Le Thanh Ha

National Economics University · Faculty of Economics

JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June, 2022. Publication schedule: October 2022. Guest editors Dr. Le Thanh Ha Faculty of Economics, National Economics University (NEU) Email: halethanh.kt@gmail.com Special issue information As a result of the current world energy consumption, pollution, deterioration of the environment, and global warming have also greatly increased. Economic development tends to lead to an increase in energy consumption per capita, thus driving an increase in energy consumption. Moreover, the COVID-19 epidemic has increased suffering, disrupted economic activity, and compromised the health, economic, environmental, and social conditions of billions of people around the globe. Since the COVID-19 pandemic the inevitable trend in the economic recovery that must necessarily occur in many countries pose serious implications for the environment. Thus, it is of great significance to explore how to achieve environment related targets after COVID-19. The growth of industrialization and globalization have been largely driven by massive energy consumption, which has inevitably contributed to climate change. In response to the adverse effects of greenhouse gas emissions, the governments of many countries have actively promoted the transition toward a green and low-carbon economy. Several countries have developed their own carbon neutrality timetables, but low-carbon and green development has become a consensus among global development organizations. It follows that the transition to a low-carbon economy is effectively predicated on the transition to green energy. However, a transition from a high-carbon energy system to a low-carbon energy system cannot be achieved without improving finance and financial services. The goal of financial inclusion is to help organizations and individuals gain access to financial products and services at an affordable and sustainable cost. Furthermore, the World Bank has identified financial inclusion as a key factor in achieving goal 7 of the 17 United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that is, affordable and clean energy. Energy and the environment are two of the fundamentals to all economic and social activity, and this profound importance and its ecological implications are evident not only at the time of consumption, but also at the time energy resources are explored and exploited. To achieve sustainable development for the whole world, increasing energy efficiency and using renewable energy constitute the lines of action required by all countries in the world to form a global partnership. The current shortage of clean energy is alarming and requires urgent actions to reduce emissions resulting from energy consumption as well as the exploration of better approaches that can facilitate sustainable development. In this Research Topic, we call for papers to discuss the profound implications of any energy and environmental problems after the COVID-19 pandemic from a theoretical or practical perspective. It is also of great importance to provide reasonable and effective empirical analysis to investigate how to effectively use energy sources and move toward sustainable development. In addition, we also wish to explore the influences of economic, technological, and political related factors in achieving targets of preserving energy and the environment. This Research Topic is intended as a state-of-the-art resource for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers interested in studying post COVID-19 environmental issues all over the world. We welcome you to conduct any research on energy and environmental problems after COVID-19 from a theoretical or practical perspective. This call for special issue welcomes submissions in the following areas: • Energy and environment during the post-COVID-19 period • Environmental sustainability and economic growth during the post-COVID-19 period • Energy and environmental economics during the time of global uncertainty • Low carbon energy generation and green finance • Determinants of financial inclusion and energy efficiency • Climate changes and its economic and environmental consequences • Relationship between financial inclusion and energy efficiency • Adaptation roadmaps of financial inclusion and energy efficiency for achieving carbon neutral • Role of financial inclusion and energy efficiency in achieving carbon neutral • Effects of environmental upgrading and energy efficiency on socioeconomic outcomes • Promoting green environment through financial inclusion • Rural development, financial inclusion, and energy efficiency • Empirical analysis & theoretical analysis of environment improvement and energy efficiency • Financial inclusion and sustainable development • Energy efficiency changes in developed and developing economies • Financial inclusion, energy-efficient commodities, and carbon footprint • Multi-dimensional nature of financial inclusion and energy system efficiency Manuscript submission information: Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jed by registering and logging in to this website. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Author guidelines page. Journal of Economics and Development is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by Emerald. There is no charge to the author. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. For any further information, please contact the Guest Editor, Dr. Le Thanh Ha at halethanh.kt@gmail.com or the Journal’s Editor, Prof. Dr. Le Quoc Hoi at hoilq@neu.edu.vn. Please forward this call for papers to your colleagues or friends if they are interested in the special issue.