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Reshaping sustainability through climate attention, financial regulations, and energy policy Chunhui Wu, Nasiru Inuwa, Lianne M.Q. Lee, Sana Fatima, Muhammad Saeed Meo Energy and Environment, 2026 The United States is classified as “insufficient” by the climate action tracker (CAT), indicating a lack of progress in addressing crucial environmental concerns. This highlights the inadequacy of current policy measures, especially in achieving the sustainable development goal (SDG) 13. In view of this, the present study examines the impact of public climate attention, financial regulations, and energy policy uncertainty on the load capacity factor in the United States. The quarterly data spanning from 2004 to 2021 has been analyzed by employing a unique bootstrap rolling window Granger causality test. The findings confirm that an increase in public climate attention and financial regulations positively affects the load capacity factor, indicating an improvement in environmental quality. Further, it was found that an increase in energy policy uncertainty negatively affects the load capacity factor, indicating environmental degradation. The study highlights policy implications to support the United States in achieving SDG 13.
SDG achievement through international clean energy financing and access to clean fuel and technology Chen Xiang Jie, Oktay Özkan, Muhammad Saeed Meo, Muhammad Ramzan Energy and Environment, 2026 Clean fuel and technology play a pivotal role in realizing sustainable development goals 9 and 12. Specifically, clean technology is essential for transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables, promoting sustainable development and fostering a cleaner environment. This study delves into the primary driving forces of ecological quality in India spanning from 2000Q1 to 2020Q4, encompassing international clean energy financing, access to clean fuel and technology, globalization and trade. To address the interdependence of explanatory variables and capture results across different quantiles, we employ the recently proposed multivariate quantile-on-quantile regression alongside multivariate quantile regression. Our study's outcomes reveal that international clean energy financing, access to clean fuel and technology, and globalization positively impact the load capacity factor, thereby enhancing ecological quality. Conversely, economic growth and trade exert a negative influence on the load capacity factor, resulting in a decline in ecological quality. Based on these findings, we propose policy recommendations for consideration.
Unlocking Sustainable Prosperity: A Systems Approach to Green Practices, Energy Security, and Digital Transformation Atif Jahanger, Md. Emran Hossain, Ashar Awan, Mohammad Subhan, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, et al. Sustainable Development, 2026 To achieve sustainability and ecological targets, economies worldwide are now paying attention to the role of green production practices (GPP). Against this backdrop, this study aims to analyze the nexus between green practices and various important factors associated with economic growth (ECG). In this regard, the role of digitization, natural resources, and renewable energy is examined for the United States of America (USA) from 1991 to 2021. For robust and sophisticated analysis, we employed the Quantile‐on‐Quantile Kernel Regularized Least Squares (QQKRLS) method to assess the relationships at different quantiles while the Quantile‐on‐Quantile regression method is employed as a robustness check. In addition, Quantile‐on‐Quantile Granger causality (QQGC) is used to check the predictive power of the independent variable over the dependent variables across all quantiles. The key results include: energy security risk (ESR) has a robust positive association with ECG across all quantiles; GPP only shows a significant positive relationship at higher quantiles of both variables; total natural resources (TNR) has an inverse relationship in the upper quantiles with economic growth; low levels of renewable energy consumption (REC) positively impact ECG across all quantiles; and digitalization (DIG) exhibits a weak positive relationship with ECG at medium quantile levels. Furthermore, the QQGC results show that all the independent variables can significantly predict ECG. On the basis of the empirical exercise, some policy recommendations are offered for optimizing energy, natural resource, and digital strategies to achieve sustainable ECG targets for the country.
The Resilience of Green Bonds During Market Turmoil: Implications for Investors and Policymakers Muhammad Saeed Meo, Sahar Afshan, Younes Ben Zaied, Marcin Staniewski International Journal of Finance and Economics, 2026 Despite significant growth, green bonds comprise less than 1% of the conventional bonds market, and more research is needed to determine their role as diversifiers, hedges or safe havens. In compliance. This study examines the co‐movement between green bonds and various financial markets (stocks, commodities, digital currencies, bonds and foreign exchange) before and during COVID‐19, using daily data from 28/11/2008 to 21/3/2022 and using quantile‐based analysis. The findings based on quantile‐on‐quantile regression confirm an asymmetric/non‐linear association between green bonds and other financial markets before COVID‐19, with the association varying depending on market conditions, such as bearish, normal and bullish. During the COVID‐19 period, a robust negative correlation is identified between green bonds and other financial markets, affirming the safe‐haven role of green bonds against broader financial markets. These findings have important policy implications for investors, fund managers and policymakers. For increased diversification, investors in conventional and Islamic equities, commodities, conventional bonds, Sukuk markets, virtual and foreign currency markets can find it advantageous to include green bonds as a protection to downside risk.
