Dr Zubaria Andlib is a policy economist and academic with over a decade of experience in research, teaching, and industry. Currently, she works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science, and Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Lancaster University in the UK. Dr Andlib has worked with national and international think tanks and has collaborated as a consultant with the World Bank. She has published more than thirty research papers in high-impact journals and serves as an associate editor for the journal Humanities Social Sciences and Communications. Her research interests span renewable energy, environmental economics, labour market outcomes, and the impact of environmental factors like smog on agricultural productivity. Dr. Andlib has also presented her work at numerous international conferences and policy workshops.