As countries worldwide grapple with the urgent need to mitigate climate change, adopting low-carbon energy sources has …, policies, and regulations to promote renewable energy sources and reduce carbon emissions. Despite these efforts, the … transition to a low-carbon energy future has faced several challenges, such as the high cost of renewable energy technologies …

an important step of a bottom-up driving pathway of citizens' transformation to become net energy producers within the … assessed the RTPV effect on the building's overall energy performance and found beneficial over a diverse range of moderate and … higher nighttime cooling needs in summertime can be avoided. To design low-energy buildings, we propose an analytical …

clean energy and climate change policies in the states of Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The different mechanisms … new strategies and mechanisms for boosting clean energy in Brazil and the role that the Clean Development Mechanism and … future mechanisms can play in the political economy of clean energy transitions. The paper concludes with a discussion on the …

The European Union (EU) has redefined the energy sphere in Europe over the last three decades. Transnational policies … targeting liberalization and integration, energy efficiency, renewables, carbon pricing, and energy security have led to major … steps forward in terms of a more secure, integrated, and environmentally friendly energy supply. This paper explores …

steps to embrace clean energy, even as it remains the world’s largest consumer of fossil fuels: Indeed, it is the world …The global low-carbon energy transition will require major changes to institutional practices and energy industry … historically considered energy as a strategic field for reasons of both security and economic development. China has already taken …

The challenges associated with today’s green transition echo dynamics during past energy revolutions. Improvements in … energy efficiency and sobriety can be part of a decarbonization strategy but with muted impact. An effective and credible …