How environmental policy stringency, green investment, and renewable energy contribute to environmental pollution and load capacity factor in G11 countries? Tehreem Fatima, Asif Razzaq, Xuan‐Hoa Nghiem, Muhammad Saeed Meo Natural Resources Forum, 2025 Amid growing concerns about global environmental sustainability, the focus on understanding the interplay between environmental policies, investments in sustainable practices, and renewable energy sources has intensified. This study delves into the relationship between environmental policy stringency, green investment, and the utilization of renewable energy, specifically examining their impact on the load capacity factor (LCF) within G11 countries utilized from 2000 to 2021. Manifestly, LCF integrates both demand‐ and supply‐side aspects of environmental quality. It also utilizes a comprehensive indicator of environmental policy stringency, evaluating its impact alongside green investment. Employing the Cross Sectional‐Augmented Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS‐ARDL) model and the Common Correlated Effect Mean Group (CCEMG) approach, this research demonstrates that environmental policy stringency, green investment, and renewable energy consumption positively and significantly influence the LCF, consequently fostering improvements in environmental sustainability in both short‐ and long‐term scenarios. It is worth mentioning that environmental policy stringency has the strongest effects on LCF followed by renewable energy. The findings strongly indicate that reinforcing environmental policies, promoting green investment, and embracing renewable energy usage can collectively yield a substantial reduction in environmental pressure for G11 countries.
Environmental policy stringency, renewable energy consumption, and load capacity factor in BRICS countries: a bootstrap rolling-window approach SP Nathaniel, MS Meo, OO Oyadeyi, CJ Solomon Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-26 , 2026 2026
Energy transition and the income inequality–climate risk nexus in the age of financial globalization MS Meo SN Business & Economics , 2026 2026
Natural Resource Wealth and Corporate Innovation: Governance, Managerial Discipline, and Environmental Management Implications A Ghazali, M Ashraf, MS Meo, K Kurbonov Journal of Environmental Management , 2026 2026 Citations: 3
Capitalizing on sustainability: China's green finance strategy for achieving environmentally resilient wastewater treatment MS Meo, YB Zaied, S Afshan, A Anees International Review of Economics & Finance 101, 104173 , 2025 2025 Citations: 7
Role of financial regulations and climate policy uncertainty in reducing CO 2 emissions—an application of bootstrap subsample rolling-window Granger causality MS Meo, TS Adebayo Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 27 (6), 2377-2393 , 2025 2025 Citations: 20
Environmental policy stringency, renewable energy consumption, and load capacity factor in BRICS countries: A bootstrap rolling-window approach MS Meo Environment, Development and Sustainability , 2025 2025
Green Finance and Sustainability in China: Myth or Reality? A Anees, MS Meo, A Saleem Sustainable Futures , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Unlocking Sustainable Prosperity: A Systems Approach to Green Practices, Energy Security, and Digital Transformation A Jahanger, ME Hossain, A Awan, M Subhan, TS Adebayo, MS Meo Sustainable Development , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Are green and dirty cryptocurrencies connected with climate risk attention? M Abdullah, MAF Chowdhury, MS Meo, C Aloui Economics and Business Letters , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Building a Greener Tomorrow: Climate Resilience through Economic Development, Energy Transition and Sustainable Development T Sunil, A Sahar, Z Xin, T Yaqoob, MS Meo International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management , 2025 2025
Technological Trends and Innovations in the Clean Energy Sector R Nazar, S Ali, MS Meo, RA Meo Clean Energy Funds and Portfolio Diversification , 2025 2025
Clean Energy Funds and Portfolio Diversification MS Meo, CCW Hoh, LLM Quin, TS Adebayo 2025
Tech Collaboration & Digital Inclusion: Reshaping Global Trade in the Age of Climate Policy MS Meo, A Anees Sustainable Futures , 2025 2025 Citations: 7
Impact of geopolitical risk and economic globalization on Turkey’s environmental sustainability using the novel quantile-on-quantile KRLS method A Awan, A Jahanger, ME Hossain, MS Meo, NYM Yusoff Politická ekonomie , 2025 2025
Eco-friendly algorithms: Artificial intelligence and green finance in European intelligent nations C Wang, R Nazar, S Ali, MS Meo Technology in Society , 2025 2025 Citations: 16
Digitalization and Carbon emissions efficiency Nexus: The Moderating Role of Environmental Taxes Y Hu, MS Meo, MS Islam Natural Resources Forum, a United Nations Sustainable Development Journal , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Navigating sustainable mobility: Wavelet insights into carbon emissions in Germany's transportation sector S Ullah, Z Boulanouar, MS Meo, K Ali Transport Policy , 2025 2025 Citations: 8
