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Economic Prosperity, Ecological Sustainability, and Public Policy

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 2583

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Gaël Giraud

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Guest Editor
1. CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Paris, France
2. Georgetown Environmental Justice Program, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
Interests: ecological economics; mathematics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The world is facing a pressing challenge to transition from non-renewable energy sources to renewable energy sources while reducing its material footprint and adapting to the effects of climate change, mineral and water scarcity, and biodiversity extinction. At the same time, the need to improve the standard of living and well-being of individuals and societies is all the more pressing, especially in the Global South. The interplay between economic prosperity, renewable energy, and ecological sustainability is complex, and requires transdisciplinary research to better understand the trade-offs and synergies. In this process, the role played by public policies has not been studied in full depth so far. This Special Issue is dedicated to filling this gap. Which types of public policies could promote green prosperity and reduce the material footprint? Together with carbon taxes and subsidies, which tools are available for that purpose? What type of collaboration between the public sector, businesses and civil societies is needed?

This Special Issue invites original research articles, reviews, and case studies that explore the possible contribution of public policies to an ecologically sustainable economic prosperity. The Special Issue seeks to provide insights into the role of public policies and technology in promoting renewable energy and sustainability transitions. In particular, the challenges raised by financing these transition processes and the need to monitor public debts will be given special attention.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Impact of renewable energy consumption on economic prosperity and public finances.
  • Effects of policy and regulation on renewable energy and ecologically sustainable industry adoption and diffusion.
  • Economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energy and materially sober technologies.
  • Challenges and opportunities of state-driven ecological transition for different sectors and regions.
  • The role of stakeholders and their perceptions in shaping sustainability policies and practices.

Prof. Dr. Gaël Giraud
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • renewable energy
  • economic prosperity
  • ecological footprint
  • sustainability
  • energy transition
  • energy policy
  • energy efficiency
  • energy return on investment
  • environmental impacts
  • climate change
  • biodiversity extinction
  • critical minerals
  • public finance
  • carbon tax
  • stakeholder engagement
  • green economy
  • circular economy

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Ability of Agriculture in ANCs in Poland and Other EU Countries to Reconcile the Income Function with the Protection of the Natural Environment
by Marek Zieliński, Artur Łopatka, Piotr Koza, Agata Żak and Tomasz Rokicki
Energies 2023, 16(24), 7928; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16247928 - 6 Dec 2023
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A necessary condition for agriculture to provide environmental public goods at the level desired by the society is the existence and compliance with appropriate “rules of the game” (institutions). Undoubtedly, institutions are of fundamental importance for agriculture in areas with natural or other [...] Read more.
A necessary condition for agriculture to provide environmental public goods at the level desired by the society is the existence and compliance with appropriate “rules of the game” (institutions). Undoubtedly, institutions are of fundamental importance for agriculture in areas with natural or other specific constraints (ANCs), the new delimitation of which was recommended by the European Commission to all EU member states under the CAP 2014–2020 and which is valid under the CAP 2023–2027. The aim of the study is to indicate the role of institutions in the new institutional economics (NIE) approach in the context of supporting agriculture in ANCs. The specific goals consist of indicating a method for determining the current ANCs in the EU, including Poland; characterizing their current state in Poland, as compared to other EU countries; determining their role in the implementation of the agri-environment-climate (AECM) and organic farming measure under the EU CAP (they are particularly predestined to provide environmental public goods) and also specify the determinants encouraging farmers in ANCs to participate in these measures; assessing the production and economic situation of agriculture in these areas in individual EU countries. The data source was data from the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation—State Research Institute in Puławy and the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics—National Research Institute, Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture, European Commission FADN—FSDN. Descriptive methods were used to analyze and present the materials. Tabular graphic logistic regression model, the Wald test, the Cox–Snell pseudo-R2 measure and its additional variant proposed by Nagelkerke were used. The study is intended to fill the research gap regarding the determination of the ability of agriculture in ANCs to reconcile the market function, which is reflected in its economic situation, with the provision of environmental public goods to the society. It was determined that in communes with a high saturation of lowland ANCs, farms achieving worse production results in the form of lower wheat yields and lower net income calculated without subsidies per 1 ha of utilized agricultural area (UAA) had a greater tendency to implement AECM and organic farming measure. In most EU countries, agriculture in ANCs is characterized by extensification of agricultural production compared to other agriculture. It generally incurs lower costs and, as a result, obtains lower production effects and income from agricultural activities per 1 ha of UAA. The study provides arguments supporting the thesis that for agriculture in ANCs to achieve satisfactory economic effects and at the same time be able to provide the public with environmental public goods to a wide extent, it is necessary to have public financial incentives in the form of subsidies from the EU CAP. Full article
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The Role of Renewable Energy and Human Capital in Reducing Environmental Degradation in Europe and Central Asia: Panel Quantile Regression and GMM Approach
by Bekhzod Kuziboev, Ergash Ibadullaev, Olimjon Saidmamatov, Alibek Rajabov, Peter Marty, Sherzodbek Ruzmetov and Alisher Sherov
Energies 2023, 16(22), 7627; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16227627 - 17 Nov 2023
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Environmental sustainability concerns are growing worldwide. Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is crucial to combating global warming and reaching sustainable global economic development. Many recent studies have focused on key indicators of CO2 emissions, but less consideration has been given [...] Read more.
Environmental sustainability concerns are growing worldwide. Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is crucial to combating global warming and reaching sustainable global economic development. Many recent studies have focused on key indicators of CO2 emissions, but less consideration has been given to associated factors such as renewable energy and human capital. This article applies the two-step system FOD-GMM (Forward-Orthogonal Deviations-Generalized Method of Moments) to estimate the role of renewable energy and human capital in reducing environmental degradation in Europe and Central Asia. The results reveal that renewable energy consumption and human capital have a significant negative impact on CO2 emissions in the EU and Central Asian countries, government efficiency has a positive effect on CO2 emissions, and economic development has a neutral effect, confirming the strong role of renewable energy and human capital in reducing CO2 emissions in EU and Central Asian countries. The role of human capital and renewable energy in promoting CO2 reduction should be fully utilized. Policymakers should develop infrastructure for renewable energy and education to support the decrease in CO2 emissions in Europe and Central Asia. Full article
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