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Camelina oil for sustainable aviation fuel production: A scenario assessment for recovering European degraded soils 用于可持续航空燃料生产的亚麻荠油：恢复欧洲退化土壤的情景评估

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115043

M. Buffi , S. Bergonzoli , E. Medina-Martos , O. Hurtig , D. Chiaramonti , F. Tozzi , A. Monti , M.G. Sessa , C. Thiel , C. Schillaci

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Technology-society nexus in post-COP 27 era: How digital innovation, energy transition, and green finance drive net-zero pathways in OECD countries 后缔约方会议时代的技术-社会联系：数字创新、能源转型和绿色金融如何推动经合组织国家的净零路径

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115045

Mubasher Zaman , Atta Ullah , Quande Qin , Muhammad Kashif

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Inequitable efficiency: Unravelling the social and built environment drivers of London's housing energy performance 不公平的效率：揭示伦敦住房能源绩效的社会和建筑环境驱动因素

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115057

Cuicheng Zhang , Cong Cao , Pengyu Zhang , R. Michael Alvarez , Ramit Debnath

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Co-combustion of ammonia in coal-fired power plants in ASEAN 东盟燃煤电厂氨的共燃

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115050

Reza Fazeli , Sophie Burgess , Llewelyn Hughes , Fiona J. Beck

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Renewable energy communities and energy poverty: Social and policy insights from empirical research in Italy 可再生能源社区和能源贫困：来自意大利实证研究的社会和政策见解

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115078

Paolo Basilico , Giuliana Michela Cartanese , Idiano D'Adamo , Marco Ferrazza , Massimo Gastaldi , Antonio Felice Uricchio

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Public-private partnership in energy investment and inclusive growth 能源投资和包容性增长中的公私伙伴关系

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115010

Shreya Pal

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Barrier or driver: Patent thickets in the path of technological transition 障碍还是驱动者：技术转型道路上的专利丛林

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115046

Yishuang Liu , Hanmin Dong

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Geopolitical fragmentation and energy transition inequalities: Climate policy uncertainty, sanctions, and the oil and gas sector 地缘政治碎片化和能源转型不平等：气候政策不确定性、制裁和油气行业

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115048

Huan Huu Nguyen , Duc Huu Nguyen , Tam Ha Minh Nguyen , Xihui Haviour Chen

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Institutional reform over technical fixes: The energy waste severity index for tackling persistent inefficiency and advancing SDG 7 体制改革胜于技术修复：解决持续效率低下和推进可持续发展目标7的能源浪费严重程度指数

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.115011

Antony Andrews , Sean Kimpton

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Microgrid policy regulation in California and Oregon – A comparative state review 加州和俄勒冈州的微电网政策调控——一个比较的州回顾

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Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115081

Maham Furqan, Hilary Boudet

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