Applied Modeling for Energy and Environmental Risks

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental risk assessment [1] is a process of assessing the likelihood of adverse effects from environmental stressors. With the development of modern industrialization and urbanization, the continuously increasing energy consumption has given rise to a series of problems and impact on our environment, e.g., various environmental pollutions. In particular, fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas do substantial harm [2], causing air, soil and water pollution and damage to public health, wildlife and habitat, as well as global warming emissions. Environmental problems associated with the use of energy span a wide range of pollutants, hazards and accidents, as well as degradation of environmental quality and natural ecosystems. Deciding how to model and quantify such risks is an important but yet difficult task.  

This Special Issue hence focuses on the innovation and application of mathematical, statistical and econometric models in the evaluation and analysis of energy and environmental risks. Various related risk issues, such as energy generation risk, consumption and poverty risk, financial and geopolitical risk in energy systems, natural, regional or industrial environmental risk and influencing factors and energy–environmental risk transmission mechanisms and policy on risk precaution are just some examples of the topics of interest in this Special Issue. Papers on risk estimation, analysis and evaluation, risk decision-making and risk precaution measures by applying quantitative models based on experimental data, historical data or survey data, relating to the above topics, are welcome. Innovative model design and application that deal with energy and environmental risks in a simultaneously relevant way are especially sought after.

Theoretical, methodological and empirical papers on the modeling of energy and environmental risks are considered. Review papers describing the potential risk and modeling method relating to the focus of this Special Issue, i.e., the existing risk categories, estimation methods and analysis models on energy and environmental risks, will be considered as well.

Reference:

1. Risk assessment. Available online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_assessment#Environment (accessed date: 25 January 2021)
2. Fossil Fuels. Available online: https://www.ucsusa.org/energy/fossil-fuels (accessed date: 25 January 2021)

Prof. Dr. Zudi Lu
Prof. Dr. Wei Yang
Guest Editors

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