This book provides readers with cutting-edge techniques that can be applied to energy and environmental economics. Further, it highlights the effects that both globalization and economic growth have on the environment. In addition to offering a broader perspective on the relationship between environmental pollution, energy consumption and economic growth, the book studies the relationship between economic growth and environmental damage by drawing on the theoretical hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve. 
The book presents new econometric techniques and innovative approaches to the study of the energy economy. Accordingly, it can be used to help analyse the current state of the energy economy, the environment and globalization, and can serve as a theoretical reference manual for doctoral students and academics seeking new analytical techniques. 

Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz is Full Professor at School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. He is also Affiliated Visiting Scholar at Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and Adjunct Professor at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He previously served as Chair Professor of Energy and Sustainable Development at Montpellier Business School, France and Principal Research Officer at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses on financial economics, energy finance, energy economics, environmental economics, development economics and tourism economics. He has published more than 300 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals, and is among the worlds top 15 authors in Economics as compiled by IDEAS, and among the top5 authors in Economics in developing countries, as declared by David McKenzie, Chief Economist of the World Bank. Dr. Shahbaz has published papers in various journals, including Applied Economics, Social Indicators Research, Renewable Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, etc.  
 Dr. Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He has more than ten years experience as a Professor of Economic Growth, Public Economics and Regional Sciences. His main research activities are focused on the energy economy, energy innovation, economic growth and development economics. He has co-authored several articles in various journals Energy Policy, Cleaner Production Magazine, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, among others together with several book chapters. He regularly reviews articles for the journals Economic Modelling, Journal of Cleaner Production,etc.

Part I: Environment and Economic Growth.- Part II: Energy Processes, Innovation and Energy Policy.