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Green Transformation Path: Energy Management Optimization and Environmental Performance Improvement

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2022) | Viewed by 14113

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Shuai Shao

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School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Interests: energy economy and environmental policy; urban and regional sustainable development
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Prof. Dr. Ding Li

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School of Public Administration and Institute of Energy Economics and Environment Policy, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China
Interests: environment economics; development economics; policy analysis
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Dr. Ruining Jia

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School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, Xian 710126, Shaanxi, China
Interests: energy efficiency and rebound effect
Dr. Le Xu

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School of Urban and Regional Science, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China
Interests: environmental regulation and low-carbon transition development

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change and environmental pollution induced by massive fossil energy consumption are occurring and significantly threatening the sustainable development of human society. A noteworthy phenomenon is that fossil energy consumption still plays a critical role in global energy consumption. In this case, energy-saving policies, clean energy development, and low-carbon measures do not seem to have achieved the desired targets. Therefore, exploring the green transformation path that can promote energy management optimization and environmental performance improvement is conducive to achieving the climate goal of "carbon neutrality".

However, previous studies fail to establish a consistent measurement framework in the economic and environmental effects of energy development and consumption and attach little importance to the impact of energy management on environmental performance. Furthermore, energy transformation requires the joint efforts of energy management optimization both in the energy supply and demand sides, which has received little attention. Therefore, the guest editors welcome theoretical and empirical studies to provide a multi-disciplinary investigation pivoted around the idea of energy management optimization and environmental performance improvement from the dual perspectives of energy supply and demand sides. As a whole, the research topics in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following contents:

  1. The mechanisms through which energy industry development affects environmental performance;
  2. Energy-saving policies, eco-innovation, and environmental performance;
  3. The synergetic transformation path of energy development and energy utilization;
  4. The joint governance of environmental pollution and climate change under energy management;
  5. Theoretical modeling of energy management decision-making;
  6. Energy efficiency and rebound effect: measurement and assessment;
  7. The environmental performance assessment concerning energy inputs;
  8. Renewable energy and sustainable development;
  9. Low-carbon energy use: methods and paths;
  10. Policy design of energy management and green transformation development;
  11. Other related topics.

Prof. Dr. Shuai Shao
Prof. Dr. Ding Li
Dr. Ruining Jia
Dr. Le Xu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • energy management
  • environmental performance
  • energy development
  • energy efficiency
  • rebound effect
  • synergetic transformation
  • renewable energy
  • energy and environmental policies

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Environmental Effects of Technological Improvements in Polysilicon Photovoltaic Systems in China—A Life Cycle Assessment
by Haicheng Jia, Ling Liang, Jiqing Xie and Jianyun Zhang
Sustainability 2022, 14(14), 8670; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148670 - 15 Jul 2022
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Due to increasing pollution and the overexploitation of traditional energy, there is both an environmental and a resource threat to sustainable development. China’s government prioritizes the optimization of resource structures with photovoltaic industrial support policies to address the potential hazards of traditionally highly [...] Read more.
Due to increasing pollution and the overexploitation of traditional energy, there is both an environmental and a resource threat to sustainable development. China’s government prioritizes the optimization of resource structures with photovoltaic industrial support policies to address the potential hazards of traditionally highly polluting energy resources. However, applying green energy resources is not a panacea for solving existing industrial pollution as environmental problems cannot be solved with the level of optimized energy types. Instead, it is necessary to further explore the potential carbon emissions from clean energy resources. Therefore, we construct a polysilicon PV system’s whole life cycle carbon emission model by applying the LCA method and further building the emission coefficient model. More specifically, we divided the system’s carbon emissions into six components and calculated each part separately. In addition, we further applied the case analysis method. We analyzed the carbon emissions of the 280 MW solar cell production project of a leading global PV module company in China. The research results indicated that polysilicon companies should proactively develop advanced production technologies to upgrade energy-saving and environmental safety measures to reduce resource and energy consumption from raw materials in the final disposal process. Full article
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Can Digital Transformation Promote Green Technology Innovation?
by Long Xue, Qianyu Zhang, Xuemang Zhang and Chengyu Li
Sustainability 2022, 14(12), 7497; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127497 - 20 Jun 2022
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Using the index of the degree of digital transformation of enterprises constructed based on text analysis, and combining the data of Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies from 2007 to 2020, a panel data model was established to empirically study the impact of [...] Read more.
Using the index of the degree of digital transformation of enterprises constructed based on text analysis, and combining the data of Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies from 2007 to 2020, a panel data model was established to empirically study the impact of digital transformation on green technology innovation and the mechanism of action and to further analyze the impact of heterogeneity. The results show that digital transformation can significantly promote green technology innovation, and its internal mechanism is that digital transformation can improve the level of green technology innovation by alleviating financing constraints and attracting government subsidies. Compared with nonstate-owned enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, digital transformation plays a more significant role in promoting green technology innovation in state-owned enterprises and large-scale enterprises. Therefore, the government should regulate the market order and formulate reasonable financial policies to provide policy and financial support for enterprises to carry out digital transformation, mobilize the willingness of enterprises to carry out green technology innovation and improve the level of green technology innovation in China. Full article
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Are There Conflicts among Energy Security, Energy Equity and Environmental Sustainability in China’s Provinces?
by Yijian Ge, Lin Liu, Xilong Yao, Mohammad Aman Honardost and Ujunwa Angela Nwigwe
Sustainability 2022, 14(11), 6873; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116873 - 04 Jun 2022
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In the process of achieving carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goals, conflict situations often arise from advancing energy equity, energy security, and environmental sustainability. Taking China as a case study, we developed an assessment model for conflict levels of energy security, energy equity, and environmental [...] Read more.
In the process of achieving carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goals, conflict situations often arise from advancing energy equity, energy security, and environmental sustainability. Taking China as a case study, we developed an assessment model for conflict levels of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability, based on an evaluation method for the degree of synergy in composite systems, and measured and analyzed the conflict levels of these three dimensions in 2010 and 2017. According to the results, China’s overall energy security and energy equity are in a state of conflict. While the level of conflict has eased, the conflict between China’s provincial energy security and energy equity is relatively large and more serious in certain provinces, including Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, and Guizhou. Concerning the relationship between energy security and environmental sustainability and between energy equity and environmental sustainability, China as a whole has moved out of a state of conflict, but significant differences exist among different provinces. This paper reveals the relationship between energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability in China’s energy transition and provides support for the just energy transition of this country. Full article
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