ISSN (online): 2071-1050
Call of the Journal:
- Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in New Energy Technology Systems
- Approaches to the Non-conflictual Use of Resources
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | Exploring the Impact of AI on Politics and Society
- Autonomous Vehicles | Future of Transportation Sustainability
- Belt & Road Initiative in Times of ‘Synchronized Downturn’ | Issues, Challenges, Opportunities
- BIM-Based Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Buildings
- Biochar and Greenhouse Gas Emissions during Livestock Bio-Waste Composting
- Bringing Governance Back Home | Lessons for Local Government regarding Rapid Climate Action
- Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability
- Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Tourism Sector
- Circular Economy | A Move towards Economical Viable Sustainability
- Circular Economy Evaluation | Towards a Transparent and Traceable Approach under a Life Cycle Perspective
- Climate Adaptation and Mitigation through Sustainable Energy Solutions
- Considering Irreversibility in Transport Infrastructure Planning
- Construction 4.0 | The Next Revolution in the Construction Industry
- Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Management in Changing Environments
- Covid-19 and Urban Inequalities | Spatial and Digital Dimensions
- Designing and Implementing Innovative Business Models and Supply Chains | The Digitalization and Sustainability Imperative
- Digital Economy, E-commerce, and Sustainability
- Eco-Didactic Art, Design, and Architecture in the Public Realm
- Economy and Sustainability of Natural Resources
- Educational Spaces and Sustainability
- Effects of Climate Change on Sustainable Agriculture
- Efficient and Non-polluting Biomass and Wastes Thermal Gasification
- Emerging Research on Socio-Technological Sustainability Transitions
- Energy System Sustainability
- Environmental Impacts under Sustainable Conservation Management
- Environmental Management Approaches and Tools to Boost Circular Economy
- Environmental Migration and Displacement-Migration Aspirations in Response to Environmental Changes
- Exploring and Analyzing Links between the Covid-19 Pandemic and Globalization | Levers for Sustainability Transitions?
- Farming System Design and Assessment for Sustainable Agroecological Transition
- Geological Heritage and Biodiversity in Natural and Cultural Landscapes
- Governance of Technology in Smart Cities
- Green Building Technologies II
- High Precision Positioning for Intelligent Transportation System
- Household Food Waste | From an International Perspective
- Hydrological Responses by Climate Change and Human Activities
- IEIE Buildings (Integration of Energy and Indoor Envirornent)
- Influence of Hydrometeorological Hazards on Regional Sustainable Development in Vulnerable Mountain Areas
- Infotainment Systems and Intelligent Vehicles
- Innovations towards Greener and Smarter Mobility for Sustainable Development
- Innovative and Sustainable Technology in Carbon Emission Reduction
- Innovative Food Science and Sustainable Process Management
- Integration of BIM and ICT for Sustainable Building Projects
- Karst and Environmental Sustainability
- Low CO2 Concrete
- Machine Learning for Sustainable Energy
- Maladaptation to Climate Change
- Management and Innovation for Environmental Sustainability
- Management Approaches to Improve Sustainability in Urban Systems
- Mediatization of Social Sustainability | Paradigm of Explicitation and Understanding of the Environment, Society and the Economy
- Modelling and Mapping of Soil
- Natural and Technological Hazards in Urban Areas | Assessment, Planning and Solutions
- Nature-Based Tourism, Protected Areas, and Sustainability
- New Environmental, Economic and Social Challenges for Raw Materials Supply | Sustainable Mining and Extractive Waste Exploitation
- New Evidences of Indoor Thermal Comfort in Residential and Tertiary Buildings | Design and Evaluation Methods
- Organic and Perovskite Photovoltaics | New Materials, New Processes and Stability
- Planning and Design Interventions for Improving the Well-Being of Vulnerable Groups
- Port Governance
- Public Health Related to Climate Change
- Public Transport Accessibility and Sustainability
- Recycling and Sustainability of Plastics
- Regenerative Buildings and Beyond | Scale Jumping Sustainable and Net-Zero Designs to Regenerative Neighbourhoods, Districts, Communities, and Cities
- Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development
- Rural Development | Challenges for Managers and Policy Makers
- Scientific Theory and Methodologies toward a Sustainable Future under Post-Covid-19 Transition Movement
- Sheltering and Housing Displaced Populations
- Smart City Innovation and Resilience in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
- Soil Stabilization in Sustainability
- Sustainability and Agricultural Economics
- Sustainability at the Nexus between Climate Change and Land Use Change
- Sustainability in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- Sustainable and Safe Two-Wheel Mobility
- Sustainable Building and Sustainable Indoor Environment
- Sustainable Cities | Challenges and Potential Solutions
- Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management
- Sustainable Cropping Practices to Counteract Environmental Stresses
- Sustainable Development and Practices | Production, Consumption and Prosumption
- Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
- Sustainable Enterprise Excellence and Innovation
- Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Firm Performance and Innovation
- Sustainable Geotechnics | Theory, Practice, and Applications
- Sustainable Innovation Trends and Global Value Chains in Emerging Markets
- Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing and Logistics Systems
- Sustainable Railway Systems | Innovation and Optimization
- Sustainable Transportation Management, Governance and Public Policy
- Sustainable Transportation Planning and Policy
- Sustainable Zero Energy Buildings
- Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development Goals
- The Human Side of Sustainable Innovations
- The Value Generation of Social Farming
- Towards a Sustainable Urban Planning for the Green Deal Era
- Urban Microclimate and Air Quality as Drivers of Urban Design
- Urban Renewal, Governance and Sustainable Development | More of the Same or New Paths?