Greening road transport: Comparison of technologies in conventional, hybrid, and electric vehicles SK Pata, S Erdogan, UK Pata, MS Meo Journal of Environmental Management , 2025 2025 Citations: 23
Budgeting for Bio-Resilience: Unraveling the Asymmetric Impact of Bioenergy Technology Budgets on Environmental Quality M Wang, C Wang, S Ali, R Nazar, MS Meo Renewable Energy , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
The Resilience of Green Bonds during Market Turmoil: Implications for Investors and Policymakers MS Meo, S Afshan, YB Zayed, M Staniewski International Journal of Finance and Economics , 2025 2025 Citations: 10
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
The Role of Green Finance in Reducing CO2 Emissions: An Empirical Analysis MS Meo, MZA Karim Borsa İstanbul Review , 2022 2022 Citations: 657
Asymmetric impact of oil prices, exchange rate, and inflation on tourism demand in Pakistan: new evidence from nonlinear ARDL MS Meo, MAF Chowdhury, GM Shaikh, M Ali, SM Sheikh Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 23 (4), 408–422 , 2018 2018 Citations: 286
Role of Solar Energy in Reducing Ecological Footprints: An Empirical Analysis A Sharif, MS Meo, MAF Chowdhury, K Sohag Journal of Cleaner Production , 2021 2021 Citations: 263
Green transformational leadership and environmental performance in small and medium enterprises X Suna, AE Askary, MS Meo, NA Zafar, B Hussain Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja , 2022 2022 Citations: 225
Does oil prices impede Islamic stock indices? Fresh insights from wavelet based quantile-on-quantile approach S Mishra, A Sharif, S Khuntia, MS Meo, SAR Khan Resources Policy, 292–304 , 2019 2019 Citations: 187
Transport infrastructure, economic growth, and transport CO2 emissions nexus: Does green energy consumption in the transport sector matter? J Dai, R Alvarado, S Ali, Z Ahmed, MS Meo Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2023 2023 Citations: 177
How renewable energy matter for environmental sustainability: Evidence from top-10 wind energy consumer countries of European Union L Chang, HB Saydaliev, MS Meo, M Mohsin Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks 31, 100716 , 2022 2022 Citations: 144
Investigating the effect of inbound tourism on FDI: The importance of quantile estimations H Arain, L Han, A Sharif, MS Meo Tourism Economics 26 (4), 682-703 , 2020 2020 Citations: 141
Dynamic analysis of the relationship between stock prices and macroeconomic variables BH Chang, MS Meo, QR Syed, Z Abro South Asian Journal of Business Studies , 2019 2019 Citations: 131
Nexus of tourism, terrorism, and economic growth in Thailand: new evidence from asymmetric ARDL cointegration approach Z Fareed, MS Meo, B Zulfiqar, F Shahzad, N Wang Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 23 (12), 1129-1141 , 2018 2018 Citations: 130
Asymmetric impact of inflation and unemployment on poverty in Pakistan: new evidence from asymmetric ARDL cointegration MS Meo, VJ Khan, TO Ibrahim, S Khan, S Ali, K Noor Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development , 2018 2018 Citations: 121
The paradigms of technological innovation and renewables as a panacea for sustainable development: A pathway of going Green NM Suki, NM Suki, S Afshan, A Sharif, MS Meo Renewable Energy , 2021 2021 Citations: 115
Does the modifying role of institutional quality remains homogeneous in GDP-CO2 emissions nexus? New Evidence from ARDL approach U Mehmood, S Tariq, Z haq, MS Meo Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2021 2021 Citations: 109
Analyzing the women’s empowerment and food security nexus in rural areas of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan: By giving consideration to sense of land entitlement and … N Aziz, QA Nisar, MA Koondhar, MS Meo, Kong Rong Land Use Policy 94 , 2020 2020 Citations: 109
How world uncertainties and global pandemics destabilized food, energy and stock markets? Fresh evidence from quantile on quantile regressions MAF Chowdhury, MS Meo, C Aloui International Review of Financial Analysis , 2021 2021 Citations: 101
Asymmetric Effect of Energy Price on Commodity Price: New Evidence from NARDL and Time Frequency Wavelet Approaches MAF Chowdhury, MS Meo, A Uddin, MM Haque Energy , 2021 2021 Citations: 99
Does Institutional Quality Matter for Environmental Sustainability? D Li, Y Bai, P Yu, MS Meo, A Anees, S Reham Frontiers in Environmental Science , 2022 2022 Citations: 95
Revisiting the N-shaped environmental Kuznets curve for economic complexity and ecological footprint U Numan, B Ma, MS Meo, HD Bedru Journal of Cleaner Production , 2022 2022 Citations: 89
Impact of Environmental Quality, Real Exchange Rate and Institutional Performance on Tourism Receipts in East-Asia and Pacific Region IS Chaudhry, R Nazar, S Ali, MS Meo, M Faheem Current Issues in Tourism , 2021 2021 Citations: 83
Examining the effects of solar energy Innovations, information and communication technology and financial globalization on environmental quality in the united States via … TS Adebayo, MS Meo, BS Eweade, O Özkan Solar Energy , 2024 2024 Citations: 82