Both developed and developing countries are concerned about sustainable development and reducing environmental burdens. Environmental degradation is the deterioration of environmental quality caused by pollutants in the air, as well as other activities and processes such as poor land use and natural disasters. Although carbon dioxide emissions and ecological footprint are commonly used by academics to quantify environmental degradation, assessing environmental sustainability requires a more complex and comprehensive ecological indicator. In this context, the load capacity factor allows for a comprehensive assessment of environmental sustainability by considering biocapacity and ecological footprint simultaneously. The ratio of per capita biocapacity to per capita ecological footprint is called the load capacity factor. This environmental quality indicator allows for environmental assessment from both a supply and demand perspective. In this context, discussion of the determinants of the load capacity factor is an important Research Topic.
One way to combat environmental degradation is through the clean energy transition. The transition to clean energy can determine the environmental quality and thus load capacity. The transition to clean energy is a strategy to combat environmental damage. Previous empirical research used traditional environmental metrics (carbon emissions and ecological footprint) and outdated statistical methods to examine the influence of the energy transition on environmental degradation. Their results are contradictory and inconclusive. Therefore, to uncover a true link between the transition to renewable energy and environmental degradation, the current Research Topic requires unique statistical methods.
In this Research Topic, we welcome new discussions that explore the relationship between load capacity factor, clean energy transition, and other macroeconomic indicators using recent time series and panel data analyses. For this Research Topic, we are looking for Original Research, Review, new techniques, and methodologies. We look forward to receiving unique and creative contributions that focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Total renewable energy, and load capacity factor
• Sustainable development goals through load capacity factor
• Energy transition and load capacity factor
• Energy poverty and load capacity factor
• Wind energy and load capacity factor
• Hydro energy and load capacity factor
• Geothermal energy and load capacity factor
• Solar energy and load capacity factor
• Novel empirical methods (time series & panel data) to measure the energy-load capacity factor relationship
Both developed and developing countries are concerned about sustainable development and reducing environmental burdens. Environmental degradation is the deterioration of environmental quality caused by pollutants in the air, as well as other activities and processes such as poor land use and natural disasters. Although carbon dioxide emissions and ecological footprint are commonly used by academics to quantify environmental degradation, assessing environmental sustainability requires a more complex and comprehensive ecological indicator. In this context, the load capacity factor allows for a comprehensive assessment of environmental sustainability by considering biocapacity and ecological footprint simultaneously. The ratio of per capita biocapacity to per capita ecological footprint is called the load capacity factor. This environmental quality indicator allows for environmental assessment from both a supply and demand perspective. In this context, discussion of the determinants of the load capacity factor is an important Research Topic.
One way to combat environmental degradation is through the clean energy transition. The transition to clean energy can determine the environmental quality and thus load capacity. The transition to clean energy is a strategy to combat environmental damage. Previous empirical research used traditional environmental metrics (carbon emissions and ecological footprint) and outdated statistical methods to examine the influence of the energy transition on environmental degradation. Their results are contradictory and inconclusive. Therefore, to uncover a true link between the transition to renewable energy and environmental degradation, the current Research Topic requires unique statistical methods.
In this Research Topic, we welcome new discussions that explore the relationship between load capacity factor, clean energy transition, and other macroeconomic indicators using recent time series and panel data analyses. For this Research Topic, we are looking for Original Research, Review, new techniques, and methodologies. We look forward to receiving unique and creative contributions that focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Total renewable energy, and load capacity factor
• Sustainable development goals through load capacity factor
• Energy transition and load capacity factor
• Energy poverty and load capacity factor
• Wind energy and load capacity factor
• Hydro energy and load capacity factor
• Geothermal energy and load capacity factor
• Solar energy and load capacity factor
• Novel empirical methods (time series & panel data) to measure the energy-load capacity factor relationship