TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathways for sustainable energy transition
AU - Chen, Bin
AU - Xiong, Rui
AU - Li, Hailong
AU - Sun, Qie
AU - Yang, Jin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/8/10
Y1 - 2019/8/10
N2 - Energy transitions are ongoing processes all over the world. While sustainable solutions are envisioned for the future, many societies are still under high-carbon and high-pollution energy regime borne by fossil fuels. How to design pathways towards sustainable energy transition has attracted worldwide concerns. Understanding the possible transition pathways of the energy system requires the integration of new energy technologies, environmental sciences, economics and management. This Special Issue of Journal of Cleaner Production targets to collect the latest research results on sustainable energy systems, discover innovative avenues and inspiring models and share knowledge on energy system modelling and management. In this paper, we identify 4 themes on sustainable energy transition pathways including: (1)Sustainable energy economics and management; (2)Renewable energy generation and consumption; (3)Environmental impacts of energy systems; and (4)Electric vehicle and energy storage. Theories, technologies, innovative models, and successful experiences are discussed accordingly. It is suggested that creative, robust and audacious strategies in governance, management and education are needed to boost sustainable energy transition across various scales and sectors.
AB - Energy transitions are ongoing processes all over the world. While sustainable solutions are envisioned for the future, many societies are still under high-carbon and high-pollution energy regime borne by fossil fuels. How to design pathways towards sustainable energy transition has attracted worldwide concerns. Understanding the possible transition pathways of the energy system requires the integration of new energy technologies, environmental sciences, economics and management. This Special Issue of Journal of Cleaner Production targets to collect the latest research results on sustainable energy systems, discover innovative avenues and inspiring models and share knowledge on energy system modelling and management. In this paper, we identify 4 themes on sustainable energy transition pathways including: (1)Sustainable energy economics and management; (2)Renewable energy generation and consumption; (3)Environmental impacts of energy systems; and (4)Electric vehicle and energy storage. Theories, technologies, innovative models, and successful experiences are discussed accordingly. It is suggested that creative, robust and audacious strategies in governance, management and education are needed to boost sustainable energy transition across various scales and sectors.
KW - Electric vehicle
KW - Energy economics and management
KW - Energy transition
KW - Renewable energy systems
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.372
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.372
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85065471626
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 228
SP - 1564
EP - 1571
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
ER -