Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental problems in our modern society. In recent decades, economic growth–environment interlinkages have been a subject of extended study, while energy use is one of the reasons for this association. Substantial regional and global efforts have been made toward efficiently confronting the climate crisis. A significant step in this direction is the EU strategy synopsized in the European Green New Deal. The main goal of this agreement, in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol, is to promote economic growth through efficient energy use and, in particular, decoupled from conventional resource use. This effort may well lead to a significant limitation in greenhouse gases being generated as a result of energy use.

The means for this objective is innovation and investment in technologies that may lead to energy efficiency and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Within this framework, this Special Issue will focus on policies and strategies at both micro and macro levels that will direct a firm or a total economy toward energy-efficient economic growth. The Special Issue of Energies aims to publish novel research and contributions on these interlinkages, with the use of novel and advanced econometric tools. The selection of papers for publication will be based on a refereeing process in line with the reviewing process of Energies. This Special Issue seeks original high-quality papers that provide policy-makers and researchers all around the world with ideas on how to develop prosperous societies and cost-effective firms for a new era of energy transition in accordance with the best interests of humanity.

Specific topics of interest to this Special Issue include but are not restricted to the following:

• Environmental modeling incorporating uncertainty or econometric tools
• Emission trading systems
• Decarbonization
• Economic growth and environmental degradation
• Economics of exhaustible and renewable resources
• Environmental policies, strategies, and technology innovation
• Applications of game theory in environmental economics
• Firms’ environmental performance
• Policy scenarios in micro and macro level under uncertainty

Both theoretical and empirical studies are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Eleni Zafeiriou
Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Sariannidis
Dr. Stavros Tsiantikoudis
Dr. Angeliki N. Menegaki
Prof. Dr. Panos M. Pardalos
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• environmental degradation
• decarbonization
• economic growth
• energy transition
• climate change

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