Energy Economics for Clean Energy Transition: Policy, Finance, Markets, and Low-Carbon Development

Submission deadline: 10 June 2027
Special Issue Editors:

Yang Shen   
Affiliation: Xiamen University
Email: yangs996@yeah.net
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57826583900
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-6915
Research Interest: Environmental Economics; Climate change; Energy Economics
Shenglin Ma   
Affiliation: North University of China
Email: shenglinma5364@yeah.net
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58798398300
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9517-2775
Research Interest: Clean energy transition; low-carbon industrial transformation; environmental regulation and corporate green innovation; ESG performance; green finance; data governance and firm upgrading; sustainable supply chains; digital economy and clean energy policy
Haoxiang Zhao   
Affiliation: China University of Petroleum(East China)
Email: hx_zhao117@yeah.net
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57671887500
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4029-4712
Research Interest: Energy Policy Evaluation and Sustainable Development
Xilin Zhang   
Affiliation: IQS School of Management-Universitat Ramon Llull
Email:18905442878@163.com
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=59347608300
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5861-8854
Research Interest: Energy transition; low-carbon economy; energy economics; green finance; clean energy policy; carbon emissions; sustainable development
Jiaxian Chen   
Affiliation: School of Economics and Management, South China Normal University
Email: 349701061ng@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9298-1092
Research Interest: Labor Economics; Energy Economics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues:

The global transition toward clean energy has become a central pathway for addressing climate change, enhancing energy security, and supporting low-carbon economic development. However, clean energy transition is not only a technological process but also an economic and social transformation shaped by energy markets, green finance, carbon regulation, industrial restructuring, digital innovation, policy incentives, and institutional environments. Understanding these economic and governance mechanisms is essential for designing effective pathways toward carbon neutrality and sustainable growth.

This Topical Collection welcomes original research articles and review papers that examine clean energy transition from the perspectives of energy economics, policy analysis, financial markets, and low-carbon development. We particularly encourage studies using econometric modelling, policy evaluation, machine learning, scenario simulation, input-output analysis, life-cycle assessment, and other interdisciplinary methods. Potential topics include renewable energy development, energy market dynamics, carbon pricing, green finance, ESG performance, energy efficiency, clean energy investment, carbon emission reduction, digital energy governance, and the economic impacts of energy transition.

The Collection also welcomes research on the socio-cultural dimensions of clean energy transition, including public acceptance, cultural conflicts, energy justice, institutional adaptation, and cross-cultural governance barriers that influence the implementation of clean energy policies across different regions and communities.

By bringing together empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented contributions, this Topical Collection aims to provide new evidence and practical insights for accelerating clean energy transition and promoting sustainable low-carbon development.

Keywords:

  • Clean energy transition
  • Energy economics
  • Low-carbon development
  • Renewable energy
  • Green finance
  • Carbon emissions reduction
  • Energy policy
  • Socio-cultural barriers