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Department of Quantitative Methods, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Prof. Dr. Mirela Panait
Faculty of Economic Sciences, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploieşti Romania, 100680 Ploieşti, Romania
School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu 233041, China

Energy Policy, Regulation and Sustainable Development—2nd Edition

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31 October 2025
Manuscript submission deadline
31 December 2025
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Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit your papers to MDPI’s topic collection entitled “Energy Policy, Regulation and Sustainable Development—2nd Edition”. This topic will focus on policy, legislation, regulations and finance for energy systems. It also addresses sustainable development in the context of the energy market and related legal issues. Articles may cover global, regional, national or even local topics that are of wider significance. Within this broad spectrum, topics of particular interest include the following:

  • Energy and envirnmental regulatin;
  • Energy supply security and energy demand;
  • Quality and efficiency f energy services;
  • Effectiveness f market-based appraches and/r gvernmental interventins;
  • Energy technlgy innvatin and diffusin;
  • Energy mdeling and frecasting;
  • Energy analysis; Energy planning and energy management;
  • Financial and behaviral aspects f the energy market;
  • Risks, returns and investment acrss energy sectrs;
  • Sustainable develpment;
  • Legal and financial aspects f the energy market;
  • Legal measures fr energy supply security and energy demand;
  • Legislative perspectives n sustainable develpment.

Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Mentel
Prof. Dr. Mirela Panait
Dr. Xin Zhao
Topic Editors

Keywords

  • energy policy
  • blockchain
  • energy demand
  • energy supply
  • energy security
  • energy optimization
  • energy efficiency
  • energy forecast
  • energy modeling
  • regulations
  • energy market
  • power exchanges
  • sustainable development
  • economics models
  • financial risk
  • laws
  • legislation
  • legislative frameworks
  • directions
  • measures

Participating Journals

Journal Name Impact Factor CiteScore Launched Year First Decision (median) APC
Economies
economies
2.1 4.0 2013 21.9 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Energies
energies
3.0 6.2 2008 16.8 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Environments
environments
3.5 5.7 2014 22.8 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Forecasting
forecasting
2.3 5.8 2019 18.5 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Laws
laws
1.3 2.0 2012 42.9 Days CHF 1400 Submit

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Energy Ladder, Decarbonisation and Energy Poverty: The European Union Inside
by Zbysław Dobrowolski, Peter Adamišin, Waldemar Sługocki and Sławomir Kotylak
Energies 2025, 18(5), 1180; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18051180 - 28 Feb 2025
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In the forthcoming decades, the energy sector will confront significant transitions related to climate change, supply stability, and energy poverty. The initial two aspects have undergone thorough scientific analysis, whilst the third has received comparatively less analysis despite its significant impact on the [...] Read more.
In the forthcoming decades, the energy sector will confront significant transitions related to climate change, supply stability, and energy poverty. The initial two aspects have undergone thorough scientific analysis, whilst the third has received comparatively less analysis despite its significant impact on the lives of millions. Using a systematic literature review, laws and regulations and document analysis, and based on the assumption of an energy ladder, this study provides an overview of energy poverty and its implications. The research focuses on energy poverty in developed countries and answers whether the European Union’s implemented and planned actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions cause energy poverty. Based on the Polish case, the study shows that the EU’s scheduled actions aimed to stabilise climate change, although right in intention, require modification because they do not fully consider the significant economic and energy development diversity of the European Union Member States and may increase energy poverty affecting the European inhabitants. The findings show that due to the implementation of the EU Emission Trading System 2 in 2027, transport costs may increase by almost one-third, which will raise the prices of goods and services and affect energy poverty. This study develops the stream of research on energy poverty, modifies the concept of the energy ladder and shows threats resulting from the ETS2 implementation. The paper proposes the avenues of future research. Full article
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Coal Phase-Out and Carbon Tax Analysis with Long-Term Planning Models: A Case Study for the Chilean Electric Power System
by Patricio Castillo, Matias Aguad, Álvaro Lorca, Samuel Cordova and Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Energies 2024, 17(21), 5263; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17215263 - 22 Oct 2024
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Large CO2 emissions constitute a significant problem today due to their effect on climate change, and the need to design appropriate energy policies to mitigate their consequences and reduce emissions requires a detailed analysis of one of the main sources of such [...] Read more.
Large CO2 emissions constitute a significant problem today due to their effect on climate change, and the need to design appropriate energy policies to mitigate their consequences and reduce emissions requires a detailed analysis of one of the main sources of such emissions: the electricity system. Thus, this paper presents a study on the effects of energy policies on decarbonization by comparing the detailed phase-out of coal-fired power plants across a range of cases with the implementation of a carbon tax to meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The case study focuses on the Chilean electricity system, using a long-term generation and transmission expansion planning model (GTEP) that incorporates a wide range of generation technologies. The study examines the long-term effects of these policies, including costs, investments, and CO2 emissions, as well as their impact on consumer prices reflected in the marginal costs of the system. The transmission system modeling covers various regions of Chile and significant projections for renewable energy sources. It evaluates three economic scenarios based on generation technology costs, fuel prices, and electricity demand under four different closure schemes and fourteen different carbon tax levels. The results indicate that implementing a carbon tax can be more cost-effective for the system than the implementation of a phase-out schedule for coal plants, taking the form of reduced CO2 emission and overall system costs, with an optimal carbon tax value of 37 USD/tCO2. Additionally, the study reveals significant effects on consumer prices, showing that a carbon tax as an energy policy leads to lower prices compared to a phase-out scheme. Full article
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