Renewable Energy, Environmental Quality and Sustainability
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2023) | Viewed by 8461
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied econometrics; financial economics; environmental economics; energy economics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to robust economic growth, rapid urbanization, and increased integration into global economies during the last two decades, energy demand has been growing at a spectacular speed in both developed and developing economies. In contrast, sources of energy production are still fossil-fuel-dependent and non-renewable. It has been recognized that this excessive fossil fuel consumption leads to an increase in the rate of diminishing fossil fuel reserves and has a significant adverse impact on the environment, resulting in increased health risks and the threat of global climate change. Therefore, to protect the environment and preserve natural resources, systemic and holistic innovations that include a sustainable supply of resources, the development of highly efficient technical solutions and the adaptation of clean energy systems to the environmental, economic and cultural context is required.
Renewable energy sources can be used to produce energy, again and again, e.g., solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, etc., and are also often called alternative/clean energy sources. These sources have the potential to provide energy services with zero or almost zero emissions of both air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Renewable energy system development will make it possible to resolve the presently most crucial tasks such as improving energy supply reliability and organic fuel economy; solving problems of local energy and water supply; increasing the standard of living and level of employment of the local population; ensuring sustainable development of the remote regions; and the implementation of the obligations of the countries about fulfilling the international agreements relating to environmental protection.
This Special Issue titled ‘Renewable Energy, Environmental Quality and Sustainability’ welcomes full-length research articles, reviews and conceptual papers that explore environmental benefits and economic opportunities brought by renewable energy and its cost and limitation. Both theoretical and practical contributions based on sound theoretical, quantitative and qualitative analysis are encouraged.
Dr. Samia Nasreen
Prof. Dr. Nader Naifar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy
- green investment
- environmental quality
- financial sustainability
- economic growth
- climate change
- energy efficiency
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