Dr. Khizar Abbas | Environmental Policy | Young Scientist Award

Dr. Khizar Abbas, China Universioty of Geosciences, China

Dr. Khizar Abbas is a distinguished scholar with a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from China University of Geosciences. His research focuses on the synergistic and individual contributions of rare earth elements and renewable energy to economic complexity and green growth. As a Boya Post-doctoral Fellow at Peking University, he examines sustainable utilization of rare earth elements and critical raw material supply chains. Dr. Abbas has held teaching positions at the University of Central Punjab and contributed significantly to the field of energy economics with numerous publications and awards. 🏆📊

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🎓 Education

Khizar Abbas holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, with a GPA of 3.85/4.0 (2024). His thesis focused on the economic complexity of rare earth elements and renewable energy. He also earned an M.A. in Public Administration from the same university (2020), and a B.A. in Political Science from Government College University, Lahore (2016).

🔬 Research Experience

Khizar is a Boya Post-doctoral Fellow at Peking University, focusing on sustainable utilization of rare earth elements. His research covers resource economics, energy policy, and causal inference.

📚 Teaching Experience

He served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Punjab, Lahore, teaching Public Administration, Political Science, and Pakistan Studies.

🏆 Awards and Honours

He is a recipient of the Chinese Government Scholarship and has been recognized as an Outstanding International Graduate. He also received the High-Quality Academic Publication Award.

Research Focus

Khizar Abbas’s research focuses on the intersection of renewable energy, rare earth elements, and economic complexity in promoting sustainable development. His work spans various aspects of energy consumption, economic growth, and environmental impacts. Abbas has investigated the causal effects of renewable energy and mineral resources on economic complexity, the optimization of energy consumption, and the implications of energy poverty. His contributions include using machine learning for well log analysis and exploring the health impacts of household air pollution on women. Overall, his research aims to inform policies for achieving a low-carbon future and sustainable economic development. 🌍🔋📊

Publication Top Notes

Forecasting synergistic pathways between rare earth elements, renewable energy, and product and economic complexities in achieving a low-carbon future

Journal of Environmental Management | 2024-08 | DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121578 | Contributors: Khizar Abbas, Shisi Zou, Deyi Xu, Khalid Manzoor Butt, Qing Han, Khan Baz, Jinhua Cheng, Yongguang Zhu, Sanwal Hussain Kharl | 🌍🔋📈
Exploring synergistic and individual causal effects of rare earth elements and renewable energy on multidimensional economic complexity for sustainable economic development

Applied Energy | 2024-06 | DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123192 | Contributors: Khizar Abbas, Mengyao Han, Deyi Xu, Khalid Manzoor Butt, Khan Baz, Jinhua Cheng, Yongguang Zhu, Sanwal Hussain | 🌐🔋📊
Dynamic prognostic interaction between social development and energy consumption optimization: Evidence from European Union member countries

Energy | 2023-09 | DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127791 | Contributors: Khizar Abbas, Khalid Manzoor Butt, Deyi Xu, Khan Baz, Muhammad Sheraz, Sanwal Hussain Kharl | 🌍📉🔌
A Novel Machine Learning Approach for Detecting Outliers, Rebuilding Well Logs, and Enhancing Reservoir Characterization

Natural Resources Research | 2023-06 | DOI: 10.1007/s11053-023-10184-6 | Contributors: Muhammad Ali, Peimin Zhu, Ma Huolin, Heping Pan, Khizar Abbas, Umar Ashraf, Jar Ullah, Ren Jiang, Hao Zhang | 🤖🛢️📊
Measures of Energy Destitution: A New Complemented Methodology

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences | 2023-06-03 | Contributors: Khizar Abbas, Deyi Xu | 📉🏠🌍
Effect of mineral resource complexity and fossil fuel consumption on economic growth: A new study based on the product complexity index from emerging Asian economies

Energy | 2022-12 | DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125179 | Contributors: Khan Baz, Deyi Xu, Jinhua Cheng, Yongguang Zhu, Sun Huaping, Hashmat Ali, Khizar Abbas, Imad Ali | ⛏️📉🔌
Nexus of minerals-technology complexity and fossil fuels with carbon dioxide emission: Emerging Asian economies based on product complexity index

Journal of Cleaner Production | 2022-11 | DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133703 | Contributors: Khan Baz, Deyi Xu, Hashmat Ali, Uzma Khan, Jinhua Cheng, Khizar Abbas, Imad Ali | 🌐📊🛢️
Investigating global surface temperature from the perspectives of environmental, demographic, and economic indicators: Current status and future temperature trend

Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2022-10-28 | DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23590-9 | Contributors: Mansoor Ahmed, Huiling Song, Hussain Ali, Chuanmin Shuai, Khizar Abbas, Maqsood Ahmed | 🌍📊🔥
Unveiling China’s Overseas Photovoltaic Power Stations in Pakistan under Low-Carbon Transition

Land | 2022-10-04 | DOI: 10.3390/land11101719 | Contributors: Mengyao Han, Jun Tang, Abdul Karim Lashari, Khizar Abbas, Hui Liu, Weidong Liu | 🇨🇳🔋🇵🇰
Measurements and determinants of extreme multidimensional energy poverty using machine learning

Energy | 2022-07 | DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123977 | Contributors: Khizar Abbas | 🤖📉🏠

Khizar Abbas | Environmental Policy | Young Scientist Award