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable development goals; environmental pollution; sustainability; water treatment; energy sector pollution
Interests: health promotion; digital health literacy; knowledge–attitude–practice survey; public mental health
Interests: food science and nutrition; food waste recovery; food upcycling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The energy sector, while fundamental to socioeconomic development, has historically been one of the principal agents of environmental pollution. The combustion of fossil fuels and associated industrial processes, including highly polluting activities in the electricity sector such as coal mining, results in the emission of atmospheric pollutants and the contamination of water resources and soil, which constitute critical environmental determinants of health. Furthermore, this energy matrix is the leading contributor of climate change, exacerbating associated risks through the intensification of environmental disasters, such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves. Such phenomena result in the systematic degradation of quality of life and have adverse effects on population health.
This Special Issue proposes to surpass the mere quantification of impacts (the traditional ecological perspective). In this Special Issue, priority is given to investigations that explore the complex interrelationships between these pollutants, associated climate impacts, and the physical, social, and mental environments, with an emphasis on their repercussions for the health, quality of life, and mental well-being of populations. The focus lies in elucidating how mitigation strategies, regulation, the implementation of public policies, and the energy transition can be articulated as robust tools for health promotion and disease prevention, directly contributing to the 2030 Agenda and its interconnected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
The current global energy transition presents a unique opportunity for realigning energy production with public health objectives. This Special Issue therefore aims to convene transdisciplinary research—integrating environmental sciences, public health, epidemiology, social sciences, economics, and public policy—with the aim of highlighting solutions, interventions, and strategies that demonstrate direct co-benefits for human health.
All submitted articles are expected to demonstrate how their results directly impact health promotion, whether through risk reduction (including those of a climatic nature), the improvement of quality of life, or by informing the formulation of healthier public policies, invariably framing their findings within a pertinent global context.
Prof. Dr. Natália Ueda Yamaguchi
Prof. Dr. Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi
Prof. Dr. Rúbia Carvalho Gomes Corrêa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health promotion
- public health
- energy sector
- energy transition
- sustainable development goals
- climate change
- environmental pollution
- environmental determinants of health
- non-communicable diseases
- health co-benefits
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