Energy Transition and the Collaborative Governance for Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 690
Special Issue Editors
Interests: green and low-carbon economics; energy and environmental finance; econometrics; regional economics
Interests: green finance; energy and environmental economics and policy
Interests: environmental regulation; technological innovation; environmental governance; environmental pollution; greenhouse gas emissions accounting; carbon leakage
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
(1) Energy is essential to human survival and development. Since the First Industrial Revolution, the extensive usage of fossil fuels has promoted social progress, but it has also caused a series of problems, such as resource depletion, environmental pollution and geopolitical tension. Green and low-carbon transformation and development of energy will consequently be crucial for the future of humanity. In addition, greenhouse gas emissions and pollutant emissions share the same root and interact with each other, and energy transition is the key to improving pollution and carbon reduction. Therefore, comprehensively clarifying the issues of energy transition and the collaborative governance for the reduction in pollution and carbon emissions is of great significance for strengthening energy security, improving ecological quality, reducing climate damage risks, and increasing economic benefits. We are pleased to invite you to provide issue-oriented and cutting-edge research, both theoretical and empirical, that focuses on the intersection of energy transition and pollution and carbon reduction, with a particular emphasis on topics related to system modeling, factor analysis, path optimization, and policy evaluation.
(2) This Special Issue aims to explore the innovative theory and practice that refers to energy transition, environmental impact assessment, pollution and carbon reduction, synergistic scenario modeling and quantification for sustainability.
(3) In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Energy transition and energy security;
- Collaborative governance for carbon abatement and pollution reduction;
- Drivers of energy transition and paths in energy supply, consumption, technology, and governance;
- Energy conservation and emission reduction in carbon-intensive industries;
- Blockchain and green development;
- Energy transition and pollution and carbon reduction and their synergies at temporal and spatial scales;
- Energy transition and carbon neutrality;
- Climate change, carbon emissions, and energy transition;
- Construction of the new energy system.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Feng Wang
Prof. Dr. Lingyun He
Prof. Dr. Zhangqi Zhong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon abatement and pollution reduction
- energy transition
- collaborative governance
- energy security
- energy system
- green and low-carbon development
- climate change
- environmental governance
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