Transformation to a Green Energy Economy—Challenge or Necessity

Dear Colleagues,

The economies of the various regions of the world are undergoing constant change, which manifests in population growth, declining population growth, uneven development, environmental degradation, and raw material and energy crises, among others. Recently, there has been an economic slowdown. This is compounded by rising commodity prices and unprecedentedly high inflation. Today's energy crisis shows how much the economies of these regions depend on fossil fuels or natural resources. It is forcing an acceleration of the energy transition in the direction of a green economy, adapted to regional conditions. Important questions in this regard include is a green direction of change possible under current conditions? What is the direction of change in energy policy? Will the current crisis accelerate the off-road shift from a brown economy to a green economy? Can the regions afford the process of green transformation and energy transformation? How are the regions prepared for the transformation process? What does the process of energy transformation of the regions look like? In this regard, what does energy financing and energy markets, sustainable energy transition, energy and the environment, energy or environmental economics and policy, and the relationship between energy and development look like?

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to submit your latest research for a Special Issue: Transformation to a Green Energy Economy—Challenge or Necessity.

Economic activity entails the danger of increasing environmental degradation, inefficient use of natural resources, and the creation of more and more waste. The zero-waste approach is based on three pillars, which are society, economy, and environment. It forces authorities to seek new priorities and directions.

The green economy is the practical embodiment of sustainable development. This is mainly due to the measures implemented to introduce structural changes in the economy so that they positively affect the sustainable development of society and the environment. Developing a green economy means solving environmental problems while ensuring economic security and social stability and creating additional conditions for sustainable economic growth. The transition to a green economy is an inevitable direction of development, which requires increased efforts to improve the development of the green economy in all countries of the world. National interests and capabilities of individual economies should be taken into account.

An important part of the green economy is also the agricultural sector, which produces not only food products, but also non-food products. Agricultural production faces both quantitative and qualitative challenges. Providing food to an ever-increasing population is its primary goal, which should not, however, be at the expense of a degraded natural environment. This is why it is now so important to introduce the principles associated with the Green Deal, which is now being strongly promoted in the European Union. Reducing environmental pressure from agriculture is also to be facilitated by the introduction of modern precision agriculture technologies, including artificial intelligence-assisted solutions. These solutions are expected to reduce environmental pressure from the agricultural sector by reducing the amount of in-kind inputs, including chemical plant protection products and fertilizers, as well as the amount of fossil fuels used directly in the sector or indirectly in the production of these in-kind inputs.

We are looking for both scholarly articles and comprehensive reviews related to, among other things, the enterprise, the region, the green economy, energy policy and transformation, energy and environmental security, regional and enterprise competitiveness, reducing gas and pollutant emissions, increasing efficiency in the use of raw materials, environmental protection, and measures taken simultaneously by states, enterprises, and societies in this field. Empirical, conceptual, and research articles that use quantitative and qualitative methodologies are welcome.

The main topics of the Special Issue are:

• Energy finance and markets;
• Sustainable energy transition, energy and environment;
• Energy and environmental economics/policy and the relationship between energy and development;
• Costs and prices of renewable resources (oil, natural gas, etc.);
• Security and reliability of energy supply;
• Renewable energy sources;
• Energy policy and energy policy making (bioenergy, climate, etc.);
• Energy and national development; energy and urban development;
• Economic growth and sustainable energy production (electricity/coal/household, etc.);
• Quality of economic development under environmental constraints;
• Environmental regulation and green innovation;
• Peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality;
• Economic resilience and environmental footprint;
• Development models and patterns for the green energy transition of the world's countries;
• Mitigation and creation of new development directions;
• Green economy, green energy transition and sustainable energy financing - opportunities, changes, challenges, methods and measurements.

Dr. Paweł Dziekański
Dr. Piotr Prus
Dr. Łukasz Popławski
Guest Editors

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• energy finance and markets
• sustainable energy transition
• energy and the environment
• energy and environmental economics/policy and the relationship between energy and development
• costs and prices of renewable resources (oil, natural gas, etc.)
• security and reliability of energy supply
• renewable energy sources
• energy policy and energy policy making (bioenergy, climate, etc.)
• energy and national development
• energy and urban development
• economic growth vs. sustainable energy production (electricity/coal/household, etc.)
• green economy, green infrastructure, green capital, and sustainable economy
• management of regional development and enterprise
• impact of the natural environment on sustainable development and enterprise
• sustainable agriculture, security of sustainable agriculture
• economics of ecology and impact of ecology on sustainable development
• energy policy
• economic geography
• zero waste
• hybridization of the local economy
• internal security (development, energy, social)
• adaptability, development pathways, and transition to sustainable development
• sustainable agriculture and rural areas
• agricultural energy sources (bioenergy, crop production, energy crops, biomass, livestock production, manure management, solid biofuels, liquid biofuels, biogas)
• energy security, demand, market and consumption, sustainable energy, and environmental economics

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