Advancing Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Through Innovation and Policy (Hardcover)

Addressing the growing challenges of climate change demands cutting-edge solutions and effective environmental policies. As global temperatures rise and extreme weather events increase, governments, industries, and communities recognize that traditional approaches are not sufficient. Breakthroughs in clean energy, carbon removal, data-driven adaptation tools, and sustainable infrastructure offer innovative opportunities, but their integration requires policies that enable rapid deployment, equitable access, and long-term investment. Together, innovation and policy form the foundation of a strategic, coordinated response capable of protecting humans and the environment. Advancing Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience Through Innovation and Policy explores how emerging technologies, scientific advances, and innovative practices reduce climate impacts. It examines the role of policy frameworks in accelerating these solutions, ensuring they are both equitable and effective. This book covers topics such as ecology, risk management, and government and law, and is a useful resource for policymakers, climatologists, academicians, researchers, and environmental scientists.

Qamar Ali is an Instructor/Tutor in Economics, Virtual University of Pakistan since 15-12-2015. Addition to my teaching responsibilities, I wrote 50 research papers after joining Virtual University of Pakistan. These research papers are published in recognized national & international journals. Out of these, 26 research papers are published in impact factor journals like Journal of Cleaner Production (IF=9.227), Renewable Energy (IF=8.001), Transportation Research Part A: Policy and practice (IF=5.594), Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF=3.056), Scientia Horticulturae (IF=3.463), Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (IF=1.200), The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (IF=0.422). Moreover, I am also engaged as reviewers with different research journals. I received a certificate of the Outstanding Reviewer in 2017 from Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF=14.982), Elsevier, The Netherlands. I also received certificate of reviewing research articles from Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF=2.800), Springer & Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, Science Domain International, India. The cumulative impact factor of my published work is 185.571, having 1215 citations and h-index 18. I wrote 4 Economics books, published by Dogar Publishers, Lahore

Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq is currently working as Professor/Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, the University of Faisalabad-Pakistan. He completed his graduation in 1985 and earned MS degree in Agricultural Economics in 1988. He won the scholarship in 1990-91, from USAID for training in Agricultural Marketing and Sales from Colorado State University, USA. Later on he won scholarship from the World Bank for higher studies in Australia and successfully completed his PhD degree. During his stay in Australia, he also actively participated in various socio-cultural activities. In the year 2006, he went to University of Laval, Canada for his post doctorate studies. He is also acting as PhD/MS supervisor for ICDD, Germany. He has also won the TWAS Associateship Award in 2011 and Australian Alumni Excellence Award in 2013 for Innovation and Research. He has supervised 12 PhD students and more than 150 graduate students. He is the author/co-author of 5 books; 14 chapters and more than 100 research papers published in peer reviewed journals.