Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Recent Progress of Sustainable Energy Economic, Energy Policy and Energy Transition—2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 669
Special Issue Editor
Interests: carbon neutral; energy transitions; hydrogen economy; social equity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am excited to announce the new Special Issue entitled “Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Recent Progress of Sustainable Energy Economic, Energy Policy and Energy Transition—2nd Edition”.
As is well-known, the process of energy transition is in progress, albeit at different paces, with different underpinning strategies around the globe. As we approach the mid- and long-term energy transition goal years of 2030 and 2050, respectively, it is a good time to check in and assess the progress to date, and prospects for the future.
This Special Issue aims to consider how energy policies and economic initiatives aim to achieve carbon neutrality under the auspices of energy transition. We welcome submissions that consider system-wide analyses or analyses specific to individual sectors or technologies. The overarching theme here will be sustainability, i.e., the ability of these approaches to engender a sustainable energy transition.
This topic is strongly related to the journal’s scope, particularly with regard to sustainability evaluations and sustainable development in the areas of socio-economic and integrated approaches to sustainable energy system development.
In this Special Issue, both original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Achieving a carbon neutral energy system via economic incentives.
- Evaluation of social, economic and environmental impacts of energy transition policies.
- Technological contributions to sustainable development and carbon neutral energy systems.
- Sustainability evaluation metrics and frameworks.
- Energy policy evaluation vis à vis the achievement of the SDGs and a carbon neutral future.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Andrew John Chapman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable development
- energy economics
- carbon neutrality
- energy transition
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