Energy and Climate Management (ECM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing knowledge on the management of energy and climate transitions.
The transition toward low-carbon, climate-resilient and sustainable economies is not only a technological challenge, but also a challenge of decision-making, coordination and implementation. Governments, businesses, financial institutions, energy-system operators and other actors must make strategic choices under uncertainty, allocate resources, mobilize investment, manage technological and infrastructural change, and reconcile climate objectives with energy security, affordability, competitiveness, development and social equity.
ECM publishes interdisciplinary research on how energy and climate transitions are managed, encompassing strategic planning, resource allocation, investment, coordination, implementation, risk management and evaluation. The Journal examines how policy and governance arrangements, economic and financial conditions, technological change and societal responses shape these management decisions and outcomes, and particularly welcomes studies that connect rigorous analysis with real-world decisions faced by policymakers, businesses, investors, system operators and other actors involved in energy and climate transitions.
Areas of interest
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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Strategic planning and management of energy transitions, including transition pathways, energy-system transformation, infrastructure planning, technology deployment, system integration, energy security, reliability and the management of transition risks and trade-offs;
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Energy and climate policy design, implementation and evaluation, including policy instruments and policy mixes, carbon pricing, regulation, standards, incentives, market-based mechanisms, industrial and innovation policies, and ex-ante and ex-post policy assessment;
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Institutions and governance for transition management, including institutional design, regulatory frameworks, multi-level governance, coordination across sectors and jurisdictions, public–private interaction, accountability and implementation capacity;
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Economic and financial dimensions of transition management, including investment decisions, resource allocation, climate and transition finance, financing mechanisms, financial risks, stranded assets, carbon markets and the economic consequences of alternative transition strategies;
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Business, industry and organizational management, including corporate climate strategies, industrial transformation, technology adoption, innovation management, supply chains, organizational change and firms’ responses to transition pressures and opportunities;
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Climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience management, including mitigation strategies, carbon management, climate-risk management, adaptation planning, resilience investment and the integration of mitigation and adaptation into public and private decision-making;
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International dimensions of energy and climate management, including international cooperation, trade, geopolitics, technology transfer, climate finance, global value chains, equity and the challenges facing developing and emerging economies;
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Societal, behavioral and distributional dimensions of transition management, including public acceptance, household and consumer behavior, stakeholder participation, just transitions, employment, distributional impacts and the social and political feasibility of transition strategies;
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Modelling and decision-support tools for energy and climate management, including energy-system and integrated assessment models, economic and financial models, optimization, econometrics, scenario analysis, risk and uncertainty analysis, spatial methods, artificial intelligence and other computational approaches that inform policy, planning, investment, technology deployment, system operation or implementation;
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Monitoring, evaluation and information for management, including indicators, emissions and energy accounting, monitoring, reporting and verification, performance assessment and information systems that support management decisions.
ECM welcomes theoretical, empirical and methodological research using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Research may address global, national, regional, local, sectoral, organizational or project-level questions.
Scope and relevance
ECM welcomes research on energy and climate technologies, systems, policies and analytical methods where it provides clear insights into management and decision-making. Studies on technology performance, resource potential, emissions, environmental or climate impacts, modelling and scenarios are within scope when they inform policy, planning, investment, governance, system management or implementation, whereas primarily technical studies without a substantive connection to these decisions are generally outside the Journal's scope.
Through rigorous, interdisciplinary and decision-relevant scholarship, ECM seeks to bridge research and practice and strengthen dialogue among researchers, policymakers, businesses, investors and practitioners. The Journal aims to advance both the scientific understanding and practical management of energy and climate transitions.
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