Clean Resources: The Role of Renewable Energy in Economic Growth and Mitigating Climate Change
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 338
Special Issue Editors
Interests: economics of innovation; patents; knowledge diffusion process; employment; green economy; applied microeconometrics
Interests: labor economics; psychological economics; innovation; green, circular and sharing economy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have identified an increasing number of studies in the recent literature concerning the renewable energy sector as a tool to enable economic growth and facilitate climate change mitigation. In fact, in the last decade, it is possible to identify a strong impact on economic growth, particularly in the BRICS and SAARC countries; however, empirical evidence of the relationship between renewable energy sources, climate mitigation and economic growth is still weak. For this reason, this Special Issue will focus on the contribution of individual renewable energy sources and how they affect economic growth.
The new renewable technologies, in fact, are rapidly growing and are a fundamental tool to ensure the energy transition. In addition, they could promote employment processes, as well as ensure an increase in consumption, wealth and production in the various states. Indeed, from the energy transition, a dual benefit is obtained, both in economic and social terms, through a combination of various technological advances. In addition, the installation of a widespread network of renewable plants would produce many positive externalities, including lower dependence on energy, obtaining higher profit margins and lower inflation of energy prices.
Theoretical and empirical contributions of environmental economics and related public policies are welcome for this Special Issue.
Dr. Esposito Luca
Dr. Bruna Bruno
Dr. Anna Parziale
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- innovation
- economic growth
- renewable energy
- pollution
- climate change
