Sustainable Energy Economy under Technological Innovation and Environmental Planning

Carbon neutrality is essential because it can reduce the harmful effects of excessive carbon dioxide emissions, including climate change and global warming. Technological innovations and renewable energy are the keys to achieving carbon neutrality by reducing carbon emissions. Technological innovations help to curb carbon through eco-friendly products, processes, and equipment, whereas sustainable energy leads to a lower carbon footprint through lower life-cycle emissions. Additionally, technological innovation and renewables are essential for sustainable economic development due to their implication for the economy, environment, health, and enhanced lifestyle. Hence, research on technological innovation and sustainable energy open avenues towards environmental planning and sustainable economic development.

Technological innovations play a significant role in sustainable economic development with minimum harm to the environment. These innovations yield advanced energy-efficient technology that is less harmful to the environment, in support of the efforts toward carbon neutrality. Using advanced technology, carbon assimilation and capture can be enhanced, leading to more sustainable economic development and supporting carbon neutrality. Almost all sectors can benefit from technological innovations in improved production processes with eco-friendly equipment, ultimately helping to achieve carbon neutrality targets.

Energy demand is increasing rapidly to meet economic and social development, but the high usage of non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels makes it challenging to achieve carbon neutrality. There are multiple options to solve this issue, and sustainable energy is one of these, helping in sustainable economic development without deteriorating the environment. Renewable energy refers to clean energy derived from natural sources or through natural processes that continuously replenishes. Several sources for sustainable energy, including solar, wind, waste, and biomass, are promoted as cost-effective and eco-friendly. These energy sources reduce pollution and improve energy security. Additionally, climate change is eased along with the provision of low-cost energy, which helps meet both carbon neutrality goals and the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable energy helps in achieving carbon neutrality through a reduction in carbon emissions. It is a fact that as compared to fossil fuels, emission from renewable energy is significantly lower, which is an efficient path to carbon neutrality.

Meeting carbon neutrality goals through technological innovations and renewable energy sources is the main focus of this Research Topic. It will add to existing knowledge by putting forward valuable information for emerging and developing economies relating to carbon neutrality targets. Energy consumption is believed to be a significant contributor to environmental degradation. Hence, new forms of energy sources should be empirically checked if these can be used as an alternative, and this Research Topic aims to provide such analysis.

The topics to be covered in this Topic include carbon neutrality, technological innovations, renewable energy, sustainable economic development, and green energy. The Topic is an avenue towards discussion and empirical research on areas that can help economies to reach carbon neutrality goals through improved technology and environment-friendly energy sources.