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Economic Change and Restructuring

Empirical and Policy Research on the Transitional and Emerging Economies

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Hybrid

Economic Change and Restructuring - Topical Collection: Energy Transition and Sustainable Economy

Guest Editor:

Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary  (farhad@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp (this opens in a new tab))
Tokai University, Japan
International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS)

Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (0000-0001-5446-7093) - ORCID  (this opens in a new tab)


Overview

Over the past period, under the influence of major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, global energy insecurity has increased: dramatic shocks in energy prices, disruptions in energy supply, strong chain reactions in energy consumption, etc. At the same time, the global carbon neutrality process has also inevitably suffered from external shocks. In the post-pandemic era, countries' economic recovery led to increased fossil energy consumption as many countries prioritized economic growth and neglected sustainability. The energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced many countries, such as Germany and Italy, to restart decommissioned coal-fired power plants or postpone the decommissioning plans of such plants.

Notably, to prevent global temperatures from continuing to rise, the global energy system needs to shift to cleaner sources of power, which relies on the support of carbon-neutral actions; hence, energy transition is necessary for all. The energy transition is significant in meeting carbon neutrality goals and achieving a sustainable economy.

The energy transition could not happen unless considering its economic aspects and outcomes, which means its impact on economic growth, job creation, inflation, and on households’ welfare. In addition to the economic impact of the energy transition, the energy security aspects of it, including accessibility, affordability, and applicability of new energy technologies such as hydrogen, need to be assessed. Many new energy technologies impose more economic costs and are not technologically and economically applicable and feasible for many less developed countries, although they are environmentally sustainable.

“Economic Change and Restructuring” is an important platform that facilitates the examination of empirical and theoretical analysis of the economic aspects of sustainable development, and this virtual collection was designed to collect quality papers that consider energy transition and sustainable economy simultaneously.

Contributions to this collection are expected to yield seminal findings in the field of energy transition that will have profound implications for a wide range of stakeholders, including policymakers, managers, national and supranational originations, and all aspects of society for achieving a sustainable economy.


This call for papers welcomes submissions in the following areas (not limited to these topics):

  • Economic impacts of energy transition
  • Ways to achieve Net-zero emissions by the energy transition
  • Impact of government policies to foster the energy transition and sustainability
  • Role of fiscal and monetary policy in energy transition and sustainable development
  • How to promote energy transition in developing and less-developed countries?
  • Circular economy, energy transition, and sustainable development
  • The economics of the low-carbon agenda
  • Barriers and the economic motivators to the adoption of energy savings measures
  • A systematic methodology for accelerating the energy transition
  • Role of finance in accelerating the energy transition
  • Innovation, energy transition, and sustainable economy
  • Clean energy development technology adoption and energy transition
  • How to coordinate the economy-energy nexus in the transition process
  • Role of sharing economy in energy transition and sustainable development
  • Energy transition in resource-rich and oil-producing countries
  • Ways to bring private investments to renewable energy projects
  • Energy transition for achieving energy security


Schedule:

Submission Deadline: March 30, 2024


Prior to submitting a paper for this special issue, authors are further advised to seek guidance for Economic Change and Restructuring from the following URL: https://www.springer.com/journal/10644/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab)

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as Word or PDF documents through https://www.editorialmanager.com/ecop/default.aspx (this opens in a new tab)

Authors should mention in the Cover Letter that the paper is submitted for the Virtual Collection “Energy Transition and Sustainable Economy”. They are also requested to select the VC Title from the relevant drop-down menu during the submission process.

All articles submitted for the collection will be subject to the journal’s standard peer review policy as described on the journal website.


Requests for further information should be addressed to the guest editor Dr. Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (farhad@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp (this opens in a new tab)).

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