About this Research Topic
Energy is a major element in ensuring human survival. However, the extensive use of traditional fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and other high-carbon energy resources has caused significant ecological and environmental problems. To mitigate these harmful effects on the environment and ecosystem, it is essential to prioritize the adoption of efficient and clean energy resources from the perspectives of energy types, production methods, and energy utilization. Thus, clean energy system construction is urgent, especially in the context of carbon peaking and carbon neutralization. Correspondingly, it is necessary to clarify the paths of efficient and clean utilization of different types of energy resources and evaluate the impacts of vigorous energy development on the environment and ecosystem.
Given that traditional fossil fuels including coal and oil are still the foundation of energy consumption around the world, they will play an important role in future economy and sustainable development. Thus, clean energy system construction requires the clean and efficient utilization of traditional fossil fuels, as well as the rational development and utilization of new energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, hydro energy, and hydrogen energy. Addressing the clean utilization of traditional fossil fuels, ensuring the stability of new energy resources, and understanding the environmental impacts of energy development and utilization are vital considerations. This Research Topic aims to cover these promising and dynamic areas of research, gathering contributions that explore the clean technologies and strategies for energy conversion and environment impact assessment of energy development in the clean energy systems construction.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions that advance our understanding of changes in energy and environmental feedback and interactions under climate warming. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Clean and efficient utilization technologies and methods for traditional fossil fuels and their roles in addressing climate change
• Development potential, strategies, and stability of new energy resources and their contributions to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals
• Analysis of the balance and transition between traditional fossil fuels and new energy
• Case studies and real-world applications of new technologies in clean energy system construction
• Analysis of the impacts of carbon pricing and emissions trading schemes on energy structure
• Environmental impact assessment of energy development and utilization
• Climate change economics related to energy structures: impacts, adaptation, and vulnerabilities
• The complexity of energy systems and their wide-ranging impacts on the environment, society, and economy, including perspectives from different stakeholders including researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, indigenous communities, etc.
Given that traditional fossil fuels including coal and oil are still the foundation of energy consumption around the world, they will play an important role in future economy and sustainable development. Thus, clean energy system construction requires the clean and efficient utilization of traditional fossil fuels, as well as the rational development and utilization of new energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, hydro energy, and hydrogen energy. Addressing the clean utilization of traditional fossil fuels, ensuring the stability of new energy resources, and understanding the environmental impacts of energy development and utilization are vital considerations. This Research Topic aims to cover these promising and dynamic areas of research, gathering contributions that explore the clean technologies and strategies for energy conversion and environment impact assessment of energy development in the clean energy systems construction.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions that advance our understanding of changes in energy and environmental feedback and interactions under climate warming. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Clean and efficient utilization technologies and methods for traditional fossil fuels and their roles in addressing climate change
• Development potential, strategies, and stability of new energy resources and their contributions to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals
• Analysis of the balance and transition between traditional fossil fuels and new energy
• Case studies and real-world applications of new technologies in clean energy system construction
• Analysis of the impacts of carbon pricing and emissions trading schemes on energy structure
• Environmental impact assessment of energy development and utilization
• Climate change economics related to energy structures: impacts, adaptation, and vulnerabilities
• The complexity of energy systems and their wide-ranging impacts on the environment, society, and economy, including perspectives from different stakeholders including researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, indigenous communities, etc.
Keywords: Global warming, Clean energy, Carbon emission, environmental impact, Energy sustainable development, Advanced technique
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