Harnessing Renewable Energy: A Sustainable Path to Carbon Neutrality
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 464
Special Issue Editors
2. Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) Program International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Interests: environmental impact assessment of renewable energy; synergistic optimization of renewable energy and ecosystem services; renewable energy planning and management; energy management; system simulation
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Interests: environmental management; ecological and biodiversity protection and utilization; value realization of ecological products; standardization of carbon peak and carbon neutrality
Interests: water–soil–energy–food nexus research; environmental and social sustainable development management; clean energy development and ecological environment impact
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As global climate change poses increasingly severe challenges, finding sustainable energy solutions has become a pressing task for many. In this context, the development and utilization of renewable energy are particularly important, serving as a key path to mitigating climate change and a core means of achieving carbon neutrality. Our upcoming Special Issue, "Harnessing Renewable Energy: A Sustainable Path to Carbon Neutrality", aims to garner expertise from around the world to explore frontier technologies and innovative applications in the field of renewable energy. The overall goal of this Special Issue is to promote academic research and technological innovation in the field of renewable energy, contributing to the achievement of the global carbon neutrality target. The focus of this Special Issue is on the development, optimization, and utilization of renewable energy, covering various types of renewable energy, including solar, wind, water, and biomass energy. We hope to provide a platform for scholars, policymakers, and industry experts to exchange ideas and collaborate, driving the research and application of renewable energy technologies and contributing to sustainable development.
As a journal, we tend to address challenges related to sustainability and socio-economic, scientific, and integrated approaches to sustainable development. Our aim is to define and quantify, measure and monitor sustainability, particularly regarding sustainability tools, applications of sustainability, policies and laws relating to sustainability, etc. You can find more information on the aims and scope of our journal via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/about
Dr. Saige Wang
Dr. Lijia Zhang
Prof. Dr. Honglin Zhong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- carbon neutrality
- energy transition
- technological innovation
- green economy
- low-carbon development
- clean energy technologies
- energy efficiency
- energy security
- sustainability tools
- applications of sustainability
- policies and laws relating to sustainability
- international cooperation
- sustainable development
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