- Urban Sprawl and Sustainability II
- Urban Sustainability | Community-Scale Climate Adaptation
- Urban Sustainability | Re-envisioning Cities to Lead the Way toward to Circular Economy
- Urbanization and Road Safety Management
- Water-Food-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development
- World Cities in the Era of Globalization
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Sustainable energy systems are crucial for the development and prosperity of future societies. Fossil fuels still comprise 80 per cent of current global primary energy (IEA, 2019), and the global energy system (from supply to demand) is responsible for around two thirds of global greenhouse emissions (IPCC, 2014). Major and urgent transformations in the energy system are required to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions towards carbon-neutrality and limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels – a key target of the Paris Climate Agreement. Energy, is also a central driver for economic and social development, and thus all the required changes in the energy system must guarantee the access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy for a continuous increasing population Energy technologies, at a different extent, demand capital, influence prices, generate jobs, consume natural resources, occupy land and emit pollutants, beyond greenhouse gases. Distinct energy system configurations may affect differently, economic growth, human health, biodiversity, environmental quality, and equitable sustainable development. A comprehensive integration of these aspects within energy system planning is crucial towards the compliance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the achievement of a just and sustainable energy system. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original studies and reviews that addresses the analysis, methods or tools used to support an integrated understanding of energy system sustainability and its necessary technological and structural transformations. Topics we aim to cover include: modelling tools and assessments for energy system transformation towards sustainability, the interlinkages between energy and other SDGs in energy system planning, innovative and sustainable solutions for energy systems, environmental, social and economic impact assessment of energy system development, energy efficiency, low-carbon technologies, renewable energy, energy justice and resources consumption in energy system transformation, policy assessment to support the development of a future sustainable energy system.
Keywords: energy system modeling; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change mitigation; energy system transformation; integrated energy system planning; low-carbon technologies; renewable energy; energy efficiency; energy justice; energy-climate policy.
Energy System Sustainability
Sustainable energy systems are crucial for the development and prosperity of future societies. Fossil fuels still comprise 80 per cent of current global primary energy (IEA, 2019), and the global energy system (from supply to demand) is responsible for around two thirds of global greenhouse emissions (IPCC, 2014). Major and urgent transformations in the energy system are required to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions towards carbon-neutrality and limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels – a key target of the Paris Climate Agreement. Energy, is also a central driver for economic and social development, and thus all the required changes in the energy system must guarantee the access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy for a continuous increasing population Energy technologies, at a different extent, demand capital, influence prices, generate jobs, consume natural resources, occupy land and emit pollutants, beyond greenhouse gases. Distinct energy system configurations may affect differently, economic growth, human health, biodiversity, environmental quality, and equitable sustainable development. A comprehensive integration of these aspects within energy system planning is crucial towards the compliance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the achievement of a just and sustainable energy system. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original studies and reviews that addresses the analysis, methods or tools used to support an integrated understanding of energy system sustainability and its necessary technological and structural transformations. Topics we aim to cover include: modelling tools and assessments for energy system transformation towards sustainability, the interlinkages between energy and other SDGs in energy system planning, innovative and sustainable solutions for energy systems, environmental, social and economic impact assessment of energy system development, energy efficiency, low-carbon technologies, renewable energy, energy justice and resources consumption in energy system transformation, policy assessment to support the development of a future sustainable energy system.
Keywords: energy system modeling; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change mitigation; energy system transformation; integrated energy system planning; low-carbon technologies; renewable energy; energy efficiency; energy justice; energy-climate policy.
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Guest Editor
Dr. Patrícia Fortes