Energy transition in France

BE Lebrouhi, E Schall, B Lamrani, Y Chaibi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
To address the climate emergency, France is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by
2050. It plans to significantly increase the contribution of renewable energy in its energy mix …

A Review on biolubricants based on vegetable oils through transesterification and the role of catalysts: Current status and future trends

S Nogales-Delgado, JM Encinar, JF González - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of biolubricants as an alternative to petroleum-based products has played an
important role in the last decade. Due to the encouragement of global policies, which mainly …

Energy policy diversity and green bond issuance around the world

C Mertzanis - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
The study utilizes new IMF data to explore the effect of energy policy diversity on the
issuance of green bonds in seventy countries from 1991 to 2021. It develops a measure of …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging criticality: Unraveling shifting dynamics of the EU's critical raw materials and their implications on Canada and South Africa

SE Zhang, JE Bourdeau, GT Nwaila, Y Ghorbani - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Critical Raw Materials (or CRMs) are materials that are in high demand, difficult to
replace and whose supply is prone to disruption. Various nations have defined CRM lists …

[HTML][HTML] Responsible sourcing for energy transitions: Discussing academic narratives of responsible sourcing through the lens of natural resources justice

MT Kügerl, M Hitch, K Gugerell - Journal of environmental management, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paris Agreement and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
clearly demonstrate the need for global energy transitions. Evolving energy generation and …

[HTML][HTML] “We rather not connect trade to politics, let alone geopolitics”–The changing role of Russia as a landscape pressure for zero-carbon energy transitions

P Kivimaa, MH Sivonen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This article aims for conceptual and empirical insights by focusing on a missing aspect in
sustainability transitions research: the geopolitical setting as a landscape pressure for …

Contributing to SDG7: Assessing the role of geopolitical risk, environmental degradation, technological progress, and environmental taxes

X Sun, W Xueyang, M Ahmad, J Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Renewable energy consumption is a crucial aspect of global sustainability efforts,
particularly in light of climate change mitigation and the pursuit of energy security …

[HTML][HTML] The strategic role of lithium in the green energy transition: Towards an OPEC-style framework for green energy-mineral exporting countries (GEMEC)

Y Ghorbani, SE Zhang, JE Bourdeau… - Resources Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
The energy sector is currently undergoing a transition towards increased utilization of green
energy technologies. The green energy transition relies heavily on metals, such as …

For whom the bell tolls. A spatial analysis of the renewable energy transition determinants in Europe in light of the Russia-Ukraine war

A Gatto, R Mattera, D Panarello - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The ongoing invasion of Russia of Ukraine and energy crises have sparked concern about
economic and geopolitical stability all over the world. In Europe, the war has destabilized …

[HTML][HTML] Winning coalitions for just transitions: Insights from the environmental justice movement

LM Fitzgerald - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, attention within the sustainability transitions literature has focused on the
politics of deliberately accelerating sustainability transitions. One core strand of this research …