Energy Economics and Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

The world has been undergoing the third energy transition toward sustainable development, the core of which is to resolve the contradiction between economic growth and the deteriorating environmental, climate, and security issues. Different from previous ones, this round of energy transition is not a spontaneous change but a controlled process, which is certainly a long and difficult process requiring joint efforts of the governments, enterprises, and households. Although many governments have been promoting the transition by designing effective mechanisms and formulating relevant policies, there are still many obstacles related not only to the characteristics of low-carbon energy technology itself but also to its dissemination environment and the market mechanism. Thus, determining how to drive the energy transition economically and efficiently is a key issue that all countries need to urgently solve. To this end, the Topic of “Energy Economics and Sustainable Development” is being proposed. It welcomes original research papers and review articles that cover but are not limited to the following areas:

1. Energy transition practices
2. Challenges in the energy transition process
3. Green innovations of enterprises
4. Green consumption behaviors and concepts
5. Green finance and sustainable development
6. Digital green innovation and sustainable development
7. Development of the carbon market and green certificate market
8. Suggestions for the green sustainable development

Prof. Dr. Cuihong Yang
Dr. Xiuting Li
Dr. Zhuoying Zhang
Dr. Xuerong Li
Topic Editors