Clean Energy Systems for Carbon Neutrality: Economic Transformation, Environmental Sustainability, and Water Security
Submission deadline: 04 April 2027
Special Issue Editors:
Affiliation:International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Email:waqarahmad744@gmail.com
Research Interest:Informal, EconomyDevelopment, EconomicsMacroeconomicsEnvironmental, EconomicsSustainability
Affiliation:The University of Haripur, Haripur-Pakistan
Email:imran@aup.edu.pk
Research Interest:Environmental, EconomicsEnergy, EconomicsSustainable, DevelopmentAgricultural & Applied Econom
Affiliation:School of Business, Hubei University
Email:zhangjinxin999@foxmail.com
Research Interest:Theoretical economics, carbon neutrality, EconomicsMacroeconomicsEnvironmental
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues:
The accelerating transition toward clean energy systems has become a global priority for achieving carbon neutrality, mitigating climate change, and promoting sustainable economic development. Renewable energy technologies—including solar, wind, hydrogen, bioenergy, geothermal energy, and advanced energy storage systems—are reshaping energy markets and driving low-carbon transformation worldwide. However, the large-scale deployment of clean energy also raises critical challenges related to resource management, environmental sustainability, water security, infrastructure development, and economic competitiveness.
At the same time, many economies remain highly dependent on coal and other fossil fuels, creating complex environmental and socioeconomic challenges. Water pollution from energy production, carbon-intensive industrial activities, and legacy environmental impacts continue to threaten ecological sustainability and public well-being. Addressing these issues requires integrated approaches that combine technological innovation, environmental governance, economic incentives, and sustainable policy frameworks.
This Special Issue aims to advance knowledge on the role of clean energy in fostering sustainable development and carbon neutrality. It welcomes interdisciplinary research that explores the interactions among clean energy deployment, environmental protection, water sustainability, and green economic transformation.
Scope and Topics:
The special issue welcomes original research and review papers covering, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Renewable energy technologies and sustainable energy systems;
- Solar, wind, hydrogen, bioenergy, and emerging clean energy solutions;
- Clean energy innovation and green industrial transformation;
- Energy transition pathways toward carbon neutrality;
- Economic assessment of renewable energy investments;
- Green finance, ESG, and sustainable energy markets;
- Energy storage and smart energy infrastructure;
- Water security and environmental sustainability in clean energy systems;
- Coal transition and environmental remediation;
- Carbon reduction strategies and climate policy;
- Circular economy approaches in energy systems;
- Artificial intelligence and digital technologies for energy sustainability;
- Governance and policy frameworks for clean energy deployment;
- Sustainable Development Goals and low-carbon development pathways.
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