Advances in Low-Carbon Economy Towards Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 658
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Sustainability seeks to disseminate the latest findings in, and implications of, topics related to Advances in Low-Carbon Economy Towards Sustainability. It is more urgent than ever that carbon emissions are lowered such that they asymptotically approach zero. Failing to achieve carbon neutrality will irreparably worsen climate change, thus altering biodiversity and ecosystems around the world.
The Special Issue Advances in Low-Carbon Economy Towards Sustainability provides a platform for meaningful discussion around energy issues with substantial managerial and policy-making implications in the midst of unprecedented social, legal, economic, political, and technological uncertainty and volatility. Given these issues, the role that international organizations, private sectors, federal governments, higher education institutions, and non-governmental entities must play in promoting ambitious yet feasible carbon neutrality targets is unquestionable.
A better understanding of the most appropriate eco-friendly decarbonization alternatives will allow for a more impactful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the enaction of comprehensive mitigation policies to ameliorate climate change. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include circular economy, artificial intelligence, governability, green commerce, and other energy issues relevant to achieving a sustainable world.
In this Special Issue, original research articles that focus on challenging and debated issues in this field are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Circular economy;
- Digital technologies;
- Energy transitions;
- Environmental management;
- Regulatory frameworks;
- Renewable energy;
- Global warming;
- Clean technologies;
- Sustainable development goals.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Jaime Ortiz
Prof. Dr. Haibo Wang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- low-carbon economy
- sustainability
- carbon neutrality
- decarbonization
- climate change
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