Special Issue "Energy Transition and Environmental Sustainability".

10.3390/en14144253 11 Pearce P. Duty to Address Climate Change Litigation Risks for Australian Energy Companies - Policy and Governance Issues. This Special Issue on "Energy Transition and Environmental Sustainability" includes thirteen papers on policies including: the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals regarding energy transition and legal reforms in Taiwan and Japan [[1]] successful energy transition toward solar PV in South Korea [[2]]; transition from diesel buses to hybrid-driven (HEV) and electricity-driven buses (BEV) for public transport in Central Europe [[3]]; vehicle transition and the development of electric car production in three regions, the United States, the European Union and Japan [[4]]; affordable and environmentally friendly cooling solutions for buildings in Pakistan [[5]]; development of projects to replace fossil fuels with renewable energies, mainly hydropower in Ecuador [[6]]; the Role of Electrification in the Decarbonization of Central-Western Europe [[7]]; energy technology innovation through the application of new technologies in oil resource development [[8]]; the cost of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Poland and the Impact of Atmospheric Precipitation [[9]]; analysis of the design of new buildings respecting the "zero-energy and low carbon emission" concept in tropical climatic regions [[10]]; climate change litigation risks for Australian energy companies and investors from a policy and governance perspective [[11]]; a demand and supply management study of a Childcare Facility in Tokyo and the need to shift from conventional power generation to renewable energy sources [[12]]; implementation of new policies supporting renewable natural gas production from organic wastes in Canada [[13]]. [Extracted from the article]