Green Growth and Sustainable Development: Economic Pathways for a Low Carbon Future
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: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 91
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable finance; ESG; applied econometrics, green economics; corporate governance; Islamic finance: corporate financial policy; risk management
Interests: sustainable finance; financial market integration; stock return volatility; market efficiency; cryptocurrencies; portfolio diversification; Islamic finance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Achieving green growth and sustainable development represents one of the most pressing challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. As the world transitions toward a low-carbon future, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders are seeking innovative pathways that align economic growth with environmental protection and social inclusion. Sustainable development today requires a balance between prosperity and planetary boundaries, where technological progress, responsible production, and effective governance play central roles.
This Special Issue, ‘Green Growth and Sustainable Development: Economic Pathways for a Low-Carbon Future,’ aims to bring together multidisciplinary research that explores the economic, policy, and institutional dimensions of the global low-carbon transition. It seeks to identify strategies and mechanisms that promote sustainable economic transformation while maintaining competitiveness, equity, and resilience in the face of climate challenges.
Topics include—but are not limited to—green innovation and technology, renewable energy deployment, carbon pricing and emission trading systems, circular economy practices, sustainable production and consumption, resource efficiency, and governance frameworks for climate policy integration. Submissions are encouraged from economics, environmental science, public policy, and management perspectives.
This Special Issue will feature original research articles, reviews, conceptual papers, and policy analyses addressing how economies can decouple growth from emissions and resource use. The goal is to contribute evidence-based insights and policy recommendations that support a just and effective transition to a low-carbon, sustainable global economy.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Husam-Aldin Al-Malkawi
Dr. Walid Bakry
Dr. Rekha Pillai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green growth
- sustainable development
- low-carbon economy
- climate policy
- renewable energy
- circular economy
- sustainable finance
- carbon pricing
- green innovation
- environmental governance
- net-zero transition
- inclusive growth
- policy integration
- climate resilience
- economic transformation
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