Sustainable Carbon Market Based on Renewable Energy Production
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy economics; decarbonization; sustainability
Interests: energy transition; industrial electrification; decision sciences
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Achieving climate neutrality requires a stronger alignment between carbon market mechanisms and the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. Instruments such as carbon pricing and emission trading have become central to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; however, their practical integration with energy production, industrial transformation, and technological innovation remains uneven. Strengthening these links can open new opportunities for sustainable investment and help accelerate decarbonization across regions and sectors.
This Special Issue will focus on advancing our understanding of how carbon markets, renewable technologies, and policy frameworks interact in practice. Contributions providing analytical, modeling, regulatory, or policy perspectives on the development of efficient and inclusive low-carbon systems are encouraged. Research that integrates insights from economics, engineering, energy systems, environmental management, and sustainability policies is particularly relevant.
Submissions may address topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Carbon pricing, emissions trading systems, and regulatory design;
- Modeling and optimization of renewable energy systems within carbon and energy markets;
- Electrification of energy-intensive industries and its interaction with carbon policies;
- Market-based instruments and investment mechanisms for decarbonization;
- Assessment of carbon footprints and life-cycle performance of renewable and energy storage systems;
- AI and data-driven methods for enhancing transparency, forecasting, and efficiency in carbon markets.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Christos Dimitriadis
Dr. Georgis P. Georgiadis
Dr. Eleftherios Kontis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon market
- renewable energy
- emission trading
- energy transition
- climate policy
- carbon pricing
- decarbonization
- electrification
- environmental economics
- net-zero strategies
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