The 3rd International Conference on Green Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (GEESD2022) was held successfully on June 29, 2022. Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the strict travelling restrictions in China causing difficulties with international travel for foreign attendees, GEESD2022 was held as a hybrid event: in person in Beijing, China, and online using Zoom.

Around 120 attendees participated in the conference, which was divided into three parts: keynote sessions (each of 45 minutes) in the morning and 19 oral presentations (each of 15 minutes) in the afternoon. In addition, 45 e-posters were presented on the conference website. The session chairs and keynote speakers worked together to select the best oral presentation and poster presentation.

This year, GEESD2022 attracted more than 300 submissions, 141 of which were accepted for inclusion in this collection. The process of evaluation and peer-review took place over 6 months, and involved more than 100 TPC members and reviewers. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all these experts for their professional and detailed review comments, which contributed to the high standard of this collection.

This collection is divided into seven sections: (1) Energy System and Smart Control; (2) Sustainable and Green Energy; (3) Environmental Modelling and Simulation; (4) Environmental Science and Pollution Research; (5) Ecology and Rural Environment; (6) Building and Environment; (7) Water and Mineral Resources, with the most up-to-date findings and technologies being discussed. We believe participants of GEESD2022 have both gained knowledge and had the opportunity to meet new friends in the same field, and we hope that this collection will benefit readers in the same way.

Yingfa Lu

Hubei University of Technology