Innovation and Low Carbon Sustainability in the Digital Age
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 October 2025 | Viewed by 725
Special Issue Editors
Interests: resources and environment economy; technology innovation and industry economy; green and low-carbon development
Interests: resources and environmental economics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change represents one of the most significant global challenges, driving nations worldwide to pursue effective strategies for low-carbon development. Concurrently, the rise of the digital economy, fueled by technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, is transforming economic structures. As a critical force for innovation, digitalization is reshaping the way businesses operate, reducing transaction costs, and enhancing innovation capacity. This, in turn, supports low-carbon sustainable development and aligns with global goals for climate resilience.
This Special Issue aims to explore the intersection of digitalization, innovation management, and low-carbon sustainability. By focusing on the ways digital technology can promote low-carbon development, this Special Issue seeks to deepen understanding of how digital transformation can drive sustainable economic growth. This subject aligns with the journal's broader focus on the role of innovation in achieving sustainable development and addressing climate challenges.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome, and research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Carbon emission management through digital technologies;
- The socio-economic drivers of low-carbon sustainable development;
- The role of innovation in low-carbon transitions;
- The digital economy and sustainable business innovation;
- Post-COVID-19 innovation and green economic recovery;
- The impact of climate technologies on economic development;
- Digitalization and sustainable urban development policies;
- Industrial transformation in the digital economy era.
Dr. Yanwei Lyu
Dr. Yu Hao
Dr. Yang Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- low-carbon development
- digital economy
- innovation management
- sustainable development
- green economy
- digitalization
- carbon emissions
- innovation policy
- climate technologies
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