Transitioning Fossil-Based Economies

Hassan Qudrat-Ullah is a professor of decision sciences with the School of Administrative Studies at York University, Toronto, Canada. Dr. Hassan has over 20 years of teaching, research, industry, and consulting experience in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Norway, the United Kingdom, Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Latvia, Switzerland, Spain, and Pakistan. He is a well-known scholar in “decision sciences,” “energy policy modeling,” and “system dynamics” areas. He has authored and edited over 150 refereed publications, including 20 books (including edited volumes), 43 journal articles, and numerous conference proceedings and presentations. In 2017, he won York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies’ Excellence in Research Award. He is also an appointed member of the Program Advisory and Editorial Board of Springer Complexity, United States. He has been honored as a state guest of Pakistan in 2016 and 2017. He loves traveling and the exploration of various cultures across the globe. He has been to 140 countries: part business and part pleasure.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Energy Transition and SustainabilityChapter 2: Understanding Fossil-Based EconomiesChapter 3: Navigating the Imperatives for SustainabilityChapter 4: The Green Economies: Success StoriesChapter 5: Renewable Energy TechnologiesChapter 6: The Nexus of Government Policies, Regulations, and International CollaborationChapter 7: Technological Innovation and ResearchChapter 8: Economic Impacts of TransitionChapter 9: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability TransitionChapter 10: Global Leadership and Cooperation for Energy TransitionChapter 11: Conclusion and A Way Forward for Energy Transition and SustainabilityIndex