Green Deal Strategies Towards Sustainability of Water, Raw Materials and Energy—2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editor
Interests: green deal strategies; circular economy; raw materials; water and wastewater; nutrients; roadmaps; policy recommendations; indicators; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable development goals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Green deal strategies (GDSs) have dynamically developed in recent years as a response to progression of global climate change, and their main objective is to improve citizens’ well-being by integrating environmental, economic, and social aspects into all economic activities. Therefore, GDSs can be understood as tools for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the pursuit of climate neutrality and the protection of the environment are the main challenges for the implementation of GDSs measures, which refer to green solutions in all sectors of the economy. The strategic importance of a green transition has led to the bioeconomy, which aims to mobilize industry to achieve a clean and circular economy.
This Special Issue (SI) is dedicated, therefore, to presenting ways to support the green transition through innovative solutions (technological, environmental, economic, and social) that can be implemented as green deal strategies. The SI aims to provide an important contribution by presenting the state of the art in terms of the implementation of green deal strategies through an inventory of multidisciplinary knowledge with high scientific and practical importance, which can contribute to improving the quality of the environment and achieving a balance between human activities and nature. We invite research papers, critical reviews or case studies that are relevant to green deal strategies regarding water, raw materials, and energy.
Prof. Dr. Marzena Smol
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green deal strategies (GDSs)
- green transition
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- circular economy (CE) in water, raw materials and energy
- climate change and strategies toward climate neutrality
- toxic-free environment (water–soil–air)
- bioeconomy, ecosystems and biodiversity
- sustainable agriculture and nutrients recovery
- waste-free and environmentally friendly food system
- life cycle assessment (LCA)–environmental, social, economic
- circular business models (CBMs)/circular economy business models (CEBM)
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