The COVID-19 pandemic has led several governments to impose movement control, resulting in serious challenges towards the research, development and commercialization of sustainable energy generation and conversion technologies. As a result of the economic slowdown in many parts of the world, the poor are in distress. Experts believe that a fast recovery from the COVID-19 epidemic or any future disaster will need clean and sustainable energy. However, questions arise on what type of renewable energy technologies will ensure our resilience in the face of future disasters like COVID-19 that aids rebuilding economies and puts nations on track to meet global climate and sustainable development goals? Therefore, this Research Topic primarily aims at compiling recent progress on energy generation, conversion and resource utilization that would help resolve energy problems amidst and post Covid-19 pandemic.
Secondly, the varying energy efficiency during the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the global environment. While energy efficiency is decreasing as a result of the pandemic, it is a primary indicator of any economy’s energy sector. Despite the fact that improving energy efficiency during COVID-19 is predicted to enhance energy systems efficacy and resilience, many economies are struggling to deliver maximum energy-saving capacity solutions for the needed degree of energy efficiency.
To combat COVID-19 threats on the future of energy sustainability, it is important to provide innovative, significant, and economically viable solutions for energy efficiency. To move forward in the post-Covid-19 world, a conscious techno-ethical economic approach is needed. Therefore, the secondary focus of this Research Topic is to compile reports that demonstrate how energy efficiency can be achieved by integrating new technologies, financial instruments and energy-environment models with moral inclusivity.
Relevant themes include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Green financing to improve the energy efficiency
• Energy financing models and their viability
• Renewable energy systems and Energy Efficiency
• Sustainable development goals (SDGs), Energy efficiency and Post COVID-19 era
• Public and Private Investment in Renewable Energy Technology
• Assessing green financing options to control COVID-19 risks for greater energy efficiency
• Technological innovation models, energy efficiency and Post COVID-19 Era
• Estimating economic recovery: role of COVID-19 risks and energy efficiency
• Unlocking the role of public supports for energy efficiency to mitigate COVID-19 risks
• Green bonds, energy efficiency and COVID-19 risks
• Green fiscal policies, energy efficiency policy design and effectiveness evaluation
• Solving problems of energy poverty under COVID-19 crises through energy efficiency
• Estimating and solving post COVID-19 contingencies in response to enhance energy efficiency
• Revisiting energy efficiency through climate change index under COVID-19 crises
• Role of energy efficiency financing options to manage COVID-19 risks
• Developing low carbon finance and energy efficiency
The COVID-19 pandemic has led several governments to impose movement control, resulting in serious challenges towards the research, development and commercialization of sustainable energy generation and conversion technologies. As a result of the economic slowdown in many parts of the world, the poor are in distress. Experts believe that a fast recovery from the COVID-19 epidemic or any future disaster will need clean and sustainable energy. However, questions arise on what type of renewable energy technologies will ensure our resilience in the face of future disasters like COVID-19 that aids rebuilding economies and puts nations on track to meet global climate and sustainable development goals? Therefore, this Research Topic primarily aims at compiling recent progress on energy generation, conversion and resource utilization that would help resolve energy problems amidst and post Covid-19 pandemic.
Secondly, the varying energy efficiency during the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the global environment. While energy efficiency is decreasing as a result of the pandemic, it is a primary indicator of any economy’s energy sector. Despite the fact that improving energy efficiency during COVID-19 is predicted to enhance energy systems efficacy and resilience, many economies are struggling to deliver maximum energy-saving capacity solutions for the needed degree of energy efficiency.
To combat COVID-19 threats on the future of energy sustainability, it is important to provide innovative, significant, and economically viable solutions for energy efficiency. To move forward in the post-Covid-19 world, a conscious techno-ethical economic approach is needed. Therefore, the secondary focus of this Research Topic is to compile reports that demonstrate how energy efficiency can be achieved by integrating new technologies, financial instruments and energy-environment models with moral inclusivity.
Relevant themes include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Green financing to improve the energy efficiency
• Energy financing models and their viability
• Renewable energy systems and Energy Efficiency
• Sustainable development goals (SDGs), Energy efficiency and Post COVID-19 era
• Public and Private Investment in Renewable Energy Technology
• Assessing green financing options to control COVID-19 risks for greater energy efficiency
• Technological innovation models, energy efficiency and Post COVID-19 Era
• Estimating economic recovery: role of COVID-19 risks and energy efficiency
• Unlocking the role of public supports for energy efficiency to mitigate COVID-19 risks
• Green bonds, energy efficiency and COVID-19 risks
• Green fiscal policies, energy efficiency policy design and effectiveness evaluation
• Solving problems of energy poverty under COVID-19 crises through energy efficiency
• Estimating and solving post COVID-19 contingencies in response to enhance energy efficiency
• Revisiting energy efficiency through climate change index under COVID-19 crises
• Role of energy efficiency financing options to manage COVID-19 risks
• Developing low carbon finance and energy efficiency